For many HN readers (like me) Washington DC is in a foreign country. But Washington DC is not a US state, so it is not at all surprising that many Americans tre

For many HN readers (like me) Washington DC is in a foreign country. But Washington DC is not a US state, so it is not at all surprising that many Americans treat it as a foreign country :) What is happening here is the same thing that happens with UFO's. There are multiple incidents for which there is no good explanation, and many people automatically assume that they have the same cause.