You know you're from new Jersey if...

[JD]

You know you're from New Jersey if: 1. You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges." 2. You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags. 3. A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter. 4. You have known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven. 5. Have eaten at a Diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 a.m. 6. At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from. 7. Know what a "jug handle" is. 8. Know that WaWa is a convenience store. 9. Know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey - there's "The Shore". And you don't go "to the shore", you go "down the Shore". And when you are there, you're not "at the shore", you are "down the Shore". 10. Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs. And it's a Sub, not a submarine sandwich or worse yet, a hoagie, a hero, or a grinder. 11. You know how to properly navigate a Circle. 12. You knew that the above sentence had to do with driving. 13. You know that this is the only "New" state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire - doesn't work, does it?) 14. You don't think "What exit" is very funny. 15. You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little "different". 16. You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters. 17. The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar. 18. You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls. 19. You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers. 20. Every year, you had a least one kid in your class named Tony. 21. You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits. 22. You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall. 23. You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood. It can be no other way. 24. You were not raised in New Jersey. You were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey. 25. You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state. 26. You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamburger's and Orbach's. 27. You've had a Boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries. 28. You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February. 29. When you say you're going to Englishtown you mean you're going to the flea market, not the town. And finally... 30. You NEVER, NEVER pump your own gas.

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[Andthensometoo]

WOW! No wonder I always thought people from Jesey were odd. It's because they are!

[JD]

1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real New Jersey driver never uses them.

2. Under no circumstance should you leave a safe distance between
you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.

3. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the
chance you have of getting hit.

4. Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one
expects it and it will result in you being rear-ended.

5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive
bodywork. New Jersey is a no-fault insurance state and the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.

6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure
that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.

7. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a
good way to scare people entering the highway.

8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion
and are apparently not enforceable in New Jersey during rush hour.

9. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed
up or move over doesn't mean that a New Jersey driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.

10. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.

11. Learn to swerve abruptly. New Jersey is the home of the
high-speed slalom driving thanks to the State Highway Department, which puts pot-holes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.

12. It is traditional in New Jersey to honk your horn at cars
that don't move the instant the light turns green.

13. Remember that the goal of every New Jersey driver is to get
there first by whatever means necessary.

14. In the New Jersey area, 'flipping someone the bird' is
considered a polite New Jersey salute. This gesture should always be returned.

THANK YOU & HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY!

[LE PEW]

That explains a lot.

I've always wondered why the back of the inspection stickers say that NJ is the safest state to drive in but we still have the highest insurance rates?

[yysenhimer]

ok ok I agree with all of You know you're from new Jersey if...

and for the driving rules, with the exception of #1 and #10, I do all of the others on a daily basis. I think that's how we were taught in drivers ed. There's nothing wrong with them is there?

[dlb]

No mention of girls with big hair?

[LE PEW]

[serotta]

Originally posted by JD
You know you're from New Jersey if:


26. You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys,

Rickel's, Channel, Bamburger's and Orbach's.

Actually I remember it as E.J. Korvette's and Two Guys from Harrison, other than that you hit it right on the head.

[schoolbus]

that is exactly why i hate jersey and ther drivers...cause you guys are all crazy, but you havent met me yet!!!


moose

[foment]

Having lived in central jersey for the last 16 years of my total 22 year old life, I can definitely vouch for all those new jersey stereotypes.

I dont remember those restaurants or what not, but anyone driving through freehold can tell ya that everyone knows the boss and everyone knows that odd italian restaurants that appear to be open but only have a few customers in black suits should be neither visited nor stared at.
hehe


I got a f-150 recently so i could be an obnoxious jersey driver with one big badass grey scab!

[LE PEW]

you guys are all crazy, but you havent met me yet!!!

We're crazy?? We may not have met in person but I recall a certain photo or two.

Ya know what they say Moose, people who live in glass houses ..................

[LE PEW]

Juat an FYI, Korvettes was a chain of department stores founded by a group of Korean war veterans, hence the name. Two Guys and Great Easten are another pair of now defunct department stores as well.

<Is humming "Memories" to himself as he becomes nostalgic.>

[schoolbus]

exactly!


i was just saying that jersey folks drive crazy...just like my girls dad...he lives in oceon county. no offense was intended, i thought i put a j/k in there but i see i didnt!!

moose

[LE PEW]

Hey no problem Moose. No offense taken at all. I was just kidding as well.

I commute to work on these roads and travel them quite often and can honestly tell you that there is definetly a lot of truth to the Jersey driver stereotype.

I myself am a slacker as I dont use the cell phone while I drive.

[Ford4Fun]

Originally posted by JD


You know that this is the only "New" state that

doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try...Mexico, ...York,

...Hampshire - doesn't work, does it?)

....so what happened to the old jersey???