This Meme's been going around.
Aug. 12th, 2004 08:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lady_kishiriaThing is, it's only for the United States. The closest place to where I could claim to be "from" is Virginia, since I was 20 years there. I took a look at this one, and it's true...
Speed limits are just suggestions
(Goes for a lot of places.)
You have at least two friends who have no idea what their relatives do...because its "top secret" government work
(DAD! And also almost me. It's one of the reasons I split.)
Most of your senior class wend to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA
(Me, GMU, my brother, UVA.)
When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain
(Unless you're here and they're Navy.)
You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern," "central," or "southern" in front of it (See above.)
(Exactly.)
It's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
(Dunno about that; I got yelled at a lot until my driving improved as a kid.)
You know yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through. (Yeah, man...at least. Probably also happens everywhere else.) A red light means 2 more can.
You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for.
(??? We didn't have those when I lived there. You're scaring me.)
Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are not, under any circumstances, a "southerner"
(Damn straight!)
You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington, DC
(Oh god, not the Air/Space Museum AGAIN!!!!!!!)
You took a field trip to Williamsburg as a kid
(And as an adult. I love Williamsburg.)
You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak English
(For someone who's lived on the border and in Quebec, nope.)
You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
(Dunno.)
An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
(Snow days rule!)
All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
(See also: Montreal, Orange county...)
Crown Victoria = undercover cop
(Or old man who's a scary driver.)
Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro.
They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new McMansions in its place
(Sigh. Yeah.)
For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
(San Diego is just as bad)
If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names.
(At least it's a different name than the street beside it)
You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor
(Meh. Goes for a lot of places.)
"Vacation" means spending a day at King's Dominion or Busch Gardens.
(Yes! High school senior trips too.)
"Going to the River" means any stream with water.
(Unfamiliar with this one.)
You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?"
(Can't remember.)
Your favorite past time is telling West Virginia jokes.
(Dunno.)
Anyone who can't trace his or her ancestry back to at least four generations in Virginia is an outsider.
(Which explained why I hated living there again.)
"Going to the beach" means anywhere from Ocean City to Virginia Beach to Myrtle Beach.
(Yep, although I never went to Ocean City. Myrtle Beach is da bomb, though.)
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Virginia.
(Might send this to my sis-in-law.)
Speed limits are just suggestions
(Goes for a lot of places.)
You have at least two friends who have no idea what their relatives do...because its "top secret" government work
(DAD! And also almost me. It's one of the reasons I split.)
Most of your senior class wend to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA
(Me, GMU, my brother, UVA.)
When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain
(Unless you're here and they're Navy.)
You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern," "central," or "southern" in front of it (See above.)
(Exactly.)
It's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
(Dunno about that; I got yelled at a lot until my driving improved as a kid.)
You know yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through. (Yeah, man...at least. Probably also happens everywhere else.) A red light means 2 more can.
You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for.
(??? We didn't have those when I lived there. You're scaring me.)
Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are not, under any circumstances, a "southerner"
(Damn straight!)
You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington, DC
(Oh god, not the Air/Space Museum AGAIN!!!!!!!)
You took a field trip to Williamsburg as a kid
(And as an adult. I love Williamsburg.)
You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak English
(For someone who's lived on the border and in Quebec, nope.)
You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
(Dunno.)
An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
(Snow days rule!)
All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
(See also: Montreal, Orange county...)
Crown Victoria = undercover cop
(Or old man who's a scary driver.)
Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro.
They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new McMansions in its place
(Sigh. Yeah.)
For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
(San Diego is just as bad)
If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names.
(At least it's a different name than the street beside it)
You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor
(Meh. Goes for a lot of places.)
"Vacation" means spending a day at King's Dominion or Busch Gardens.
(Yes! High school senior trips too.)
"Going to the River" means any stream with water.
(Unfamiliar with this one.)
You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?"
(Can't remember.)
Your favorite past time is telling West Virginia jokes.
(Dunno.)
Anyone who can't trace his or her ancestry back to at least four generations in Virginia is an outsider.
(Which explained why I hated living there again.)
"Going to the beach" means anywhere from Ocean City to Virginia Beach to Myrtle Beach.
(Yep, although I never went to Ocean City. Myrtle Beach is da bomb, though.)
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Virginia.
(Might send this to my sis-in-law.)
