I thought that the red dot on Indian women's foreheads was an open sore that they had to continually create. I wasn't sure how they did this.
A childhood belief about appearance
others believed things like this
- I used to think Indian women had scabs on their foreheads, but it was bindi!— Emily
- I used to believe that the red dot on Indian people's foreheads meant that they had psychic powers.— Mark
- I thought a "cold sore" on your mouth was the same thing as "coleslaw" and so avoided eating it for years.— Helen (UK)
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon
- When I was little, I thought the Indian princess on the Land-O-Lakes butter label was God or Jesus.— Butterflyzz
- I used to think that the engine in a car was only to create a noise to warn others of its arrival— mudspanker