30/50 grab your apples and grunge albums it is time for unrelenting positivity Washington

Posted by CupBeEmpty@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 43 comments

This is our newest unrelenting positivity post.

The state in question is the great state of Washington.

To all our foreign friends give a shout ask questions send praise. To our Americans do the same.

Ask questions, share stories, make jokes. Just remember not to be a jerk.

Recall the famous phrase my grandma invented “if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything that isn’t redemptively funny.”

Stay tuned for 31/50 after this one.

The states are in random order based on my whim at the moment. Today’s whim is letting my kid pick a state. Outsourcing my whims.

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RioTheLeoo@reddit

The Seattle Sounders are pretty good ⚽️

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Antares1228@reddit

Being able to say, "the Mountain is out today", and having every native know exactly what you're talking about.

Also, "sunbreaks".

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Kestrel_Iolani@reddit

Know what your talking about and can reflexively orient themselves to confirm.

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oh_such_rhetoric@reddit

I live in Portland and when we have a clear day, we also get very excited about mountains! I can see Mt. Hood on my commute and it’s just breathtaking.

I always think of you folks in Washington when I see Mt. St. Helen’s, it’s so pretty. I have some family up in Seattle. I’d like to see the mountain up close sometime!

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I am here to defend Eastern Washington and make sure people know we aren't all pine trees and mountains. The roll of the landscape here from the glacier movement is so beautiful and unique, the Columbia makes such gorgeous valleys and we have so many waterfalls. There's a quiet, almost desolate beauty in the empty sage fields and the rocky hills that gets overshadowed (pun intended) by the more populated side of the state but the east side has charm and beauty and draw all its own.

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Impressive-Cod-7103@reddit

We used to take family vacations to WA when I was a kid because my dad grew up in Olympia, and here are 3 things I remember from that time:

Fish ladders!
An ill-fated visit to the Point Defiance zoo where I learned that sea otters have prehensile penises
If they were in season, my mom would bring an empty bag with to fill with Rainier cherries to bring home

Bonus 4th thing! Picking blackberries (or maybe marionberries?) in my grandma’s yard.

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steph_peregrine@reddit

Rainier cherries are THE BEST cherries! Those amazing few weeks when they are in peak season are coming right up.

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Impressive-Cod-7103@reddit

Yes! Thankfully the supply chain is a lot better than when I was a kid and I can get them at my local grocery store in Chicago now.

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BossPina420@reddit

Washington state is the singularly most beautifully diverse landscape in America. We have rainforests, sandy beaches, ocean, lakes, rivers, deserts, and everything in between.

We have better wineries and wines than the Napa Valley. We grow better potatoes than Idaho. We grow almost all of the hops for your beer. We invented the best apple, the cosmic crisp. We make almost all of the fast food french fries.

We have world changing scientific innovation, tons of agriculture, neat of industry, and more than a normal allowance for weird (and for the most part a reasonable cost-of-living).

Overall, the best thing about Washington is that almost anywhere you go people are pretty neighborly.

-lifelong Washingtonian.

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steph_peregrine@reddit

I had no idea I would have such strong opinions about apples until I moved here! 🍎🍏

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2PlasticLobsters@reddit

That's been one of the best surprises about moving here. I'd had no idea about the prairies or arid areas.

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EmilyAnneBonny@reddit

Accidently summited a mountain in North Cascades in 2021. Then it took twice as long as we thought to get back down, so we had to navigate sharp switchbacks all the way down in the dark. 10/10 made a great story.

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rhylte@reddit

Seattle has hot tub boats

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QuercusSambucus@reddit

It's just north of the best state and just south of the best province.

Seriously, tho, very awesome mountains, coffee, seafood.

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gummibearhawk@reddit

Lived there for almost ten years. It has some of the best nature on the continent, some amazing mountains to climb and pretty good beer and wine.

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Saltpork545@reddit

There's Cougar gold in my fridge and I have a love for Chukar cherries.

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GSilky@reddit

Natural beauty out the ass

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PacSan300@reddit

Washington is absolutely one of my favorite states when it comes to natural beauty. Olympic and Mount Rainier National Parks, and Snoqualmie Falls are all spectacular. But even just regular drives between places feel pleasant with so much greenery and scenic backgrounds.

Been to Seattle many times for both fun and for work, and find it to be a cool city with a lot to see and do, and I never found it boring. The musical impact the city/region has had also cannot be overstated, producing the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and so many more.

Never been to some other places such as North Cascades, but would love to visit them as well.

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ITrCool@reddit

- the hiking there is amazing
- Mt St Helens is gorgeous, even with its infamous past reputation
- Mt Olympus is incredible
- Harry and the Hendersons was partly filmed there and the story took place there

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Scrappy_The_Crow@reddit

I was stationed in Spokane from '90-'94 and really enjoyed it.

The summers east of the Cascades were mild and dry (a bit dry for my taste) and the scenery across the state is beautiful.

The geological history of the region is fascinating, especially how episodic flooding from Glacial Lake Missoula formed the topography.

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Dave_A480@reddit

Apples and grunge music? That's so 1992...

Boot up your PC & go visit Amazon... That's what we are now...

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evil_gummy_bear@reddit

i’ve never met a group of people who dislike starbucks more than my fellow seattle residents, lol!

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Dave_A480@reddit

I'm more talking about what WA is to the rest of the country now....

Coffee & tech.... Not lumber, airplanes & musicians who need a shrink....

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Pinoccicrow@reddit

For me it’s mostly cherries, apples, boating, shellfish and salmon fishing. And a lot of seals and eagles.

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anneofgraygardens@reddit

Once took the train from Seattle to Bellingham and it was about the most beautiful little train trip a person can take.

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Danicia@reddit

It is my fave Amtrak route.

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Antares1228@reddit

Recommend Chuckanut Drive if you want the auto experience of the same region.

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sometimeswemeanit@reddit

Lived there for a decade. Western Washington is a stunning natural environment.

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BossPina420@reddit

Don’t sleep on e-Wa

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GiraffeWithATophat@reddit

Grew up in the Seattle area, currently living in Spokane. Love Seattle's weather, and love Spokane's cost of living (well, I prefer it anyway).

The countryside around Spokane is great, but Western Washington blows my eyes out of their sockets every time I visit.

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inbigtreble30@reddit

I've never been in a more beautiful place than Steven's Pass.

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storm-000@reddit

Beautiful place to snowboard

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ToastMate2000@reddit

I miss living in Seattle. It was so easy to go kayaking. Water everywhere, lots of access points.

Also so many fun, smart, creative people. And lovely residential neighborhoods with cute bungalows and nice gardens.

And I was more fit from walking up those hills all the time.

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el_butt@reddit

The Olympic peninsula might just be one of my favorite places in the world. It’s beautiful, I found the people friendly, it was genuinely serene.

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CupBeEmpty@reddit (OP)

It is such a very different place than the rest of the country

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CupBeEmpty@reddit (OP)

Ayuh, no.