Somebody asked about things people misunderstood until way too far into adulthood – 23 grown-ups who should have known better

13.

‘I used to think that ‘no news is good news’ was a comment about how everything that you’d see on the news (on TV) is bad. And it won’t make the news unless it’s something depressing.’
–this_ham_is_bad

14.

‘I’m not sure this total fits the brief but am an Eminem fan approaching my 40s… I only just clocked that as his name is Marshall Mathers his initials would be M and M… Em and em… Eminem.

‘I think this thought came about during a bath when I wondered if people who know him well call him Marshall or Eminem… Then realised they could call him Eminem and it be his actual name.’
–interstella87

15.

‘Another one I learned embarrassingly late into my 20s – the grey seagulls and the white seagulls are the same species of seagull, the grey one is just a lot younger and turn into the white ones. Just assumed they were different kinds.’
–BrightwaterBard

16.

‘I thought a cat burglar stole pets in order to later claim their ransom rewards. I was well into my twenties when I had that corrected…’
–itisafeature

17.

‘I misunderstood the phrase “Teamwork makes the dream work” until last year. I thought the ‘dream work’ part was meant as in it makes the work dreamy – like you’d enjoy doing the work more. Then one day it clicked that people are saying that the goal is the ‘dream’ and the teamwork means you can achieve that dream.’
–Nicki3000

18.

‘I thought Inuit people were the equivalent of arctic leprechauns till my mid twenties. Straight up fairy tale folk. Then I met a few and had to really reevaluate my internal map of humanity. Cool people.’
–glytxh

19.

‘I thought the tunnel to France was like a giant sea life centre tunnel and was made by scuba divers. I was flabbergasted how they used welding tools underwater but just assumed scientific miracles and thought it was great how there had been no disastrous flooding.

‘The silence around my dining table when I brought this up was loud.’
–Zellingtonn

20.

‘I didn’t realize that the colour of a bell pepper determined how ripe they are until I was in my early 30s. I just assumed there were different coloured varieties.’
–Speedbird223

21.

‘I’m 32 and till about 3 years ago I thought ‘losing the plot’ meant you fucked up so bad you cant be buried in a cemetery. Like, you lost your funeral plot.’
–sfwmandy

22.

‘When I was a little kid, my dad used to take me fishing where he’d sit and tell me about his dream to give up the rat race. It was several years later that I realised that he did NOT have a team of rodents wearing crash helmets driving about like Stirling Moss.’
–Apprehensive_Ad4172

23.

‘I was embarrassingly old before I figured out what ‘birthday suit’ meant.’
–Ignace92

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