I used to think that New York was pronounced "Yew Nork"
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- That there was an underground tunnel linking New York to San Francisco.— Christophe Chang
- When I was young I thought that York Peppermint Patties were illegal drugs.— Shirley B.
- I used to believe that the "real" Santa Claus was at Macy's in New York City. All the rest were fakes. — Marcia
- I thought the big apple was literally a giant apple in New York Anon
- i used to believe that 'island' was pronounced 'is-land' instead. I know im not alone on that one! :)
— Da KornMeal - when i was little i used to think bumble bee was actually pronounced bumbow bee— cathy