You know you're from Nothern Virginia if...

[friskylildevil]

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

Comments

[1eprechaun]

61. Your school was just renovated. Then torn down. Then rebuilt, the size of a strip mall. Then renovated again.
It still has no ceilings.

62. All of your friends work at coffee shops.

63. You've seen Williamsburg so many times you just don't give a damn anymore.

64. Tourists who are actually EXCITED about seeing museums D.C. are just strange.

[laxnguard]

65. You know what exhibits are at the Smithsonian all year long

66. You actually know where to see and IMAX film

67. You know what IMAX is

68. It takes you longer to drive to DC then bike, but you wouldn't EVER do that!

69. More people in the phone book are asian then caucasian.

70. People in Korea know where you live, but the rest of the state doesn't.

71. Tourists know how to get around DC better then you do because you would never be seen with a DC map out

[1eprechaun]

71 = soooo true.
58 = are you serious, other people dont do this?? distance IS minutes!

72. From first grade-middle school, the word "field trip" is synonymous with "crappy planetarium".

73.The idea that people somewhere in Virginia have pick up trucks on their lawns, and say "y'all" in every sentence is horrifying.

74. Everyone talks about how theyre going to get the hell out of these lame N. VA suburbs, and no one ever does.

[frodozfan81]

58. soooo true. Even over in LA. Miles are stupid.

[frodozfan81]

Do you realize how alike Northern VA and SoCal are