As one who has lived in both Eastern and
Western Washington, I can say I much prefer the western half (much, much better
Thai food). While the western half of
Washington sends
liberal, forward-thinking people to
congress, the eastern half seems bent on returning the United States to the
19th century. Eastern Washington was so determined to send a
republican to
congress, they even decided to
unseat the
Speaker of the House in favor of a
freshman republican.
For a number of years many Washingtonians have wanted to combine North Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Western Montana into a new state called Columbia. However, no one really wants to be associated with the North Idaho's white supremacists, so don't start planning a 51 star flag anytime soon. Plus, it's a hassle to get a new driver's license when you move to Seattle after graduation.
On the bright side, Eastern Washington doesn't have all that many Starbucks, thank god. Or earthquakes...