AIBU to ask you to tell me things that you learned way too late in life *lighthearted*.

[Tinkofhousepan]

I started talking with a friend who emigrated to the states a few years ago for work. He lives in New York. We were discussing me going over for a holiday as I've never 'done' NYC. Started discussing the time difference between there and here 5 hours which surprised me as when I went to California the difference was larger 8 hours I think.

This lead to me being informed that the two states are on totally opposite ends of the country.

This is my thing I learned late, ive gone 26 years assuming florida and California were next to each other, And i have learned today that Florida is on the same side as NYC. AND IS AS FAR SOUTH AS TEXAS??? I also learnt that Washington is the most northern state on the side of California, where as Washington DC is just below Maryland and right next to Virginia, which is not at all in the middle part of America where I assumed it to be . I didn't learn USA geography at school, but surely I should have picked this up before now, especially considering I have been to both California and Florida!

Anyone else never realised this? Or is it just Me!

That makes so much sense, it's actually mad I didn't realise it. (About engine heat and blowers.)

That the piggy that went to market didn't go there to do some shopping! 😧

I recently had a moment of clarity and realised asking someone to do something PDQ meant “pretty damn quickly”. Always assumed it was some sort of clever Latin abrieviation.

That you can undo a double knotted shoe lace just by pulling one end, I did not know this until about a year ago 😳 I am 46!!
Also that you can remove those seals in lids of Tupperware and wash them separately rather than having manky mouldy lids 😳

That Chelsea was in London. Don't ask

Until a few years ago for whatever reason it hadn’t twigged that the band The Jam wasn’t named after a conserve.

For me, I always mix up Germany and Poland,

A lot of European history would be different if an Austrian hadn't had the same problem.

"That Chelsea was in London. Don't ask"

Well I'm going to ask; where did you think it was, Roundtumble?!

"Always assumed it was some sort of clever Latin abrieviation."

Me too!

I only learned how to play Patience a few months ago, not having the type of brain that can do this easily.

I always thought cracking the flags meant windy, as in the sound of the fabric, like the cracking of sails on ships.

But I clearly had another think coming , and now I've had it. Of course flags wouldn't make that sound:
a) they're tiny, and;
b) they're only fastened at one side, and;
c) they're of totally different fabric to sailcloth.

If it's very windy, flags may make a flapping noise, they may tear, and they may even occasionally blow away, but they don't crack.

Thank you, mumsnet!

PanPanPanPing
Well... I thought it was in the UK just not so close to home. It always sounded like a Manchester or a Liverpool to me