{"id":20093,"date":"2026-06-17T07:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=20093"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:59:08","slug":"why-drivers-display-this-upside-down-sticker-on-their-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=20093","title":{"rendered":"Why Drivers Display This Upside-Down Sticker on Their Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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That upside-down Washington State sticker isn\u2019t a mistake\u2014it\u2019s a quirky symbol of Pacific Northwest pride<\/strong>. Some people flip it as an inside joke, a sign they don\u2019t take state pride too seriously, or as a way of saying they\u2019ll always carry Washington with them, even after moving away.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll often see it on Subarus, vans, and outdoor vehicles<\/strong>, especially among hikers, skiers, and travelers. Over time, the simple upside-down outline has become a quiet reminder of home, adventure, and connection to the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That upside-down Washington State sticker isn\u2019t a mistake\u2014it\u2019s a quirky symbol of Pacific Northwest pride. Some people flip it as an inside joke, a sign […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20094,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20095,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20093\/revisions\/20095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}