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I'm going with Washington. Seattle is one of the older Western cities and has a long history in shipping and manufacturing (Tacoma moreso), and it's also pretty dense and urban by Western standards - and has a cost of living to match.
We have an educated population, and while we have no universities on par with the Ivy League proper (like, say, Stanford in California), UW is one of the Public Ivies.
The southwestern region of the state has quiet fishing villages side-by-side with deindustrializing towns that have been hurt by the decline of their chief industry (in this case, lumber) - not unlike New England. This region has traditionally been a bastion of white, blue-collar union Democrats, the only such area in the West besides northwest Oregon.
Oh, and we touch Canada, although there are no communities of French speakers like Maine has because it's western Canada. But British Columbia and Alberta plates are a common sight here.
I'm going with Washington. Seattle is one of the older Western cities and has a long history in shipping and manufacturing (Tacoma moreso), and it's also pretty dense and urban by Western standards - and has a cost of living to match.
We have an educated population, and while we have no universities on par with the Ivy League proper (like, say, Stanford in California), UW is one of the Public Ivies.
The southwestern region of the state has quiet fishing villages side-by-side with deindustrializing towns that have been hurt by the decline of their chief industry (in this case, lumber) - not unlike New England. This region has traditionally been a bastion of white, blue-collar union Democrats, the only such area in the West besides northwest Oregon.
Oh, and we touch Canada, although there are no communities of French speakers like Maine has because it's western Canada. But British Columbia and Alberta plates are a common sight here.
Yeah I'd go with Washington as well. Places like Longview and Kelso wouldn't feel that out of place in the rust belt.
It's interesting that the founders of Portland, Oregon were from the northeast. In fact, Portland, Oregon is named after Portland, Maine. If not for the outcome of a coin flip it would be named "Boston", Oregon.
It's interesting that the founders of Portland, Oregon were from the northeast. In fact, Portland, Oregon is named after Portland, Maine. If not for the outcome of a coin flip it would be named "Boston", Oregon.
Where I live in central Washington State it doesn't feel like the Northeast whatsoever. It actually has a Southwestern vibe.
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