It never fails, visitors to Washington State always come with a bunch of stereotypes they think about us that are just plain loud and wrong.
A Quick Washington State Insider’s Joke
If we see somebody with an umbrella in Seattle, we automatically know they are definitely a tourist.** No lie, it makes me giggle when I see an umbrella anymore! The thinking logic goes something like, it rains in Seattle all the time, so if you can’t toughen it out during a (light or heavy) drizzle, then you’re a noob.
Speaking of rain…here’s a Washington stereotype myth I desperately need to dispel:
MYTH #1: It always rains in Washington State
Only the Westside of Washington gets all that rain. The rest of us pretty much live in a desert. We even have our own custom tumbleweeds that float on by you–even on The Rez/highway/freeway/U.S. State Route/backwoods!…