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    22 Signs You Were Raised In Northern VA

    We've tried to become a separate state 13 times.

    1. You, or one of your friends, has parents who personally know the president.

    2. If you lived in Fairfax or Arlington County you attended some of the best public high schools in the country.

    3. And speaking of high schools there are a ton.

    4. You met friends in college whose entire high school had 500 students, while your graduating class was over 700.

    5. You had a friend of a friend who was on MTV’s Sweet Sixteen.

    6. Your southern friends try to convince you that Richmond is a better city than DC.

    7. You drove by houses owned by Redskins/Wizards/Capitals/National’s players on the way home from school.

    8. You knew people who were actually given luxury cars for their 16th birthday.

    9. The main colleges everyone went to were Virginia Tech, James Madison, and UVA.

    10. You heard your county mentioned on CNN every election cycle because it will literally decide the VA vote.

    11. You can drive 25 minutes or less to see a professional sports game.

    12. You didn’t start calling your home, NOVA, until you left for college.

    13. You might have lived in 3 of the top 5 wealthiest counties in America

    14. People who visit complain about the traffic, but you’re used to it.

    15. You’ve been to a restaurant owned by celebrity chef Jose Andres.

    16. You had a gym membership to Golds, Lifetime, or one of the many Rec Centers.

    17. You played travel soccer against the best competition in the country.

    18. Or you played AAU basketball against the best competition in the country.

    19. You still don’t understand the DC Metro system.

    20. You’ve flown out of Dulles, Reagan, and BWI.

    21. You left high school during lunch to get Chipotle.

    22. And finally you’re thankful to have grown up in one of the best places in America.