Oh, Moco. Land of the strip malls and home of the prestigious Potomac. While you complain about it a ton, you know deep down there is nowhere else you would have rather grown up. You had all the shopping your heart desired, you hung out in DC almost as much as your own neighborhood, and you could always find something to do on a rainy day. Every other county always looks at us as the affluent county (and you're just ignorant if you think that's not true), but you only realize now how good you had it with public schooling and nice neighborhoods and areas. Part of you can't imagine spending your whole life in Rockville, yet another part of you can't imagine calling anywhere else "home." So whether you grew up in Wheaton or in the heart of Rockville, here are some things about Montgomery County that you know to be true.
1. You went to a really good high school, and even if it was "bad" it was still pretty good
And your parents always beat into your head how lucky you were to go to such fine institutions (which you regret taking for granted now).
2. You know the difference between IB, AP, and MYP
It was like turf wars every time you walked into high school, and it was so hard to explain to others how you were looked down upon/look down upon others because of the difference in "AP History" and "IB History."
3. You spent most of your middle school years hanging out in Rockville Town Center doing absolutely nothing
Seriously, there was nothing for middle schoolers to do other than hang out in the Five Guys and Starbucks (I contribute this to our addiction to frappuccinos).
4. If you convinced your parents to give you a ride you headed straight to Rio
Sixteen Handles, Target, and a movie theater? You hit the jackpot! It was also where everyone took their homecoming and prom pictures because of the lake.
5. Your friends from Potomac got cars before they even had their licenses
Hell, they didn't have their learner's permits half the time.
6. Rockville is the land of strip malls
If you need something odds are its five minutes away in (fill in the blank) Plaza.
7. All of your field trips were to DC, so you felt like you went every other week
And the most entertaining part of the trip was seeing who got left behind or got off at the wrong metro stops.
8. If you didn't find something you liked at one mall you had three more to choose from
Urban Outfitters at Montgomery Mall or H&M at Lakeforest? The possibilities were endless.
9. Whenever someone asks what county you're from, you always say it with pride. #MoCo
