NoVA Observation
#7 - Evidently, no shoes and no shirt are a problem `round here.
Everywhere I go there are BIG, BOLD signs proclaiming "No shoes, no shirt, no service." They are not old signs with peeling paint or letters. They're new signs and usually prominently displayed. In Ohio, it's a rule but I can't remember seeing a sign for it in the last few years. It's not on the doors of the Target or the grocery stores we used frequently.
Check out observations #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6.
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NoVA Observation
#6 - When people say "soda", they actually are talking about "pop".
This isn't really shocking to me, but I had forgotten about this little tidbit since my time at Tech. Head Coach calls everything "soda" (in a great Boston accent) and it makes me giggle every time. This change in lingo doesn't usually cause a giggle fit these days, but it did cause me to spend several minutes at the grocery store last night searching the store directory for the pop aisle. By the time I got to the S's it occured to me that I wanted the soda aisle, not the pop aisle.
Duh.
Check out observations #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5.
NoVa Observations
#5 - My days of ordering unsweetened ice tea at restaurants are over.
First, most of the fast food joints don't have unsweetened tea. They all say "Sweet" on them. What!?
I love iced tea, however I do not like sweetened iced tea. We grew up drinking unsweet tea and water. We seldom had pop in the house and we never had Kool-Aid. Therefore, I don't care for Kool-Aid (but pop is a whole other issue). Even now, when I am in a restaurant (both times) and I order unsweetened ice tea the waitresses look at me like I'm crazy and generally have to go see if they have the stuff. Oy vey.
Check out observations #1, #2, #3, and #4.
NoVA Observation
#4 - When that light turns green, you better move your ass through the light - NOW!
Never in my life have I heard so much honking! If you aren't moving through the light, you better believe someone is going to bring it to your attention. RIGHT NOW!
That being said, I've never seen so many STUPID drivers especially ones talking on their cell phones while driving. I now remember LMK and I saying NoVA drivers were insance while we were at Tech. Half of the people who get honked at are yammering on their cell phones and distracted from driving. Of course, it makes me very anxious at stop lights because I want to jam my foot on the gas as soon as the light turns green. So far, no one has honked at me, but it's only a matter of time. At that time it will take everything I've got to flip them the bird.
Sorry Mom, it's an instinct.
Check out observations #1, #2, and #3.
#3 - People take their dogs everywhere.
Don't get me wrong, people did this in Ohio. However, I have now seen several dogs tied to benches or poles outside public buildings waiting for their masters. Seriously, couldn't Fluffy stay home while you get those few things you need from Big Lots? Wouldn't Fluffy be happier at home, or even in the car?
I always feel sorry for the dogs waiting pathetically for their masters. They always look so sad.
Check out observations #1 and #2.
#2 - Ladies and gentlemen, I've found Marlboro Country.
Maybe the new "Smoke Free Ohio" law spoiled me before we left, but smoker's are everywhere down here!
They're smoking in their car in the parking lot, they're smoking as they walk up to stores, they're plotting ways to sneak smoke breaks after they make my lunch, they're smoking outside the store before they go in, and they're lighting up before they even fully exit a building. I'm shocked that all of Northern Virginia isn't covered by the haze of cigarette smoke.
Haven't you heard, people? Smoking is no longer cool. Please stop. My lungs thank you.
See observation #1.
#1 - Fellow Hokie sightings are no longer few and far between. Hokies are everywhere!
For the first few days after we arrived, I would excitedly grab Lawn Mower King's arm and exclaim, "Look! A Hokie!" Just as I had done while we lived in Northeast Ohio. Then he would patiently remind me that we are in Virginia now and Hokies are everywhere.
Hmm... good point.