Today at work I had a job for a customer with a very unusual name. Now I cannot really call it all that usual because that would mean I had not lived in this state for more than 14 years. The name Steilacoom is not all that unusual for western Washington. So I was thinking of how easy it was for me to say that name correctly and how that was proof I live in Western Washington and I thought I should make a list of all the things that are unique to Western Washington. So here it goes
- The United States of America begins east of the cascades.
- The city of Portland is like an ugly sister but you say she's beautiful because she's family.
- People like Canada a lot but they're willing to wait for Washington to change.
- All the small towns have Indian names, to make it easier to spot people from out of state.
- If you can count the sunny days in a month on both hands, you call it summer.
- Your friend tells you about their California vacation and your first question is, what is smog?
- People actually take the ferry to get to work.
- There really is an espresso stand on every corner, but a cup of coffee is hard to find.
- You have used every setting on your adjustable windshield wipers and you wish you had one more.
- You wear a jacket every day, but only when it's cold.
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