I used to think Newfoundland, Holland and Denmark were all the same thing, and that it was an island near North America that was its own country.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- when I was young, I thought Denmark was a state, just like Deleware and North Dakota.— valerie
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- I used to believe that tornados only happened in North America.Anon
- I used to think that America was the only country that had cars.Anon
- I thought Hall and Oates was Holland Oats.Anon
- I used to believe that people from Holland were called "Hollish", like people from Poland are called "Polish"— Sally