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Point me to where i said anything of the sort (south jersey is a hot bed of racism). I'm waiting.
I posted to counter a strong assertion by jerseygal4u and my comments were directed back at why this whole sidebar even started. You said nothing about South Jersey being racist, you simply interjected about my claim that racists live in North Jersey too.
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To prove north jersey has racists too. You didn't realize that?
Bingo. To state that any area is represented by an extreme minority of idiots is, well...idiotic.
[quote=tahiti;27345784]I asked a simple question. How is that defensive. I live in the area he was talking about so I just was curious. But it turns out it wasn't my area. We have no racists here!
Sure you don't.
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I have said NOTHING about S.Jersey being racist.
No, you didn't, but you did choose to enter the conversation in a manner that led some to believe you were defending the original assertion. My recent posts on that topic were an effort to put the lunacy of even discussing "which areas *******s are more racist" to bed.
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Please, tell me in my town that my newer home was taxed higher than existing homes. tell me why if what you say is true, my taxes rose 20% after reassessment. On my newer home. Thanks.
It all has to do with assessments. You are very correct that most North Jersey towns are generall re-assessed more often then their South Jersey counterparts, which creates a much greater discrepancy in taxes between new and old housing in South Jersey. This is something that they are currently working on rectifying with the new three assessments. You are correct from your perspective, but Frank is also correct from his.
In my town, new construction is rated based on the claimed value of the house when sold. Buy a new house in my town for $400k and you are assessed at $400k. The comparable house that was built 15 years ago down the street may also be worth $400k, but their assessment is much lower, so they have a lower tax bill. This is thankfully something that they are finally working on addressing and there will be a lot of people with older homes in for quite a shock.
Thank you goat.. I was away on business and did not get back till now.. New homes are always assessed higher thus higher taxes then an older home at the same price.. I found this true in every town we looked at a few years when we bought, and the realtor told us this is everywhere
Spent half of my life in both and I would cringe at ever having to live in central jersey. Anyway depends on your age however the nightlife scene in North Jersey is 10x better, and younger adults tend to gravitate to North Jersey more. Also, North Jersey finally has some Wawas. The only thing to complain about are house prices in North Jersey. They are approximately double in most towns compared to South Jersey.
Spent half of my life in both and I would cringe at ever having to live in central jersey. Anyway depends on your age however the nightlife scene in North Jersey is 10x better, and younger adults tend to gravitate to North Jersey more. Also, North Jersey finally has some Wawas. The only thing to complain about are house prices in North Jersey. They are approximately double in most towns compared to South Jersey.
You mention this in just about every North vs. South Jersey thread, but as has been proven countless times, this is simply not true. When we look at percentage of the population there is a similar mix of young and old in both areas and similar educational levels, career choices, etc. South Jersey is basically a smaller version of North Jersey at least demographically. What you do get in North Jersey is density and that gives rise to places like Hoboken where young people concentrate and you find the kind of nightlife you are talking about.
However, as has been mentioned several times previously there is a big difference between access to Philly vs. access to NYC. Philly is a far more accessible place for people in South Jersey and far more affordable for young professionals versus NYC for people in North Jersey. So, while young professionals who want that "urban scene" find themselves priced out of NYC and hanging out in Hoboken; those same people can comfortably live in Philly and those who choose not to can get into the city 24/7 in less then 20 minutes and at a cost of $5. Hence, there is little need for nightlife in South Jersey.
However, as has been mentioned several times previously there is a big difference between access to Philly vs. access to NYC. Philly is a far more accessible place for people in South Jersey and far more affordable for young professionals versus NYC for people in North Jersey. So, while young professionals who want that "urban scene" find themselves priced out of NYC and hanging out in Hoboken; those same people can comfortably live in Philly and those who choose not to can get into the city 24/7 in less then 20 minutes and at a cost of $5. Hence, there is little need for nightlife in South Jersey.
Excellent point and lets not forget that when people from North Jersey visit Atlantic City, they are indeed coming down to South Jersey for fun whether it's for nightlife or casino gambling. It's rare to find people from South Jersey going upstate for just for entertainment purposes.
you mention this in just about every north vs. South jersey thread, but as has been proven countless times, this is simply not true. When we look at percentage of the population there is a similar mix of young and old in both areas and similar educational levels, career choices, etc. South jersey is basically a smaller version of north jersey at least demographically. What you do get in north jersey is density and that gives rise to places like hoboken where young people concentrate and you find the kind of nightlife you are talking about.
However, as has been mentioned several times previously there is a big difference between access to philly vs. Access to nyc. Philly is a far more accessible place for people in south jersey and far more affordable for young professionals versus nyc for people in north jersey. So, while young professionals who want that "urban scene" find themselves priced out of nyc and hanging out in hoboken; those same people can comfortably live in philly and those who choose not to can get into the city 24/7 in less then 20 minutes and at a cost of $5. Hence, there is little need for nightlife in south jersey.
Excellent point and lets not forget that when people from North Jersey visit Atlantic City, they are indeed coming down to South Jersey for fun whether it's for nightlife or casino gambling. It's rare to find people from South Jersey going upstate for just for entertainment purposes.
Not only AC. Wildwood, Cape May, Ocean city,. Avalon, Margate etc etc is where a lot of North Jersey people spend summer vacations
Not only AC. Wildwood, Cape May, Ocean city,. Avalon, Margate etc etc is where a lot of North Jersey people spend summer vacations
In my experience, the number of North Jersey shore vacationers significantly dissipates below LBI (Atlantic City is an exception for obvious reasons). I don't doubt there are at least some frequent North Jersey visitors in Ventnor-on-down, but I never knew any.
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