Keep thinking about this for the PNW...

"It is raining. It has always been raining. You're not sure when it started or when it will stop.

'It's just the winter,' your friends insist. 'It will be better soon'.

Rain runs into their mouths as they speak, drowning them on dry land.

'True natives don't use an umbrella.'

Everything is wet. No one notices.

'It's better in summer,' they repeat."