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13 Signs You Know You're From NOVA

We aren't all just crazy drivers.

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13 Signs You Know You're From NOVA

NOVA is like its own separate land -- all the crazy drivers and people come from this place. The roads are heavily traveled. Traffic is an everyday thing but life is always good.

So, you know you're from NOVA when...


1. Stop-and-go traffic is more normal than actually moving at a normal pace.

2. Being cut off, flicked off, and pissed off is part of a normal day when driving down Interstate 95.

3. Potomac Mills is the place to be on the weekend, regardless if you are actually shopping.


4. Someone says, "Where are you from?" and you say, "Oh, I'm from NOVA," and you get this look:

5. You went on more trips to D.C. than you even care to remember.

6. Speaking of D.C. -- you have been here so much that you don't understand what all the hype is.

7. Also, you more than likely hate tourists.

8. You more than likely have the "DMV" letters in either your Twitter or Instagram bio...because you have to represent.

9. Most people can't decide what teams to support, but more often than not, it's not the Redskins.

10. When the winter came you were guaranteed to miss at least one week of school.

11. Concerts don't really have much hype to you anymore, because that's what you do during the summer.

12. There is the perfect mixture of country and city.

13. You wouldn't have wanted to grow up anywhere else.

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