Please share "10 Things to Know About Moving to JAX!" (Jacksonville: live, groceries)

[FLPL75]

Originally Posted by apvbguy

there's a lot to be said for NJ food, try getting a pork roll in FLA, face it NE FLA is not NJ, there are many differences but those differences are to me things to be learned about and enjoyed, but please no grits

ooo apvbguy
they just opened a new place near me and the owner said he is going to be having pork roll/eggs/cheese on Amarosa rolls. The prok roll & Amarosa rolls both being brought in from NJ

Haven't been there yet but I will let you know
You can also get porkroll frozen at publix


I love grits

[vdecapio]

Originally Posted by Hound9p

It is funny how the two states are constantly compared here. And it's interesting, to me at least as a current NJ person considering St. John's County. Regarding the colleges, I think that academically, UF can more than hold its own with any college in NJ, except Princeton, of course. (Certainly with Rutgers.) Having UF within easy driving distance and the availability of Florida's GREAT tuition program should probably be on that 10 things to know list.

I think you will want to stick with schools in the northeast. That is one thing no one will argue with, Florida is not a place to receive education....except about how to change a tire I guess.

As if people from the north are so caught up in Italian Food that somehow, someway they do not have the slightest idea how to change a tire or how to be nice. Come on give me a break.

[vdecapio]

Originally Posted by Ocklawaha

Try South of the border... Dominican Republic, Colombia, etc.. they cook the grits into small cake patties called AREPA. (Air-ape-ah). Some use hominy others yellow corn meal. The brick ovens in the Andes with the cedar wood and the fresh white cheese are to die for. Something like soft cornbread. There's an authentic Colombian/Mexican place out on beach near the Intercoastal in the Big Lots Center. Try the Arepa with egg or the empanada's for something original.

Empanada's: bite off the end, fill with lime (called Lemon) juice or with the hot sauce.

Ocklawaha

Arepas....haven't had those since Jersey.

[midnightrose227]

I am moving to get AWAY from Jersey; I'll survive without "gabbagole" and "manigott", thank you. I'm not Italian, so I just don't care. I realized, in the last 10 years here in Jersey, I've only had 3 cheesesteaks and one package of Tastykakes, so it's clear, these are not important things to me. Apparently, they are to Jersey people, and this is why Corzine & McGreevey et al got away with robbing you all blind the last 20 years - because you're concerned about petty crap (like penne) and not what's really important (like pensions). It's been said before, it bears repeating - if you don't like it, GO BACK NORTH!
Please get off the south vs. north bit and help me find out what it's all about to live in Jacksonville. I want to be a good neighbor, fit in and acclimate, not bulldoze my way into new surroundings and demand everything be catered to my whims.
Thank you

[apvbguy]

Originally Posted by midnightrose227

I am moving to get AWAY from Jersey; I'll survive without "gabbagole" and "manigott", thank you. I'm not Italian, so I just don't care. I realized, in the last 10 years here in Jersey, I've only had 3 cheesesteaks and one package of Tastykakes, so it's clear, these are not important things to me. Apparently, they are to Jersey people, and this is why Corzine & McGreevey et al got away with robbing you all blind the last 20 years - because you're concerned about petty crap (like penne) and not what's really important (like pensions). It's been said before, it bears repeating - if you don't like it, GO BACK NORTH!
Please get off the south vs. north bit and help me find out what it's all about to live in Jacksonville. I want to be a good neighbor, fit in and acclimate, not bulldoze my way into new surroundings and demand everything be catered to my whims.
Thank you

you seem like you'll fit in fine here. accept the place for what it is, seek out the good things and have a good time. don't be put off by the naysayers. JAX is a great place to live, you can pick and choose the lifestyle you want from the beaches to the river, suburban or urban it's all here.

[Hound9p]

Wait, there's no Tastykakes in Jacksonville? Now THAT is disturbing.

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Originally Posted by midnightrose227

I am moving to get AWAY from Jersey; I'll survive without "gabbagole" and "manigott", thank you. I'm not Italian, so I just don't care. I realized, in the last 10 years here in Jersey, I've only had 3 cheesesteaks and one package of Tastykakes, so it's clear, these are not important things to me. Apparently, they are to Jersey people, and this is why Corzine & McGreevey et al got away with robbing you all blind the last 20 years - because you're concerned about petty crap (like penne) and not what's really important (like pensions). It's been said before, it bears repeating - if you don't like it, GO BACK NORTH!
Please get off the south vs. north bit and help me find out what it's all about to live in Jacksonville. I want to be a good neighbor, fit in and acclimate, not bulldoze my way into new surroundings and demand everything be catered to my whims.
Thank you

I find it funny that within the course of a thread you became sick of hearing about NJ.....and the only reason we made comparisons is because you were moving from Jersey to Jax. Usually we get this crap from "Jax is paradise because I don't want a big city" Jacksonville residents who anytime we try to better Jacksonville with a few interesting urban ideas that we learned from northeast living they jump on the "well if you want those amenities in a southern city fuhgetaboutit and move back to the north."

I find it shocking that you have taken up that tone before even setting foot in Jacksonville. This is a first. I am putting this in my list of CD Hall Of Fame Moments. Congratulations.

[midnightrose227]

Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude; it's just that I have lived other places in the country, and knowing I can't get local foods in other states is no big surprise or deal. Any mature adult should not be shocked by it either, nor should they whine. Part of the reason I'm excited is I'm going on an adventure to someplace new to experience new things, somewhere I've never been before...
somewhere I mistakenly thought they have a football team named the "Panthers", when in fact (as my husband corrected me), they have a team named the "Jaguars"! (See yesterday's post)

I'll get the hang of it!

[cricketfan]

Originally Posted by midnightrose227

I am moving to get AWAY from Jersey; I'll survive without "gabbagole" and "manigott", thank you. I'm not Italian, so I just don't care. I realized, in the last 10 years here in Jersey, I've only had 3 cheesesteaks and one package of Tastykakes, so it's clear, these are not important things to me. Apparently, they are to Jersey people, and this is why Corzine & McGreevey et al got away with robbing you all blind the last 20 years - because you're concerned about petty crap (like penne) and not what's really important (like pensions). It's been said before, it bears repeating - if you don't like it, GO BACK NORTH!
Please get off the south vs. north bit and help me find out what it's all about to live in Jacksonville. I want to be a good neighbor, fit in and acclimate, not bulldoze my way into new surroundings and demand everything be catered to my whims.
Thank you

LOL ... I think this is one of the funniest posts I've read in a long time. You cracked me up with the "penne" and "pensions" thing. And what the heck is "gabbagole" and "manigott"?

But, seriously, you reminded me of a school trip to the Nile many years ago. Most of the kids, when we got off the tour bus, were absolutely enthralled by the sight of the pyramids. But then there were a few .... LOL... dying to find a MacDonalds. But I still think it's great that we all have different priorities.

Hope you make it to Jacksonville, you sound like someone who will adapt without much of a problem. Just remember to pack some Tastykakes.

[FLPL75]

wait
there are tastykake to be found
many of the Publix carry them and last week I saw a display at the Super Walmart on Atlantic & Kernan.

Also Philly Connection carries a nice selection


missing certain foods is not just a "jersey" or NY thing I have heard folks from all over the US that live here mention they have certain favorites that they miss.

cricket your nile story reminded me of the time we were on a cruise, 5 days of all the "fancy " not to mention endless supply of different foods. when we got off the ship in Grand Cayman I was very excited to see a Wendy's believe me I would of gone in but lol I was a little busy getting married