i thought that cartoons from other countries was how the people there looked ... like i thought japanese people had big eyes and pointy noses like anime
A childhood belief about nationalities
others believed things like this
- I used to think that "cross-eyed" meant that people had X's for eyes, like dead people in cartoons.— Tim
- when i was little i thought people with big heads or big noses had cancer...Anon
- I also thought that people in different countries coughed, sneezed, laughed, or cried in their own language!— Mini
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- I used to believe the ^^ emoticon referred to 2 pointy ears like a cat, instead of closed eyes.Anon
- I used to wonder why people didn't have outlines like they did in cartoons.— Anna