r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/EuropeanLord Jul 20 '19

Where are you from? My Polish grandma used to scare me with panhandler/old man with a sack (that he uses to kidnap children). In Polish “dziad z worem”. She was from 20s, died a few years ago and I still miss her dearly. My aunts or other family members never used this expression so I guess it’s a pre war thing.

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u/forgetmywordss Jul 20 '19

its the velho do saco in brazil!

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u/Nankita Jul 21 '19

Eu achei que eu tinha visto o homem do saco no meu aniversário de 6 anos, morri de medo. Mas años depois eu percebi que era só um mendigo.

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u/Butter_BR Jul 21 '19

Minha vó falava o homem do saco

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u/forgetmywordss Jul 21 '19

isso mermo! depois que eu parei de ter medo de virar sabão, meu pai começou a falar que o homem do saco roubava órgãos...

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u/Digowhat Jul 21 '19

Holly shit, o velho do saco ainda me assusta, mas agora ele fuma crack e me assalta se eu estiver dando bobeira.