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It just seemed to me that the grittiness, industrial factor and overall vibe around Newark and Jersey City resemble Baltimore (and Philadelphia) more than Connecticut cities, which are smaller.
True. Though Newark and Jersey City are both more similar in size to Bridgeport, New Haven or Hartford than Baltimore, let alone Philadelphia. Hard to compare the New Jersey cities are engulfed in the NYC metro while those Connecticut ones are far enough out to feel somewhat separated.
I'm sorry, but this really makes me LOL. Connecticut's three major cities (Bridgeport, Hartford, and to a lesser extent New Haven) are all high-crime, semi-blighted, economically depressed, and have large black and Puerto Rican populations - just like Newark. Even the vernacular architecture is more similar (lots of detached wood-frame houses, hardly any rowhouses at all).
LOL. The factual whiffs keep comin'.
The seminal Supreme Court decision related to public takings--Kelo vs. New London--involved a blighted, economically depessed town in Connecticut. Anyone who has ever visited Yale should have been disabused of this notion of CT as a "pristine" state of cutesy villages upon arrival.
Some of these comments sound like perceptions of America in the Third World.
"In Uh-mair-ee-cah, the roads are made of goooooald. In Uh-mair-ee-cah, the people do not pee or poop. In Uh-mair-ee-cah, every child go to sleep with full belly, and healthcare give to all."
I picked Maryland even though South Jersey specifically gives off a Maryland vibe to me and North Jersey does seem more like Connecticut. Central Jersey could probably say either way.
So you chose NJ based off of South Jersey? A significantly larger portion of NJ's population is in the North, which you said seems more like Connecticut. That would be like using the eastern shore of Maryland (or parts of the south/west) as a basis for comparing the state, while leaving out the (most populous) Baltimore-DC region in the comparison.
So you chose NJ based off of South Jersey? A significantly larger portion of NJ's population is in the North, which you said seems more like Connecticut. That would be like using the eastern shore of Maryland (or parts of the south/west) as a basis for comparing the state, while leaving out the (most populous) Baltimore-DC region in the comparison.
I said that all parts of Maryland should carry equal weight for that reason. There is nowhere in New Jersey that is culturally similar to Southern Maryland or the Eastern Shore (and nowhere that has their long history of tobacco cultivation). Western Maryland is in Appalachia and shares many similarities with West Virginia (which is partially included in the DC CSA). New Jersey does not have much of an Appalachian heritage nor are there too many parts that would remind anyone of West Virginia.
The Appalachian heritage also sets the Baltimore region apart from the urban areas in both NJ and CT.
I said that all parts of Maryland should carry equal weight for that reason. There is nowhere in New Jersey that is culturally similar to Southern Maryland or the Eastern Shore (and nowhere that has their long history of tobacco cultivation). Western Maryland is in Appalachia and shares many similarities with West Virginia (which is partially included in the DC CSA). New Jersey does not have much of an Appalachian heritage nor are there too many parts that would remind anyone of West Virginia.
NW New Jersey has on the edge of the Appalachians, but it's not quite there, and the Appalachians further north have a different culture*.
*I tend technically live near the Appalachians, but not in Appalachia
Really? I like it. I haven't downloaded it from iTunes yet, but I likely will.
Although some of the Marylanders here will be quick to disavow Southern MD, I think it's the best part of the state. You have quick access to two rivers (Potomac and Patuxent) and the Bay. Plus, that's where the state was founded. It's also the heart of the seafood industry Maryland is known for.
Really? I like it. I haven't downloaded it from iTunes yet, but I likely will.
Although some of the Marylanders here will be quick to disavow Southern MD, I think it's the best part of the state. You have quick access to two rivers (Potomac and Patuxent) and the Bay. Plus, that's where the state was founded. It's also the heart of the seafood industry Maryland is known for.
Not the song, the video, especially the beginning. Terrible acting.
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