I used to think that wherever you were, north was always directly in front of you. I never got why anyone had trouble with directions. North was to the front, south to the back, east to right, and west to the left. Then I discovered compasses.
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- The front of the car was always NORTH.Anon
- I used to believe that north was always straight ahead. I could never face south, but I knew it was behind me!— Bruces
- I used to believe that the North Pole was the coldest place in the world and the South Pole was the hottest...— Logica
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- When I was little, I used to think that whatever direction I was facing was north.Anon
- i used to believe that if you were driving forwards you were going north. — Pixie