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Old 06-03-2008, 07:40 AM
 
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Just curious,

given the very close proximity of much of the northern New Jersey population to New York City, (I know much of Northern New Jersey are basically bedroom communities/suburbs) of New York, do any of you say you are from the New York area when talking to someone outside your region.

After all, I know some of the NYC sports teams are located in across the Hudson.

So do you identify yourselves as New York area people, or does the effect of being in a different state all together prevent that kind of thing?
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Old 06-03-2008, 07:43 AM
 
Location: NJ
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Just curious,

given the very close proximity of much of the northern New Jersey population to New York City, (I know much of Northern New Jersey are basically bedroom communities/suburbs) of New York, do any of you say you are from the New York area when talking to someone outside your region.

After all, I know some of the NYC sports teams are located in across the Hudson.

So do you identify yourselves as New York area people, or does the effect of being in a different state all together prevent that kind of thing?
i say northern NJ...if that elicits a blank stare (which, given the geographical ignorance of most ppl in this country, is a lot), I'll say "near NYC".
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Old 06-03-2008, 07:59 AM
 
Location: The Communist State of NJ
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Never. Well I actually live closer to PA anyway. My ex-husband and I used to travel quite often, he used to always say NY when people asked us where we were from.....I hated it
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Old 06-03-2008, 08:12 AM
 
Location: High Bridge
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I say new jersey... I once got asked if I was "strapped"....

I think they watch too much Soprano's elsewhere.
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Old 06-03-2008, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
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When we vacation outside the country, we say NY. Not too many people outside US heard of NJ, but NY everyone knows. Besides we only moved from Brooklyn 2 years ago, so we're still in a transitional state of mind. Especially my 10 year old son, he never misses a chance to say he's actually from NY... it's still an adjustment.
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Old 06-03-2008, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Murphy, NC
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Just curious,

given the very close proximity of much of the northern New Jersey population to New York City, (I know much of Northern New Jersey are basically bedroom communities/suburbs) of New York, do any of you say you are from the New York area when talking to someone outside your region.

After all, I know some of the NYC sports teams are located in across the Hudson.

So do you identify yourselves as New York area people, or does the effect of being in a different state all together prevent that kind of thing?
no way, it's a whole different state no matter how close it is to ny, laws, etc. I live literally next to a bridge to PA and I never go there, no reason to.
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Old 06-03-2008, 08:58 AM
 
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Uh, no.

I always say I'm from Nu Joizey....

PS. Since NJ is richer than NY as measured by personal income, why exactly would I ever say I'm from that place?
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Old 06-03-2008, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Weehawken, NJ
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I just say Jersey
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Old 06-03-2008, 09:23 AM
 
Location: Here but I spend time There.
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I know that sometimes people think we have an identify crisis with NYC in NNJ and Philly in SJ, but no true jersian will ever say "I'm from NYC or Philly" that's like sacreligious *sp or something. I simply say, I'm from jersey and they know where Jersey is, not like if you were from New Mexico and you say "Mexico".
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Old 06-03-2008, 10:02 AM
 
Location: Jersey City
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I say Jersey unless I'm overseas, although a surprising number of Londoners know about New Jersey well enough. Smug Parisians will pretend they've never heard of New York, "what is this York Nouveau of which you parle?" I work in Manhattan and live very close to it (my place is closer to Wall Street than many parts of Manhattan), but New Jersey is a state with a strong identity.
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