As a child (primary school age) I thought people saying terraced housing were actually saying terrorist housing. As a northern Irish native I couldn't understand how terrorists evaded the police if they had allocated housing. |
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I must look typically western European
Several years ago on holiday in Turkey during breakfast the waiter greeted me "guten morgen" and had such a shocked look when I replied "good morning"
More recently on a trip to Amsterdam a man approached me and let off a tirade in what I assume was dutch. I replied "excuse me?" Again he had such a look of shock on his face and said "oh sorry, you look like someone who owes me €100 but obviously you're not him." |
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over a year ago
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"As a child (primary school age) I thought people saying terraced housing were actually saying terrorist housing. As a northern Irish native I couldn't understand how terrorists evaded the police if they had allocated housing. "
And the moment you realised you were wrong ? |
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"As a child (primary school age) I thought people saying terraced housing were actually saying terrorist housing. As a northern Irish native I couldn't understand how terrorists evaded the police if they had allocated housing.
And the moment you realised you were wrong ? "
I'm not sure what age I was but still primary school. I may have felt a bit silly |
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By *onb21Woman
over a year ago
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"I must look typically western European
Several years ago on holiday in Turkey during breakfast the waiter greeted me "guten morgen" and had such a shocked look when I replied "good morning"
More recently on a trip to Amsterdam a man approached me and let off a tirade in what I assume was dutch. I replied "excuse me?" Again he had such a look of shock on his face and said "oh sorry, you look like someone who owes me €100 but obviously you're not him." "
While at my citizenship ceremony this guy started chatting to me in Romanien. I'm not really sure how he got so mixed up.
I also often get messages in Polish on dating apps because people draw the wrong conclusion from my name. Maybe the universe is telling me that I should learn the language. |
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"I thought vandals were animals as I asked my dad what a vandal was when I was around 4 and he said they were animals!
My tiny mind was properly boggled  "
Seriously laughed out loud with this. Mrs x |
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"When I was little I thought Heavy plant crossing road signs meant a Triffid was going to pop out. I ‘d read the Day of the Triffids and had a pretty vivid imagination "
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I thought my dad had a problem in buying a dog, because every time I asked him where he was going he said "to see a man about a dog". Of course he was just going to the pub. |
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my (evil) parents told me that the thump thump thumping I could hear when my head hit the pillow at bed time (reality; my own heartbeat), was a big giant on the other side of the world stomping coming to get me, but would stop as soon as I got to sleep ...yeah that worked!  |
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Taking a slightly different tack, I wonder what kids or non-native English speakers think when they see those temporary road signs that read 'Cats Eyes Removed'? There must be a seriously sadistic vet in the area! |
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As children my cousin and I wondered if you could apply the same principles of horse riding to cattle. Cue two dipshits stood on top of a silage bale with handfuls of meal to attract our mount.
Long story short cows are not horses and have no wish to be. |
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By *adetMan
over a year ago
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When my friends mum used to ask me if I'd had my birthday this year or if it was still to come
I used to think 'well both' because I hadn't grasped the concept that we had a new year every 365 days
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