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8 Signs You Know You're In PG County...

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Keelie Hughes

Feb 27, 2017

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Prince George's County is a Maryland county east of Washington, D.C. It is the second most populous county in Maryland behind Montgomery County. Many people who are not familiar with the county assume that the entire county is "ghetto" because there are certain areas that have higher crime rates (like Capitol Heights, Temple Hills, and Seat Pleasant). However, there are some beautiful and peaceful parts of the county like Mitchellville, Bowie, and Upper Marlboro. When one is in the county, whether they live there, are from there, or just visiting, there some things about the county that make it different from other Maryland counties.

Note: some of these are based on what I have observed. Hey, I'm a very observant person :)

You know you're in PG County when...

1. ...the traffic is heavy on I-495 during football season.

FedEx Field, the stadium where the Redskins play, is actually in PG County in the Largo/Landover area. When it's football season, it's almost like every Redskins fan in the DMV is headed to FedEx Field to watch them Skins.

Speaking of traffic....

2. ...it's practically bumper to bumper on MD 214 (Central Ave.) when Six Flags is open, especially during the summer.

Emphasis on the word "especially" I might add.

3....there are several Bojangles' locations.

I have never been there, but I hear that their chicken is really good. I hope to try it out one day :)

4. ...the locals of crime-prone areas use puns to call their area names.

"Shootland" for Suitland, "Oxon Hell" for Oxon Hill, etc.

5. ...there is a Giant Food store in almost every town in the county.

It makes sense because their headquarters are in the county.

6. ...at least one person has their music blasting in the car next to you on the road.

I will admit that I do sit there and dance to the song, especially if it's a song I absolutely love.

7. ...people assume that the whole county is "ghetto."

Yes, it does have areas that are more prone to crime than others, every county, city, state, has areas like that.

8. ...most malls in the county end in "Plaza."

Greenbelt Plaza, Beltway Plaza, PG Plaza, and Capital Plaza, for example.

Welcome to PG County!

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8 Signs You Know You're In PG County...

...DMV does not refer to the Department of Motor Vehicles; it refers to the DC Maryland Virginia region.

1. ...the traffic is heavy on I-495 during football season.

2. ...it's practically bumper to bumper on MD 214 (Central Ave.) when Six Flags is open, especially during the summer.

3....there are several Bojangles' locations.

4. ...the locals of crime-prone areas use puns to call their area names.

5. ...there is a Giant Food store in almost every town in the county.

6. ...at least one person has their music blasting in the car next to you on the road.

7. ...people assume that the whole county is "ghetto."

8. ...most malls in the county end in "Plaza."

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"Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose."

"Remember, no man is a failure who has friends."

"Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it."

"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find a that love actually is all around."

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13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

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