I’ve been somewhat of a wedding warrior this month—which has required traveling through various East Coast states. This whole driving-for-one-hour-and-being-in-a-different-state thing is a novel concept for me—growing up in Seattle it takes about five hours to get out of Washington state, but that’s a not-oft experienced because even then you’d find yourself in Idaho or Oregon, and sort of regret leaving in the first place. Therefore, my prior concept of out-of-state travel always involved an airplane.
Until now.
Thanks to my East Coast education, I’ve noticed that different states are unique and known for certain ubiquitous state icons—which are usually sold at the same location. For example…
Virginia: Ham, Cigarettes, and Fireworks
Boston: Frozen Yogurt, used text books, and pizza
Pennsylvania: $1.25 pints and nachos made with Doritos.
New York: Anything you damn want
Delaware: …
By Erin E
