I used to believe that communist is someone who wears weird military uniform, grows a bushy moustache (I watched too many films in primary school) and hates Church and religion - so since my neighbour never goes to church and isn't shy to tell he doesn't believe in God, I was convinced that he is civil form of communist. Then when in school, at history lesson, our teacher told as that communist countries like Soviet Union or Northern Korea were to blame for genocides of millions and that communism is the most bloody form of governing in history. I was scared like hell because putting two and two together I came to conclusion that we live next to insane murderer!
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when I was a kid,I used to believe that the word "million" means; a big corn bag filled with coins,
When I was young (probably around three or four) I thought there were two Hollywoods, one in Miami and the other in San Francisco. I have no idea where I got this, but I think it was because my mom read a lot of magazines like People and I liked to look at maps. But I'm not sure about that.
When I was in first grade, my teacher taught us about the equator. She explained that it was an invisible line circling the earth. However, she had quite a thick southern accent. I thought she said there's an invisible lion (yes, the animal) circling the earth. I even raised my hand and asked her again! For quite a while I believed that there was an invisible lion running around and around the earth. Too funny!
I have no idea why, but until I was five or so, I thought that there were two Hollywoods, one in Miami and the other in San Francisco. I thought you could only shoot movies in those two cities. I don't know where I got this, but I know I liked to read maps, that may be where I got this.
I just assumed that the President was one of the richest people in the world when I was in elementary school. (At the time the president was Clinton) Cause money equals power over a nation, right?
Until junior high, I always thought of Africa as one whole country with lots of states. No one told me otherwise till the day I answered a question about what was the biggest country in the world. I said it was a tie between Russia and Africa.
When I was in kindergarten, my friend and I couldn't figure out why grown-ups didn't just write a check when they needed money- we were convinced if you wrote a check, the bank gave you the money, no questions asked!
I live in Arkansas, and at my preschool, there was a US map hanging on the wall. My state was green and the trees are green. Texas was purple.. my family and I went on a vacation to TX, and I asked my mom, "why aren't the trees purple?" I thought that colored map was what the US looked like from a space ship!
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up until i was 9, i used to believe that the Grand Canyon was in Downtown Manhattan. ( I live in the Bronx)...i used to ask my mom all the time if can go see it cuz it was only a train ride away....man i was soo disappointed to learn it was in Arizona...i cried.
When I was at primary school, a lot of my friends used to think that the number on a footballer's shirt told you how old he was. The goalkeeper wears a number 1 shirt, so they must have thought all goalkeepers were big babies!
I knew that there were people of all colors. i thought there were black people (african american), white people (caucasion), yellow people (chinese), tan people (hispanic), and i thought that other people from different nationalities were different colors...including blue, green, purple, and orange.
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I used to believe that England was in the Moon.
I am from Brazil!
When I was 4/5 (U.S. kindergarten age), I believed that "the government" (which I often heard my parents discussing) was the title of a man who looked like George Washington.
When I was little, I didnt realize the Middle East existed. I would watch Aladdin and think it was set somewhere in Asia or in a land that the Disney company made up for their movies. I didnt realize it was actually supposed to be a place on Earth.
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I thought "Made in China" meant that was the material of the product. So naturally, I thought china was the most versatile material.
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I used to believe Turkey day was a Turkish holiday. Then why are we celebrating it in America?
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i thought that cartoons from other countries was how the people there looked ... like i thought japanese people had big eyes and pointy noses like anime
I used to beleive that the world was flat until I got into the fifth grade and my teacher told us that that wasn't true. I felt so dumb!
When i was about 3 years old i thought that St Patricks Cathedral in Melbourne was Disneyland