People are always curious about New Jersey, probably because they’re jealous they don’t live here. That may or may not be true, but there are certain questions out-of-staters are bound to ask when they find out you’re from the Garden State.
- Aren’t there needles on the beaches?
Flickr/Movement Six No. That was nearly 30 years ago, when a landfill in NEW YORK (Staten Island) could not properly contain medical waste. Beaches all along the Atlantic Coast were shut down.
- Speaking of beaches, is the Jersey Shore anything like the MTV show?
Flickr/Chase Zalewski Contrary to popular belief, the Jersey Shore is not filled with tan, drunken, twenty-somethings. Sure, there are beach bars, but most of the cast wasn’t even from New Jersey…
- So, you’re voting for Chris Christie?
Flickr/Marc Nozell We’re actually pretty divided.
- How can you afford to live there?
Flickr/Mike Appel It isn’t easy, but it sure is pretty.
- Oh, then you live near New York City?
Flickr/dpbirds Some of us do, some of us live near Philadelphia, some of us live near neither.
- Doesn’t the state smell?
Flickr/Rongy Benjamin That’s only a tiny area of Turnpike between the swamps and the refineries! Most of the state smells pretty great.
- How do you deal with all the traffic?
Flickr/Bill Benzon The promise of Sainthood should we manage not to swear.
- Isn’t it all highways and cities?
Flickr/Nicholas A. Tonelli We have over 800,000 acres of farmland, 430,000 acres of state parks, and 130 miles of coastline. Then we’ve also got local parks, forests, the pinelands…
- Do you know anyone in the mob?
Flickr/Eneas De Troya We wouldn’t tell you if we did.
- What about Frank? Do you know Frank? He’s from Jersey.
Flickr/James Cridland We may be small size-wise, but we’re one of the most densely populated states in the nation. We probably don’t know Frank, unless you’re talking Sinatra.
- Do you know how to pump gas?
Flickr/Minale Tattersfield Most of us do, but we don’t have to. Suckers!
- Is it hard being so awesome?
Flickr/Peter Miller We manage. Okay, okay, maybe people don’t ask that…but they should.
Which of these do you most relate to? What else do you always get asked when people find out you’re from New Jersey? Let me know in the comments.
Flickr/Movement Six
No. That was nearly 30 years ago, when a landfill in NEW YORK (Staten Island) could not properly contain medical waste. Beaches all along the Atlantic Coast were shut down.
Flickr/Chase Zalewski
Contrary to popular belief, the Jersey Shore is not filled with tan, drunken, twenty-somethings. Sure, there are beach bars, but most of the cast wasn’t even from New Jersey…
Flickr/Marc Nozell
We’re actually pretty divided.
Flickr/Mike Appel
It isn’t easy, but it sure is pretty.
Flickr/dpbirds
Some of us do, some of us live near Philadelphia, some of us live near neither.
Flickr/Rongy Benjamin
That’s only a tiny area of Turnpike between the swamps and the refineries! Most of the state smells pretty great.
Flickr/Bill Benzon
The promise of Sainthood should we manage not to swear.
Flickr/Nicholas A. Tonelli
We have over 800,000 acres of farmland, 430,000 acres of state parks, and 130 miles of coastline. Then we’ve also got local parks, forests, the pinelands…
Flickr/Eneas De Troya
We wouldn’t tell you if we did.
Flickr/James Cridland
We may be small size-wise, but we’re one of the most densely populated states in the nation. We probably don’t know Frank, unless you’re talking Sinatra.
Flickr/Minale Tattersfield
Most of us do, but we don’t have to. Suckers!
Flickr/Peter Miller
We manage. Okay, okay, maybe people don’t ask that…but they should.
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