19 Ways You Can Always Spot Someone From Virginia...No Matter Where You Are
By Anna Strock|Published April 23, 2015
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Anna Strock
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Virginia staff writer for Only in Your State, freelance writer and journalist. Even though Anna has lived other places, somehow Virginia is where she always seems to land.
Alright, so we are not the most subtle people in the world. Sometimes you don’t even have to ask someone from Virginia where they’re from — they will have already tipped you off by wearing at least one visible piece of flair from their favorite sports team or university. Or both. And of course, you can always check their license plate. It WILL be personalized even if it’s registered in a different state. But should you be dealing with a more subtle member of the species, here are few more tells that Virginians give that just prove the theory – you can take us out of Virginia, but you can’t take Virginia out of us.
1. First day of warm weather, it’s game on. Layering is for the indecisive.
We have two sets of clothes: winter and summer. First warm day of spring and it’s tank top and sundress time. It’s only 60 degrees, you say? That’s ok, it’s going to warm up eventually and when it does, we will be ready.
2. We will order a Coke when standing in front of a Pepsi fountain.
You don’t ask a Virginian where they’re from without expecting a detailed explanation. We’re not just "from Virginia." We’re either from "DC", but actually Northern Virginia, but actually a suburb that’s just outside of another suburb that maybe you’ve heard of. Or we’re from Southern Virginia, but it’s an hour outside of Richmond, just east of another town. Or we’re from Western Virginia, not WEST Virginia, but in the "X" mountains. Maybe you’ve heard of the nearest college?
6. We will refer to “the river”, “the lake” or “the beach” and assume that you know which one we’re talking about.
You think this is an accent? You should have heard my high school gym coach. I still have no idea what he was saying.
9. And even if we’ve spent most of our adult lives trying to get rid of the accent we don’t have in the first place, one minute on the phone with a family member, and all bets are off.
One thing is for certain, no matter where we are, we can be spotted. We are full of quirks and chances are we’ll drive you crazy with useless facts and bad driving. But at the end of the day, we’re a fun bunch to know! Tell us how you get called out as a Virginian…we want to know!
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