Posted in Washington
December 27, 2016
14 Ways Washington Is America’s Black Sheep… And We Love It That Way
We’re a little quirky in Washington, and perhaps considered a little odd by the rest of the country. But our eccentricities make us who we are, and we wouldn’t want to live any other way. Here are a few ways Washington could be considered America’s black sheep.
Washington is a "come as you are" kind of place. You'll see people wearing jeans to formal restaurants and dressed in eccentric colors and patterns walking down the street. One of our favorite "designers" is North Face.
These are cookies from The Goodship Company, a Seattle-based business that makes gourmet edibles.
For example, it is illegal to harass Bigfoot here. You’re also not supposed to buy mattresses on Sundays (oops).
If there’s a themed 5K or a weird obstacle race coming to our town, we’re all about it.
Bring it on.
Four electors cast their votes for president in different ways than they were legally obligated to do. This has only happened one other time in our state history.
This is How to Cook a Wolf in Seattle.
The rhino cave was formed by an actual rhinoceros meeting an untimely demise via lava. The Ape Cave was formed over 2,000 years ago on the south side of Mt. St. Helens when lava flowed down the volcano in streams. This is a very unusual formation for the Cascade Range volcanoes.
Rialto Beach on the Olympic Peninsula is where you go to see the remnants of uprooted fallen trees.
Most of us will walk out of our way to find a garbage can or recycling area rather than litter… and when someone else doesn’t, we get pretty offended.
This is not the same as having the most atheists - that honor belongs to the state of Vermont right now (the statistics change often). Many Washingtonians just don’t enjoy going to church or consider themselves very religious.
Just like everywhere else in the country, you’ll find all kinds of people in Washington. Here are 10 experiences most of us have had at least once.
