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When my 5 year old daughter visited New York City she saw the Empire State building and also the one that resembles it but is a bit smaller, the "Christ-The-Lord building". (Chrysler building)

Glenn Rueger

My sister told me that if it wasn't for the bridges, Manhatten Island would sink. This made sense to me considering the weight of all of those buildings.

Monica

When I was about 6 yrs old...I'd often hear your facing North... hmmm
So; it did not matter which way I was facing; North it was...East was to the right of me...West to the left...and South was behind me... I got so messed up when I finally realized that it wasn't the case. hehehe!!!

know better now

i used to think the whole world was new zealand

Matt

When I was naughty as a kid, my dad would threaten to send me away to live with a Mrs Griggs, who lived in Ipswich. She was a nasty, mean, child-hating old spinster, who would make me eat things I didn't like and keep me locked in a cupboard. If I was misbehaving, my dad just needed to say the words "Mrs Griggs!" or "Ipswich!", and I would become panic-stricken. Even though I later found out there was no such person, I had an irrational fear of Ipswich for a long time.

Lucy

When I was a child and we used to visit family in Italy in the summer, I used to think that Italy floated in the sky somewhere and thats why we had to go on an aeroplane to get there.

Anon

When I was around four, I believed that all countries were separated by water and that the US states were also separated by water. In my mind, the water boundaries were what made them separate countries or states.

Dave

in learning about the layout of my city (new orleans) i became aware that there was a west bank. i never liked being there because it didn't look as nice as other parts of town.

and besides, whenever the news was on there was talk about more bombs going off there.

scott f

I used to believe that Niagara Falls was in Nevada. It made perfect sense -- after all, since lots of people went to Las Vegas to get married and Niagara Falls was a big honeymoon spot it stood to reason they were nearby. I think I was confusing NF with the Hoover Dam. Geography was never my strong suit.

Heather

When I was about 8 we were watching TV and there was a picture of the Arch of
Triumph in Paris. My mother said, "Oh, that's in Paris, they make perfume there."
For longer than I'd like to admit I thought the arch was a perfume factory.

Dan

Once, in the car on the way on a holiday to Devon, I asked if he would be there...I was slightly confused, and thought that God would be there...as he "art in Devon"

Verity

I used to think that County Durham was in Ireland.

Anon

I grew up in London, UK and I used to believe that Chelsea (located in London) was actually way up North - somewhere near Birmingham.

Mark

I'm not quite sure when I realized the err of my thinking, but for awhile, I thought Pennsylvania (where I live) was pretty much the entire country, and the states that border us were really far away. Someone I knew was moving to Ohio and I was aghast at how "far" she'd be. I'm pretty embarrassed that I was like, eight or nine when I thought this. I knew that Santa Claus was fake & had a basic grasp of what sex was, but I really thought our state was so damn important that it was the whole country. Blame it on the state maps the teacher used! Not a full nation map, just our own. It certainly *looked* big to me.

Nisa

That if there was an Antarctica, there had to be and Arctica somewhere on the other end of the earth.

tammy

If you dug through the earth to the other side you would end up in China.

Paul

that Uttoxeter was a huge and important place, cause all roads in Stafforshire point towards it

rosy

When I was wee and I got bored and played Monopoly with my siblings on rainy days, I always wanted "The Angel, Islington" because I believed that was where all the Angels lived and they threw parties there. It wasn't until I moved to London that I realised that it was just a tube station..and a rather skanky one at that.

C