You Know You Are From NOVA When..

You know you are from NOVa if...

1. You have at least 2 friends who have no idea what their parents do because its "top secret" government work

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. Speed limits are simply suggestions

5. Most seniors in your graduating class will end up at 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. 123 is more than a number, it is your way to Tyson's

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 might become one yourself

15. You only stop on red if you know the light has a camera

16. Even if your high school is only a year old, you already have trailors out back

17. You have over 500 students in your graduating class

18. The teachers are democrats and the students are republican

19. You are friends with people from at least 5 other high schools

20. You know at least 10 kids who got a new Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc. when they turned 16

21. The cars in the student parking lot are worth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.

22. You wonder what is really so exciting about Cherry Blossoms

23. You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds are white and speak English

24. Gas prices are WAY above $2.11

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 follow all the sports teams (Redskins/Wizards/Nationals/Caps)

31. An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school, 1.5 inches and you miss a week (unless you live in a*town)

32. All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience

33. Stop signs tell you 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 occurrence

35. You call things "ghetto" even though the rest of the country would consider it high class

36. You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage

37. You don't actually keep your cars in your garage

38. When you were driving on the beltway at 2am on a Tuesday there was still traffic

39. Crown Victoria + Large antennas = undercover cop

40. A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit

41. You have learned not to drive fast in Great Falls if you want to stay alive

42. The transportation system is known as the Metro; when riding in the morning, it is prohibited to speak

43. You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in North/South East DC

44. You go 10 minutes down 66 and you see cows

45. They just tore down the old house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place.

46. The words Hfstival and WMZQfest mean 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; you don't go on 66 unless you absolutely HAVE to

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 occurrence.

52. 9:30 isnt just a time, its a club in DC

53. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 different names.

54. You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor

55. In a 10 mile radius, there are 3 different area codes (703, 571, 202)

56. You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting in traffic

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. You're not southern!

61. You know at least 5 people whose dads own part or all of a major national company

62. Everything you need is 5 minutes away

63. you wonder why your friends from ashburn claim they are from northern virginia

64. you always see commercials for dairy queen or sonic; but aren't sure if these places actually exsist.

65. when the cops know which party your going to before you do

66. When you drive on one street for less than a mile and still see 6 or 7 banks

67. When most of your weekends consist of getting drunk, driving around, and usually going to every single fast food place (which all happen to be within about 2 blocks of each other) in the area.

68. When you find yourself saying, "who the hell cares if it's a commonwealth?"

69. when your school is incredibly white