I can't believe that it was until a while ago that I realized that washington dc is not in the state of washington.
Honest mistake. Why did you think that?
It's really strange. It wasn't until recently when I was watching the news and there was a story about something happening in Seattle, Washington, and then they did a story about the President and they showed Washington D.C. on the east coast.
I bet a lot of people confuse those places the first time they hear about them. Especially if you don't live in the United States.
I think it's weird, I've been calling it the state of Washington for years and then I found out that it's not even in this state. It's like Canada on the east coast and then they say Washington DC and then they say something is in London, England.
Yeah, I understand how it can be confusing but it's great you're learning something new every day! Don't be ashamed for not knowing, it's better to learn later than never at all.