From having to constantly explain that NoVA is not Nova Scotia to the unpredictability of the weather, there are just some things that only a person from Northern Virginia can understand. These are the signs you’re from Northern Virginia!
Everywhere you go. Whether you are just trying to get to school on time, or going out to dinner you get stuck in traffic, it’s inescapable.
Throughout elementary and middle school you have been on countless field trips to D.C.
Somehow NoVA has managed to come up with its own variety of slang. But, if you use NoVA slang anywhere else in Virginia no one will understand what you are saying.
The weather in Northern Virginia changes drastically in a matter of hours. Seriously, on the way to school it’s so cold you need to turn on the heat in your car, but on the way home you blast the AC.
These two restaurants can be found every two miles and they are probably a staple of your diet.
But, odds are that you’re probably going to meet a lot more just like him.
Every time you go for a drive something new is being built.
One of many extremely popular NoVA vacation destinations. You’ve been here before, or know someone else who has.
Your Instagram feed is always filled with pictures of the Outer Banks during the summer.
When I told someone I was from NoVA they said “oh cool I have never met anyone from Nova Scotia before.”
Everyone loves to go to Great Falls to get the perfect Instagram photos. Because it makes you look adventurous and artsy with minimal effort required.
When you were younger going to Tysons or Fair Oaks was a special occasion that you looked forward to.
Pretty much anything falling from the sky causes NoVA drivers to forget how to drive.
All high schools in NoVA sells sports stickers for the back of your car, if you’re from NoVA you know exactly what i’m talking about. I have never seen them anywhere else but NoVA.
Never seen one in NoVA. They’re not a thing in NoVA.
The house prices here are ridiculously expensive, and overpriced.
NoVa residents live in their own little bubble.
You can drive one way and be in the capital, or the other way and end up in the middle of nowhere.
Target is your go-to store of choice.
Instead of getting a used car for their birthday, a lot of teens get a brand new sports car.
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