When I was little, my sister told me that there were a bunch of different people exactly like me, doing everything I was doing, at that time, in every country. But I thought they were doing it in French in France, and Chinese in China. Like that Brown commercial.
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I used to believe that checks could be written for any amount of money that you needed. I would watch my mother pay for things with a check always for a different amount. I was awe struck,I would day dream about the many toys I would buy if I ever got one.I remember when my mom explained the concept to me. Reality is very disappointing.
When I first 'Homeland Security', I thought that 'Homeland Security' was about securing you home by installing security alarms and surveillance cameras in every room to protect your house from terrorism.
I used to think there was a difference between "the whole world" and "the whole wide world" -- the latter being, of course, wider. My cousins had a globe in their house which I understood to be a picture of "the whole world". I figured "the whole wide world" must look like the globe with a kind of small house or cabin attached to it at about the equator.
When I was about 6, which would have made it about 1951, I said something innocuous to my grandparents and my grandfather said, "Better not say things like that, or McCarthy will get you." He was joking, but for years I thought "McCarthy" was some kind of mythical ogre like the "boogeyman" who would kidnap you if you misbehaved. For years every time I was bad I worried about "McCarthy". Many years later I found out I hadn't been all that far off.
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I used to believe that Scotch tape was made from ground-up Scottsmen who had in some way betrayed their country.
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That if you dug a hole deep enough you would make it to the other side of the wourld.
I used to think that the faces on Mt. Rushmore was a natural phenomenon. Of course, I grew up in Canada so it wasn't like they bore resemblance to the guys on my money.
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When I was a child, I used to believe that USA is a state of Poland, and someday we go there for a trip like we were doing this to Warsaw :)
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When I was little I used to believe that there was a man sitting inside ATM machines giving you your money.
I used to think that people in the Southern Hemisphere used maps and globes with South on top. Apparently, I'm <a href="http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/">not</a> the only one.
When I was about 7 years old around Christmas time I was I saw the Bay Bridge and I thought they had strung up christmas lights. Later I realized that it was just the head lights and tail lights on the cars. :)
once my dad told me that if one were to dig a deep enough hole, the hole would eventually reach China. for years thereafter, i looked as far over the edge of every hole as i could, hoping to see sliver of blue sky filtering through.
I used to believe that only one part of the world could "work" at a time. For example, the people in America could be running about their day.. but everywhere else was "frozen" until it was their turn. You didn't remember being "frozen," cause it stops your brain from working too.
When I was a young child living in a suburb of Buffalo, New York, I remember being at home with my mother who often listened to the news on the radio. Often they would mention "the White House." Through our living room picture window, I could see a house across the street that was painted white. I thought that was The White House.
When there was a referendum for Quebec to seperate from Canada I actuallay thought that Quebec was literally gonna break apart from Canada and that a whole bunch of people would stand on the border and push Quebec away from Canada with machines.
When the politicians were talking about issues which begins with the word "pro-" as in pro-war, pro-immigration, pro-abortion, etc. I thought they were professional on war, immigration, gun-control, etc.
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I used to belived that Washington, D.C. was located in Washington state, the same way that New York City is located in New York state.
When we tuned in to Americana music, I thought that the word "Americana" means a woman is of an American descent.
All Ohio State players were from Ohio, all Michigan players were from Michigan, all Illinois players were from Illinois, all Texas players were from Texas etc. A good high school player in, say, Ohio automatically went to Ohio State and would never play in Michigan or Pennsylvania, etc.
Similarly, all Chicago Cubs players were from Chicago, all Pittsburgh Pirates players were from Pittsburgh etc.