Where can i get a (you know you from D.C when) list?

You know you're from DC when...





1. You say you're from DC, but you actually live in VA or MD but are too tired to explain it.


2. When you say you're going to the Mall and you don't mean you're going shopping


3. When you will never actually refer to the 'Metro' as the subway


4. When you elbow tourists out of the way on metro escalators to 'gently' remind them to WALK LEFT, STAND RIGHT.


5. When going to work early means being there by 9:00AM


6. When Washington National is and will always be "WASHINGTON NATIONAL" not "Reagan National"


7. You consider exploding man hole covers to be a regular occurrence.


8. When it takes you 45 minutes to drive 3 miles on 66 / 95 / 395 / 495 / 50 / 123/ 29 / 1 / 270 etc..., it's a pretty good day


9. When there are at least 15 ways to get everywhere and you know which way to go based on the weather, time of day, current political climate, terrorismroad closures, whether you are coming or going, etc...


10. When you get a person's phone number, you get their home number along with their cell phone number, work number, work e-mail, and personal e-mail and either put it in your own cell phone or in your palm pilot.


11. When you criticize the size, year and features of your friends cell phones


12. When you pay more money in parking tickets in a year than you do in medical bills, college costs and rent combined


13. You actually know at what times the streets change directions and which direction they change to


14. You don't need a dictionary and a PhD. to comprehend the parking signs and regulations


15. When "I got stuck behind a motorcade" is a common and real excuse for being late


16. When 'finding a parking space' actually becomes an appointment on your calendar. Eg. 7:00-8:00 Gym, 8:30-9:00PM - find a parking space, 9:00-10:30PM -Dinner reservations


17. When you've never once been to Wal-Mart and don't even know if there is one


18. When 'getting in a workout' sometimes takes precedence over actually having dinner


19. If you've ever had to explain to someone that there's more to Arlington than a big cemetery


20. If you've ever given directions to a woman in a mini-van looking for 'thaa whyyyyyite house' when you were stoped at the red light on 15th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW.


21. When you actually know what's in Dupont Circle...


22. When you're either a Lawyer, Lobbyist, Politician, Student or IT professional and seem confused and perplexed when someone informs you they don't fit one of the above categories...


23. When you claim that there's nothing to do on a weekend night even when you have the entire nations capitol to explore


24. When you dress like you're going to go to a club, but you just drive around Georgetown instead


25. When you meet someone else who says they're from the DC area and you realize they live two hours away from you


26. When you notice that there's been construction on the same stretch of highway for the past 5 years and you never see anyone working on it (50, mixing bowl, etc...)


27. When you know you've crossed into Northern Virginia, without ever seeing a sign, only because your speedometer goes from 60 to 0 instantaneously.


28. When you know that Vietnam is no longer in the South Pacific, it's now been re-located to Seven Corners


29. When the few times you have gotten lost in DC you have somehow ALWAYS ended up in Anacostia and every road out somehow leads back to Anacostia.


30. When people from outside the area are constantly telling you to 'slow down' and 'relax'


31. When you realize that I-395 is Northern Virginia's version of NASCAR, but no, we don't watch it, we just do it


32. When there is no such thing as North, South, East, or West on the beltway,it's just go "that" way!


33. When you go anywhere on the Eastern Shore, Rehoboth, Dewey, Skyline Drive, the outerbanks or Ocean City for vacation and everyone you meet is from DC


34. When the Cap Center is and will always be the "CAP CENTER" not "US Air Arena"





LOL! I just noticed this is the same thing that the person listed above.





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