“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers)

They're marketed as the unicorns of the sea, so I can see why people would think this.

"When I put the glasses on, everything was in 4K Ultra" We all who wear glasses felt that

The best workers are the most overworked ones too.

I pronounce it as "pa-ra-dime", but that's just an accent thing.

My mum's name is not 'Mum' That broke my heart when I was 2 yo 💔

It's called oral allergy syndrome. It really sucks, at least it's only bananas for you. My list of fruit and veg that affects me gets longer every year.

Never seen or read Hamlet so I am none the wiser.

Basketball dodged.

The same thing holds for wearing white panties under white slacks. You need to wear nude coloured ones under those.

I never even pondered about that name.

This is standard in Greece too.

In 21 years, you never met anybody who didn't rush to the toilet after dairy products?

A lot of people get this wrong.

Hopefully nobody told you they were good friends to avoid talking about same-sex couples with you.

They’re not?… I’ll head on over to the google.

Riiiiiiip, OUCH!

It's okay...we all learn something new everyday, it's not mandatory for you to learn this when you're a kid.

Excuse me, WHAT

WHAT?!?! I've been lied to.

Is it just me or is corned beef a lot less affordable these days than it used to be? It seems very expensive for what it is.

Omg, you should see the pygmy seahorse, it is super duper teeny tiny, it's just so damn cute.

I was today years old.... Actually, it's obvious (cause where would they get the air), but who stops to think about it? At least I didn't.

For a moment I was like "Where are the legs of that bird in the picture!?" Then I put my glasses on :)

I think that's a fair enough misunderstanding to have, especially if you're not from the US.

Having grown up in WA state, I got used to saying "no, the other Washington. Opposite coast" when travelling.

i moved from washington state to virginia, and when i told people i was from washington they thought i meant d.c

Sadly, many people in the US do not know this. Sadly, many people in the US have no idea what that Pacific and Atlantic oceans are called let alone that the west coast is Pacific and the east coast is Atlantic. And, kid you not, I met many that think north is straight up in the sky.

Now this is ridiculous. Any adult should know this.

I’ve lived in Washington state. Out west everyone knew it was the state. Living back east they always assumed DC, but then most people I know just say DC, not Washington DC.

It's an easy enough mistake to make, Mr Trump....

It took me a while after moving to DC to figure out that when filling in the address online (eg, to create a mailing label), Washington is the city and DC is the state.

Geography!!!

But. t's almost always people who live in the US who think this.

I found out at 12 it was embarrassing bc I was in school and I said what really loud

Yep! 4 time zones from each other!

I know that they're two different places, but I honestly have no idea where Washington DC is. I should probably know since I live in the US lol

Especially understandable considering that there are quite a few people who refer to both as just "Washington." I always purposefully use "DC" and "Washington" separately so there would be no confusion, which my mother hated.

Being stationed on the east coast has taught me to specify which one I mean; people assume depending which coast you're on what you mean when you say 'Washington'

RUUUUDE!!! Okay, fine, I forgive you, but Washington State is better ;D

Learned this when I was forced to do my geography map while traveling cross country in the summers. I appreciate it now lol

Washingtonian here. The really aggravating thing is they were first going to name it Columbia, after the main river in the state, but didn't want it to get it mixed up with the District of Columbia. *facepalm*

I used to live in Washington state. Don't worry, I've seen people make this mistake in front of me many times. You're not alone.

My problem is that eastern seaboard newspapers use "Washington" and mean Washington DC. Living near Washington State, the state is the first thing that comes to my head.

And very far apart