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That's what I was gonna say. Go to Wildwood in the summer and you'll meet a bunch of Canadians who drove right past the New England states and their beaches to vacation down there.
Plenty may go by, but Hampton Beach in NH is loaded with Quebec plates every summer.
I am almost 40 years old and have been living in NJ for 20 years and this is the first time I have ever heard of the Isle of Jersey. I'm guessing "most people" have not heard of it.
I work with a guy that was born and raised in Newark. I was telling him how my friend works in Kearny and he said "where's that"? He didn't even know where a town was 2 miles from where he grew up. I'm guessing he doesn't know the Isle of Jersey either
Maybe I'm a little out of touch then.
So, being from NEW Jersey, it never brought up questions in your, or your coworker's, minds as to WHY we are called NEW Jersey, instead of just Jersey? This never piqued your curiosity?
So, being from NEW Jersey, it never brought up questions in your, or your coworker's, minds as to WHY we are called NEW Jersey, instead of just Jersey? This never piqued your curiosity?
I'm pretty sure I learned sometime in my years in public school that NJ gets its name from the island. Colonial history. Important stuff.
I've been to the Isle of Jersey so no lack of familiarity. But I have wondered the same thing about why the other "New" states don't get shortened in the same way. Then again - Jersey City, NJ vs New York City, NY.
As for "the city" - I wonder if that is related to the use of that term for the City of London, which is a separate area of London. People do refer to the City when they are referencing that specific area of London, so it's not an exact analogy as the area encompassed by "the city" in New York is much larger. But still, it could be somehow related.
I'm pretty sure I learned sometime in my years in public school that NJ gets its name from the island. Colonial history. Important stuff.
I wouldn't say it is "important" in the sense that you need to know it in order to function. But when it comes to trivial information, I think most people know more when it is close to home as opposed to peripheral information. Plus, as I said, the first word of the name is "NEW". I'm too curious of a person to just let that go. I concede we are not all the same, hence my statement about being out of touch.
I wouldn't say it is "important" in the sense that you need to know it in order to function. But when it comes to trivial information, I think most people know more when it is close to home as opposed to peripheral information. Plus, as I said, the first word of the name is "NEW". I'm too curious of a person to just let that go. I concede we are not all the same, hence my statement about being out of touch.
I didn't mean that particular fact is important, just that colonial history is and for me this was part of history at some point in my curriculum. But especially as a NJ resident, to learn our state's history may be considered kind of important. In the grand scheme how we got our name is unimportant but like you said, don't people wonder?
I wouldn't say it is "important" in the sense that you need to know it in order to function. But when it comes to trivial information, I think most people know more when it is close to home as opposed to peripheral information. Plus, as I said, the first word of the name is "NEW". I'm too curious of a person to just let that go. I concede we are not all the same, hence my statement about being out of touch.
We moved from 'the city' to NJ last year. My 12 year old, though she was well aware of NJ as a state, had never wondered where the name came from until we got here. She knew there was a York, a Hampshire and a Mexico, but had never really thought about Jersey. I meant to look it up, but never got around to it. Now I can tell her!
We moved from 'the city' to NJ last year. My 12 year old, though she was well aware of NJ as a state, had never wondered where the name came from until we got here. She knew there was a York, a Hampshire and a Mexico, but had never really thought about Jersey. I meant to look it up, but never got around to it. Now I can tell her!
I wouldn't expect a 12 year old who didn't live here to question where the name came from. I understand why she knew about York, having lived in NY. And Mexico, since...well...Mexico. But it is a little surprising she knows about Hampshire. But having kids myself, I know they tend to surprise me with the random stuff they have in their head.
I have family in Inwood and Washington Heights, both neighborhoods in Upper Manhattan, and even they sometimes say I'm going into "the city."
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