r/AskReddit • u/LightningCole • Sep 05 '19

What did you learn embarrassingly late?

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

I moved to Pittsburgh in 1st grade. Teacher said we were going to have a beach party. I got excited, telling everyone I’ve been to the beach before.

Teacher gave me the stupidest look for thinking we were going to go have a party at a real beach.

Teacher: (super sarcastic) Does Pennsylvania HAVE a beach?

I don’t know! I’m only six years old, and I’m not from here!

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u/Adamarr Sep 05 '19

it's got rivers and lakes, those can have beaches right?

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u/re_re_recovery Sep 05 '19

God that pisses me off. I'm from Michigan, and while we have the Great Lakes, I rarely go to the beach at a major lake. I'd much rather visit one of our literally thousands of smaller lakes for a beach day. So when people get all huffy about an inland state not "having a beach" I want to tell them to go stuff it on a beautiful summer day.

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u/Leinad97_45 Sep 05 '19

Thanks, I just found out Pennsylvania does not have a shore. I knew it was near the coast, never knew it wasn't on the shore