Washington

I'm going to Washington.  Depending on where that is depends on where you are geographically.  If you say you're going to Washington in the western part of the U.S. people assume you're going to Washington (the state).  If you say you're going to Washington in the eastern part of the United States people assume Washington D.C.

There's a portion of the country in-between that is confused by Washington.  When people say Washington it's followed by a question of D.C. or state?  This throws off people from the east or west as they never put that possibility together.

It's kind of like Indians.  People from India are Indians.  We refer to Native Americans as Indians.  The question gets asked when somebody identifies themselves as being Indian -- does that mean casino or gas station?

Settle down all you uptight PC doo-gooders and have a sense of humor.