I used to believe that 'Newark' was just how Americans pronounced New York. I thought this until a couple of weeks ago (I'm 18). Cause that's how it sounds on the Sopranos.
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I honestly used to believe that £100 was the largest sum of money you could ever own
I used to believe that politicians actually ran (like in a race) for office.
I used to think that the only country on Earth was America, and that there were only four states: California, Washington, New York, and Oregon where I lived.
When I was in kindergarten I saw a picture on the news of George Washington on a one dollar bill, and from that point on (until I said so in class) I believed George Washington was president of the United States.
I thought that when they said something like "The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 1% on trading of 342 million shares" on the radio, that they were saying "chairs" instead of "shares".
I used to think that Los Angeles and L.A. were two different places. I thought that L.A. was "Elay" and that was where the airport was, like you would fly into Newark to visit New York City -- you flew into "Elay" to visit Los Angeles
in kindergarten i thought that the city i lived in was the world, then i found out i lived in a state and i thought the state was the world, and then i thought the US was the world and every continent was inside the US.
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I always thought the United States was one big state, since I was confused by the name. I wasn't sure what the rest of the small sections were called.
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1 and 2 cent australian coins had just been phased out- and my sister conviced me that the rest of my money would be too- so we better spend it all on lollies
i used to believe that cars cost $100 (aus) and houses cost $1000- haha i wish!
I used to believe Czajkowski was from Poland! After all his last name sounds so Polish. (like "Jan Kowalski")
I have always believed that when Chinese were eating a meal, they showed their appreciation by burping.
It proved to be horribly wrong when I burped loudly after having dinner with a Chinese girl. Luckily she had a sense of humour.
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When my sister was little, she believed that all footballers were brothers and that's why they hugged after scoring goals.
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When I was little i believed that Madison Avenue was a person.
I used to think Ronald Reagan was some kind of glorified boogie man. I'd run around the house in a bathrobe, sunglasses, and scarves tied around my lower face and head shouting, "I AM RONALD REAGAN!!!" I believed that there was a portal in my closet and that if I went into it I'd turn into Ronald Reagan; if I went into it when I was "Ronald Reagan" I'd morph back into me.
I used to think that Abraham Lincoln was the guy from the bible> During Church the priest asked who Abraham was and I said he was our president
a loooooooong time ago!!
When about five or so, I believed the Earth was round, but that everyone had to live around the North Pole, otherwise we'd all fall off.
Also, since orange was my favorite color, I believed the North Pole looked orange from space.
Untill the age of 6 i used to believe there is only Latvia Rushia England... at the age of 7 I knew there was Germany and Finland.
At the age of nine I felt like a fool mistaking america with england!
But I really didnt need to know so many countries!!!
I used to believe that at banks you just go to the teller and ask for money and she gives it to you. When I learned that you need an account and you have to deposit money, I was completely confused.