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I used to think "foreign" was a country, since I heard people saying "foreign country" a lot. And I also use to think America's president (at the time Bill Clinton) is also president for every single country in the whole world.

annie

I had a very unrealistic sense of distance when I was about 4 or 5. Our house was overlooking a small field, and at the other side you could see the roof of a white house. I was absolutely convinced that this was my grandfathers house, which was actually a five hour drive away... Hey, they were both big and white! I refused to believe the boy next door (seven years older, always knew best...) when he claimed this was impossible.

Gudrun

when i was younger I thought that canada was only toronto, mississauga, burlington and niagara falls.

Anon

i used to believe that spain was on a different planet

shannon cannan

I used to think that Hawaii and Alaska were different countries. I wondered were the other 2 states where!

x-nicola-x

We lived in Texas, and my Mom was from PEI, Canada. When people would ask, "Why don't you drive to Prince Edward Island, instead of flying? My father would reply you HAVE to fly up to the Island.

I thought the adults were incredibly stupid because Canada was obviously the roof of the United States and you flew up like taking an elevator.

What my Dad really meant was he wasn't going to wait hours even days to take the ferry across to the Island. Not to mention Sis and I nearly killed each other in the car on trips from Houston to Kerrville. Even after the Confederation Bridge, Dad had no desire to drive from Texas to PEI.

Kimberly

My sister used to tell me that Victorian houses were shiped from Victoria after they were built.

Anon

I used to think that the name of the state of Illinois was pronounced "In-louis". It really sucked when we learned the states in 3rd or 4th grade, and I was so proud I knew what the state of "In-louis" was called!

Kelsey

i used to think that Australia was the whole world.

Trish

I used to believe that because each state was separated by lines on maps, globes and on television, that there would be an actual LINE that I could see when we drove past a state line. I STILL look for the lines, hoping they'll be there somehow, and I'm 36 years old! LOL!

Anon

I was born in Texas, but didn't live there past infancy. Later, until I got old enough to start reading maps, I thought Texas was an endless hallway, with closed doors along each wall. I didn't know what was behind the doors.

Eric

When I was young, after having discovered the planisphere, I used to believe that the world was flat. And when we studied the discovery of America, I didn't understand why all the class said that the world was round. I was and I still very obstinate. Finally, my mother succeeded in making me listen to reason, after 2 days of negociations.

xpurlple

I used to believe that everyone who lived in the city lived in an apartment.

Marideth

When I was a child, I used to believe that Catalonia was the unique part of land of the world.

Anon

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

Noel

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

Until I was about 9 I believe that we used to go to "Corvall" for our holidays... wasn't until I actually bothered to look at a postcard and wondered where Cornwall was...???

Boo

i live in canada and i live like by a big hill and i used to think that on the other side of the hill was the united states but back then i thought it was the united stakes.

Matt

I used to think that the world was only the state of virginia. And I had a very distorted view of it in my head and thought that "virginia" was about 100 miles big.

June Courtney

Being Canadian, I used to believe that if you went to the United States, the border guard might require you to know the American national anthem ("The Rocket's Red Glare") or the Pledge of Allegiance in order to be admitted.

Oddly, before the time when I remember thinking this, we had lived in Quebec's Eastern Townships near the US border, so we went across the border frequently. I guess my brother and I must have been too young to have to be able to recite...!

Matt