Being from Floyd County, Va, we have a few sayings...

1. "Do you know where Virginia Tech is?"

If anyone asks where you are from, this is your automatic response.

2. "Wanna go to Mexican?"

Being a Floyd native this is the place to go out to eat on any night of the week.

3. "Over yonder,"

How you will refer to 'something over there.'

4. "GO BUFFS!"

Once a buffalo, always buffalo!

5. "Oh, I live in a one-stoplight town."

When someone says they've never heard of Floyd County, you describe it as a "one stoplight" country town.

6. "Lets go get a medium dollar sweet tea!"

Having Hardee's in Floyd has it perks, especially when you are craving sweet tea.

7. "Want to go watch a sunset?"

Yea, let's go to Polly's Garden or go hike Buffalo Mountain!

8. "Let's skip class and go to the Loft."

The Black Water Loft in Floyd literally has the best coffee in the whole world!

9. "Where do you want me to meet you at?"

Oh, just meet me at the Courthouse in Floyd!

10. "DJ's sounds so good right now..."

DJ's is a drive-in food restaurant in Floyd and it is to die for!! Their curly fries are the bomb.com.

11. "Hey, we are having a bonfire Saturday night, you free?"

When isn't there a bonfire?

12. "Friday Night Jamboree is where it's at."

Do you know how to flat foot? If you don't, I'll teach you. The Country Store has a different band playing every Friday night, so if you are in the mood to dance and let loose, go to the Country Store!

13. "It becomes easier to identify people by their cars and trucks rather than their faces."

14. "Oh, we didn't have a middle school."

Floyd County has four elementary schools and one high school. So after students graduate from seventh grade they go to high school in the eigth grade.

15. "I swear everyone knows everything about me."

Living in a small town, you literally can't hide anything from anyone.

16. "You going to Floyd Fest this year?"

If you are from Floyd, you have at least been to Floyd Fest one time.

17. "I am going to get breakfast from Express."

OK, the Express gas station has some of the best biscuits round' town! But if you're feeling ice cream later on that day...Go. To. Express!!

18. "Micky G's or El Charro?"

That is a tough decision... Those two restaurants sound so good!

19. "Floyd is one big family."

When tragedy strikes, we become one and lift each other up. We WILL always be a family here in Floyd County, Virginia.

I love Floyd and I love that we have our own sayings. Well, sayings that only us, Floydians, will understand...