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SnooPaintings1565 t1_j9db6o1 wrote

We have a little bit of everything. We have the ocean, the mountains, countryside, medium-sized cities. And we get all four seasons (sometimes all in one day!)

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just_looking_aroun t1_j9dozlp wrote

The ocean and the mountains are the reason I chose Virginia, too. It's the closest thing in the US to my home country

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SnooPaintings1565 t1_j9dvw6j wrote

That’s awesome! Where are you from?

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just_looking_aroun t1_j9dvxvl wrote

Syria

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zen_compassion t1_j9f0v2y wrote

Not related, but if you have family and friends there still near the site of the earthquakes I am sorry for anything they may currently be going through. The lack of international assistance must be incredibly frustrating. I know "thoughts and prayers" can't do much of anything, but I hope they know they have not been forgotten.

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goodsam2 t1_j9f72vz wrote

This is actually what the Virginia is lover's is supposed to mean.

Virginia is for mountain lovers, Virginia is for beach lovers, Virginia is for wine lovers. It runs the gamut.

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Colt1911-45 t1_j9g98uh wrote

Thank you. All this time I really did not know that is what the motto stood for. They probably emphasized this when the motto was created, but I just didn't pay attention.

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Broke-Mandingo t1_j9h6n2c wrote

I’ve always heard is was about Virginia vs. Loving the court case. The first legal integrated marriage! I could be wrong though

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goodsam2 t1_j9hcoxu wrote

It was an ad campaign from like the 1970s.

The loving thing is possible but also loving doesn't really want to associate too much. Like some will mention that we should have a statue about loving and the family keeps saying no.

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Broke-Mandingo t1_j9i6as9 wrote

Yeah I looked it up and you are absolutely correct! Thanks for learning me something

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Vault804 t1_j9e22c7 wrote

I can’t resist the old Daniel Tosh joke: yeah I like seasons too. That’s why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.

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phlipsidejdp t1_j9g6l1d wrote

Add in a general lack of snow (I'm in RVA) and this ticks all the boxes for me. My wife and I honeymooned in Williamsburg and have always talked about retiring in this region.

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