1. The motorcade is always your excuse for being late.
2. Everyone you know has interned on The Hill.
3. This was every single person in your class.
4. This was also every person in your class.
5. Most colleges have homecoming. You had election night on the White House lawn.
Celebration in the trees in front of the White House! @BarackObama
6. And protests are more common than tailgates.
The #DCFerguson protest continues in DC
7. You're more likely to see someone wear a suit to class than sweatpants.
8. School spirit is not your strong suit.
9. You have strong opinions on DC cupcakes.
10. Brunch is so, so important.
11. And you can never leave once you've tasted Cava.
12. Monumenting at night is the best.
13. So are all the free museums.
14. You hate, hate, hate escalefters.
Escalefting: (n) 1: standing on the left side of metro escalators, generally considered the walk lane; 2: being a bitch.
15. You went trick-or-treating on Embassy Row.
16. You partied at Capital Pride.
17. And nobody does the 4th of July like your city.
18. Spring is Supermug weather, and yes, you'll wait two hours for a table outside.
19. An inch of snow shuts down the entire city.
20. You dump Old Bay on everything.
21. You've danced up a storm at the Black Cat.
22. And seen some sick shows at the 9:30 Club.
23. Followed by half-smokes and chili cheese fries at Ben's Chili Bowl, of course.
24. There's only one reason you'd ever go to McFadden's.
When people are asked why they went to McFadden's the answer is always "my friend won a happy hour."
#SayMyName
25. Most of your weekend nights are spent in AdMo.
26. And you never leave without getting Jumbo Slice.
27. Or Wingos.
28. Fortunately, Wisey's is the ultimate hangover cure.
29. You have a love-hate relationship with cherry blossom season.
30. You make fun of tourists on Segways.
31. The season premiere of House of Cards is more watched than the Super Bowl.
32. And no matter how often the Metro is single-tracking...
33. Or how humid the summers are...
