I was born in Brooklyn NY. Until I was 9 and moved upstate, I thought the entire state of NY consisted of the 5 boroughs (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island).
Apparently many people still believe this, as they are shocked when I tell them I live in the mountains of NY...
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- When people would ask me what was my background, I would tell them 1/2 German and 1/2 Brooklyn!— Randy
- I used to believe that a "No Loitering" sign was "No Littering", inexplicably spelled with a Brooklyn accent.— erin
- I used to think the entire state of Pennsylvania was made out of pencils.— Pencil-vania
- When I was a child I used to believe that there were dinosaurs living in the mountains near where I live.— Teacher LM
- Since I was born on the 4th of July, I really thought the entire country celebrated my birthday.— -Stoddard
- I used to believe that America was a state near the one I live in.Anon