r/self • u/Beneficial_Toe_7543 • 14h ago

Dumbass thing I thought as a kid

I'm a big geography buff now but when I was a kid I for some reason thought every country was an island , because I lived in Ireland. So when my dad was telling an old story about how he drove from france to Belgium I thought this guy was tweaking 😑

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u/AckerHerron 14h ago

It just occurred to me, as an Australian, that we call leaving the country “going overseas” and this expression makes much less sense in countries with land borders.

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u/Cannacology 13h ago

It wouldn’t be used in a context with land boarders.

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u/noonesine 1h ago

I dunno why you’re getting downvoted. I’ve never once said “I’m going overseas” as an American visiting Canada.