After I saw it being played at the Sony Style store in New York, I became convinced that Grand Theft Auto III took place in Portland, Oregon. This no doubt stemmed from the fact that there is a section of Liberty City called Portland View. I was then somewhat scared of Portland.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that electricity was manufactured in a factory in a place called 'Electriz City'.— Sally
- I used to believe that the "real" Santa Claus was at Macy's in New York City. All the rest were fakes. — Marcia
- I was convinced that Indians had dug the Grand Canyon.— Tom Sackett
- i used to belive that pay-per-view was paper view.— matt b.
- I remember thinking that the "Nude Furniture" store was some sort of naughty place. — Texas Rocky
- My friend's sister used to think the auto pilot on a plane was an inflatable man like the one in Airplane!— Richard Davies