If you have family visiting from out-of-state for the holidays, you may need to explain a couple things to them. There are just a few things that non-New Jerseyans don’t always understand. Here are 12 examples…
- We don’t all live off of an exit.
Flickr/Ehpien There is life beyond the Parkway and Turnpike.
- We’re called the Garden State for a reason…
Flickr/Nicholas A. Tonelli You’ll find nearly 10,000 farms and over 715,000 acres of farmland. We’re a top national producer of cranberries, bell peppers, spinach and (surprisingly?) peaches.
- This is New JERSEY. Not Joisey.
Image/Google Maps NEVER Joisey.
- Food just tastes better late at night.
Flickr/Boston Public Library 2 a.m. Disco Fries… YUM.
- We fight about meat.
Flickr/William F. Yurasko Taylor Ham? Pork Roll? Let the battle commence.
- A jug handle has nothing to do with pottery.
Flickr/Turinboy Sometimes, you need to go right to turn left.
- You stay IN the car at the gas station.
Flickr/Joseph O. Holmes Pumping your own gas is actually illegal.
- Receiving the “Jersey Salute” is not an honor.
Flickr/Oxygeon Us? Road rage? Never…
- Those NY Jets… they play in New Jersey.
Flickr/Marianne O’Leary The Giants, too. And the Superbowl was here in the Garden State.
- The show “Jersey Shore” is not real life.
Flickr/Chase Zalewski They may call it reality TV, but half that cast was from Staten Island… We’ve got miles of coastline and each shore town is different than the next. Most are incredibly charming and family friendly.
- Cabbage Night. Mischief Night. Goosey Night.
Flickr/Carissa Rogers I spent Halloween out-of-state last year. I still worried about my car getting egged. When I woke up, there was not a strip of toilet paper or pile of silly string to be seen.
- Pie = Pizza
Flickr/Susan Sermoneta And we’ve got some of the best in the US. Our bagels are pretty great, too. If you’re lucky, we won’t explain this to you - we’ll show you.
What other things do we need to explain to out of town guests? Let me know your thoughts in the comments. If you want to share your state pride with holiday visitors, enjoy this catchy tune that celebrates the Garden State.
Flickr/Ehpien
There is life beyond the Parkway and Turnpike.
Flickr/Nicholas A. Tonelli
You’ll find nearly 10,000 farms and over 715,000 acres of farmland. We’re a top national producer of cranberries, bell peppers, spinach and (surprisingly?) peaches.
Image/Google Maps
NEVER Joisey.
Flickr/Boston Public Library
2 a.m. Disco Fries… YUM.
Flickr/William F. Yurasko
Taylor Ham? Pork Roll? Let the battle commence.
Flickr/Turinboy
Sometimes, you need to go right to turn left.
Flickr/Joseph O. Holmes
Pumping your own gas is actually illegal.
Flickr/Oxygeon
Us? Road rage? Never…
Flickr/Marianne O’Leary
The Giants, too. And the Superbowl was here in the Garden State.
Flickr/Chase Zalewski
They may call it reality TV, but half that cast was from Staten Island… We’ve got miles of coastline and each shore town is different than the next. Most are incredibly charming and family friendly.
Flickr/Carissa Rogers
I spent Halloween out-of-state last year. I still worried about my car getting egged. When I woke up, there was not a strip of toilet paper or pile of silly string to be seen.
Flickr/Susan Sermoneta
And we’ve got some of the best in the US. Our bagels are pretty great, too. If you’re lucky, we won’t explain this to you - we’ll show you.
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