the world: places

I thought the England was EDGE-land but england was ENG-land

I thought all of the places mentioned in Bible stories were lost cities that had been abandoned or destroyed a long time ago and nowadays we were not sure of their exact locations, like Troy before its rediscovery. (Except Rome, I guess, I knew there was still a Rome.)

And yes, this is true of some ancient cities, but people still live in Jericho, Bethlehem, etc. and they have for thousands of years, so it’s not a mystery where they are.

I thought the big apple was literally a giant apple in New York

I thought Albania was the state of Alabama

When I was little I believed that only Spain existed

I used to think Greenland was called “Groenland”

I used to believe that Mexico was the capital of Spain

When I was young , I used to believe that all there was only one continent on Earth

When I was young i used to think the Jura mountains were in Africa and Norway was a region in France.

I used to believe that Vegas and Las Vegas were two different cities.

When I was a child I used to believe Cancún was the only place in Quintana Roo

I thought the only countries that drove on the left was UK and Hong Kong

I used to believe New Zealand and Australia were part of the UK because they have a UK flag on their flags

I used to believe that Africa was the biggest country and Luxembourg was the smallest.

When I was little, I used to think that when I dug, I will arrive in China

I have absolutely no idea why but when I was a young child I thought Hong Kong was another name for London.