With the holidays fast approaching, family will surely be coming to visit the Garden State. While a quick visit is fine, we definitely don’t want anyone else moving here. New Jersey is crowded enough, so remind your guests why they should never move here.

  1. Like everyone says, we’re basically an industrial wasteland.

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  1. It’s all highways and airports.

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  1. The Garden State? Nothing ever grows here.

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  1. It gets cold and snowy in the winter, and that’s just gross.

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  1. And our beaches could never compare to other, more tropical locales.

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  1. We’re nothing but big cities and overcrowded suburbs.

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  1. New Jersey has no wildlife.

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  1. We don’t even know what nature is…

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  1. What is there to do here? Gorgeous sculpture gardens? We definitely don’t have those.

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  1. Forget sunrises and sunsets, you can barely see the sky through our smoggy air.

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Oh, wait… We’re beautiful and perfect. Don’t let anyone know! If you haven’t yet convinced people not to move here, check out these 14 Ways Living In New Jersey Ruins You For Life.

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