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You Know You Live in NoVA When...

Help us compile a list of things Northern Virginians love (and don't).

Bad traffic, delicious ethnic food and crazy weather are some of the things Northern Virginians expect from calling this area of the Commonwealth home.

What else makes this little corner of the state so great? We asked Patch readers on Facebook how they would finish the following sentence: “You know you live in NoVA when...”

Here are some of the best responses from our Facebook fans. What are yours? Share it in the comments below.

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Reader Heather Dawn replied, “It takes twice as long to get somewhere because it’s raining.”

Tess Ailshire wrote, “The most common pickup line heard is ‘Do you know who I work for?’"

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Leslie Langan said, “You know you live in NoVA when you know that every time you get lost, you will wind up in Anacostia. You could get lost in Rosslyn and somehow, you'd end up in Anacostia. And somehow, every road out of Anacostia leads back in. Ain't that a metaphor for life?”

Janet Anderson wrote, “Your child is overscheduled!”

Ashley America said, “When some of your friends/family can’t tell you exactly what they do at their job for security reasons."

And last but not least, Sarah Smoot Feighery wrote, “When you see Martha Washington shopping in the Safeway or CVS.”

So Patch readers, how would you complete this sentence? Tell us in the comments below. 


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