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Where I live, I have to have this conversation way too often with people. Early Modern Period (~1600 AD) Medieval Period (~1000 AD) (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Isn't Washington coast on the east side of the continent?

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Washington state is on the West Coast. Washington DC, the capital city, is on the East Coast.

    It's... not intuitive.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    When I was a kid, Washington the state, Washington DC, and the whitehouse all blurred together, and then we learned that the whitehouse burned and was rebuilt, and for the longest time I thought it was relocated... to the state... of Washington... and I believed that for years. I think I figured it out before high school, but it was definitely 7th or 8th grade before I could point on a map where the president sat.

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