Growing up in the early 70s I used to think that England was part of America. My father would have the radio news on every morning, and all they would talk about was President Nixon, Watergate and Americans fighting in Vietnam.
A childhood belief about politics
others believed things like this
- I was pretty small when Nixon was President. I thought "Watergate" was a type of alligator.— Ginger
- Because of Pocahontas, I grew up believing Native Americans noises sounded like English to Native Americans.Anon
- When listening to the radio in the mornings I felt sorry for singers they had to come and sing that early. — Tereza
- My brother used to think "Kung-Fu Fighting" was actually "When It Comes To Fighting."— The Pacifist
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- Since my father had a deep cleft in his chin, I thought he was growing a tiny buttocks out of his face.— Rick