You Know You're From Northern Virginia If...
This is sooo true. I starred the ones that I relate to. Why? I don't know I just did.
You know you're from Northern VA if...
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*1. Speed limits are just suggestions
2. You take a major highway to school (95, 66,28, etc)
*3. You constantly complain about there being nothing to do, even though you are right next to DC
4. You have at least 2 friends who have no idea what their parents do because its "top secret" government work
*5. 50% of your senior class plans on going either to Mason, JMU, Tech or UVA
*6. When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain
*7. You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it
*8. When you and your friends get bored you all whip out your cell phones and start playing with them
*9. Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
*10. A yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.
*11. A red light means 2 more can.
*12. It takes you 30 minutes to drive 10 miles
*13. Your local news is national news
*14. If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone
*15. You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for
16. Even if your high school is only a year old, its already overcrowded
17. You have over 500 students in your graduating class
*18. Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are NOT, under ANY circumstances, a "southerner"
*19. You are friends with people from at least 2 other high schools
*20. You know at least 2 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.
21. The cars in the student parking lot are woth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.
*22. You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC
*****23. You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english
*24. You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 30 seconds
*25. There are at least 3 malls within 20 minutes of your house
*26. There are at least 6 Starbucks within 20 minutes of your house
*27. You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
*28. Homework/Extra credit for a class has been to visit a museum in DC
*29. When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports
*30. You don't actually like the Redskins/Wizards (except when Jordan was playing)
*31. An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
*32. All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
***33. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
*34. A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance
***35. You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class
36. You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage
37. You don't actually keep your cars in it.
38. When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic
39. Crown Victoria = undercover cop
*******40. A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit
*41. You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it"
*42. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro
43. You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in a bad part of DC(ex. anacostia)
*44. Most of Loudoun County is the "middle of nowhere"
*45. They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place
*46. The word Hfstival actually means something to you
*47. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
***48. You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
*49. Rush hour lasts all day
50. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
*51. Helicopters and airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurance.
*52. 9:30 isnt just a time, its a place.
*53. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.
*54. You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor
55. You live 5 minutes from at least 2 high schools, but you go to one thats 30 minutes away.
*56. You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting at a stop light.
*57. You can't pull up to a 7-11 without seeing at least one cop, and usually there's another cop sitting not too far away.
*58. You refer to distances in minutes, not miles.
*59. When you put on your turn signal to change lanes, the people next to you speed up.
60. Talking on metro in the morning is prohibited
You know you're from Northern VA if...
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*1. Speed limits are just suggestions
2. You take a major highway to school (95, 66,28, etc)
*3. You constantly complain about there being nothing to do, even though you are right next to DC
4. You have at least 2 friends who have no idea what their parents do because its "top secret" government work
*5. 50% of your senior class plans on going either to Mason, JMU, Tech or UVA
*6. When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain
*7. You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it
*8. When you and your friends get bored you all whip out your cell phones and start playing with them
*9. Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
*10. A yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.
*11. A red light means 2 more can.
*12. It takes you 30 minutes to drive 10 miles
*13. Your local news is national news
*14. If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone
*15. You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for
16. Even if your high school is only a year old, its already overcrowded
17. You have over 500 students in your graduating class
*18. Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are NOT, under ANY circumstances, a "southerner"
*19. You are friends with people from at least 2 other high schools
*20. You know at least 2 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.
21. The cars in the student parking lot are woth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.
*22. You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC
*****23. You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english
*24. You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 30 seconds
*25. There are at least 3 malls within 20 minutes of your house
*26. There are at least 6 Starbucks within 20 minutes of your house
*27. You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
*28. Homework/Extra credit for a class has been to visit a museum in DC
*29. When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports
*30. You don't actually like the Redskins/Wizards (except when Jordan was playing)
*31. An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
*32. All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
***33. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
*34. A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance
***35. You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class
36. You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage
37. You don't actually keep your cars in it.
38. When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic
39. Crown Victoria = undercover cop
*******40. A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit
*41. You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it"
*42. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro
43. You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in a bad part of DC(ex. anacostia)
*44. Most of Loudoun County is the "middle of nowhere"
*45. They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place
*46. The word Hfstival actually means something to you
*47. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
***48. You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
*49. Rush hour lasts all day
50. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
*51. Helicopters and airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurance.
*52. 9:30 isnt just a time, its a place.
*53. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.
*54. You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor
55. You live 5 minutes from at least 2 high schools, but you go to one thats 30 minutes away.
*56. You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting at a stop light.
*57. You can't pull up to a 7-11 without seeing at least one cop, and usually there's another cop sitting not too far away.
*58. You refer to distances in minutes, not miles.
*59. When you put on your turn signal to change lanes, the people next to you speed up.
60. Talking on metro in the morning is prohibited