Who is a New Jerseyan to you? (Newark, Jersey City: neighborhoods, live)
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So, your Senators, Congressmen, and soldiers overseas aren't New Jerseyans.
not unless they live at least 2 months of the year in nj. its just a piece of land, being a new jerseyan simply means you live in that piece of land. it doesn't take away some special piece of your identity unless you are some pathetic insecure person that requires some kind of special association with the state you live in as some kind of social identity for yourself.
if you aren't living in new jersey, then you aren't a new jerseyan. what else do you think being a "new jerseyan" means? its not in your blood, its a geographic location. a piece of land. if you don't live within its borders, you aren't a new jerseyan.
Yes, it´s just land, but growing up in that land and community is different than living there for one year. being from nj is not an ethnic identity, but a regional one.
Yes, it´s just land, but growing up in that land and community is different than living there for one year. being from nj is not an ethnic identity, but a regional one.
haahahaha whatever, you want to be a proud "new jerseyan" because you happened to grow up in a piece of land then you feel that way.
I am who I am because of my family, not the piece of land I live on.
haahahaha whatever, you want to be a proud "new jerseyan" because you happened to grow up in a piece of land then you feel that way.
I am who I am because of my family, not the piece of land I live on.
Who ever said being "New Jerseyan" is more important than your family or even ethnic group? My family and ethnicity is much more important than me being from New Jersey and that goes for the majority of people. The identity to the state is the same way a person has a nostalgic connection to the neighborhood where he grew up in. I think that's a normal thing, but it doesn't necessarily replace your family or ethnic identity nor is it more important. It's just something that's part of you.
Not to the people who move to New York, from Middle America, apparently.
People seem immensely proud to move to New York, especially young people/students, and are quick to call themselves New Yorkers though for many it's laughable - especially for students who spend their summers and winter breaks back home in California or Wisconsin or wherever else I met people from who fit this to a T. I'm young and attended college in Staten Island and knew tons of people from all over the country who were so proud to be in New York City. Some even moved off campus to Brooklyn or Manhattan and commuted to classes, inserting themselves into the lifestyle and proudly declaring themselves New Yorkers. Guess it's the cool thing to do.
Who ever said being "New Jerseyan" is more important than your family or even ethnic group? My family and ethnicity is much more important than me being from New Jersey and that goes for the majority of people. The identity to the state is the same way a person has a nostalgic connection to the neighborhood where he grew up in. I think that's a normal thing, but it doesn't necessarily replace your family or ethnic identity nor is it more important. It's just something that's part of you.
I see it more as a place I live in than being a part of me and part of my identity.
But anyone who truly understands how the pace of life works here and feels like its their home after crossing over the Delaware or Hudson should be considered a "New Jersian". After long road trips to Pittsburgh, Chicago, Virginia, or Rochester. Crossing over the Delaware river gives me a sense of elevated comfort and happiness that we have finally reached Home .
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