You know You're from Virginia When....
Speed limits are just suggestions
You have at least two friends who have no idea what their relatives do...because its "top secret" government work
Most of your senior class wend to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA
When people ask where you're from, you tell them Roanoke because its easier to explain
You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern," "central," or "southern" in front of it (See above.
It's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you
You know yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.
You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for.
You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington, DC. This does crack me up, but in an adorable way.
You took a field trip to Williamsburg as a kid
You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag. Not me.
An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience.
Crown Victoria = undercover cop
Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro.
They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new McMansions in its place
For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa.
If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names
You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor I'm a 540.
"Vacation" means spending a day at King's Dominion or Busch Gardens.
"Going to the River" means any stream with water
You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?
Your favorite past time is telling West Virginia jokes. oh yeah, my favorite pasttime ever.
Anyone who can't trace his or her ancestry back to at least four generations in Virginia is an outsider. \
"Going to the beach" means anywhere from Ocean City to Virginia Beach to Myrtle Beach
You have at least two friends who have no idea what their relatives do...because its "top secret" government work
Most of your senior class wend to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA
When people ask where you're from, you tell them Roanoke because its easier to explain
You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern," "central," or "southern" in front of it (See above.
It's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you
You know yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.
You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for.
You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington, DC. This does crack me up, but in an adorable way.
You took a field trip to Williamsburg as a kid
You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag. Not me.
An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience.
Crown Victoria = undercover cop
Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro.
They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new McMansions in its place
For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa.
If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names
You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor I'm a 540.
"Vacation" means spending a day at King's Dominion or Busch Gardens.
"Going to the River" means any stream with water
You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?
Your favorite past time is telling West Virginia jokes. oh yeah, my favorite pasttime ever.
Anyone who can't trace his or her ancestry back to at least four generations in Virginia is an outsider. \
"Going to the beach" means anywhere from Ocean City to Virginia Beach to Myrtle Beach