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I feel that NJ is a state where not too many transplants exist. Most adults who live in NJ tend to be natives. I feel that NJ is like Florida where it's made up of so many old people except most of the old people in NJ are natives, while in Florida most of them are transplants from NJ or the North. NJ has so many retirement homes within shortish distances of each other. I am actually shocked that NJ's public transportation is filled with young adults and some middle aged people. I barely see senior citizens on NJ's public transportation.
I feel that most of NJ is overpopulated due to the amount of Baby Boomers who were born, grown here, and lived their entire lives here. Everywhere I go in NJ it's annoying. They always stare at your car when you go into a parking lot, I always have to park far from stores, because they're always walking when I am trying leave a parking lot. A lot of NJ's Baby Boomers seem babaric in behavior too. I worked at West Caldwell's ShopRite where tons of them shop and it's depressing when you barely see a young community. It's depressing and most of them were a pain to deal with as customers (not because of age, but because generational characteristics). I went to the post office today and I saw an old man on a cane walking very slowly to the Florham Park post office. He was getting somewhat close to the door, but I just walked past him instead of holding the door for him, because I am just so fed up of how many Boomers live in NJ and how they take over every strip mall and take over every piece of population within in a given area. But i feel so terrible i did that **** though. I can't even back up my car peacefully or park somewhere without these Boomers death staring at me or my car. Most of them in NJ can't drive well and they are the ones who end up crashing their car into stores. I miss green lights, because most of them take over NJ and drive too slow. This ain't the pace of Florida.
I feel that most of NJ lacks young people (which depresses me), and I only see them in areas like Morristown or areas like Dover and westward and urban parts of East Jersey. I love how NJ has great ethnic diversity, but I feel that NJ doesn't suit my preference of age demographics. Most Millennials who were born and grown in NJ want to live here forever (and most of us Millennials live with our parents till we are 30, because NJ is damn expensive), so it's going to be the same thing when we are old. I don't plan on living on NJ forever anyways, but does the West of the US have more young people (Millennials)?
The West has more transplants from what I've heard. The West in general and the scenery of the West makes me feel young and alive. I want to move somewhere out West where I can feel young and alive.
I have noticed that a lot of people my parents' age (latter 50s) or slightly older have been selling their homes in NJ and either downsizing to a smaller NJ home, moving to a NJ townhouse, or moving out of state. The population of New Jerseyans in my parents' age group will decrease after most of them retire.
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I think that I echo the sentiments of many other NJ residents when I urge you to leave the state a.s.a.p., so that you can achieve eternal happiness in The Golden West. Just be sure to bring your asbestos clothing.
Have you considered a Go Fund Me page in order to be able to accelerate your departure?
Go Fund Me, yes, let's run this person a "Get out of town" benefit. Maybe locals could get together and help them pack too.
I feel that most of NJ is overpopulated due to the amount of Baby Boomers who were born, grown here, and lived their entire lives here. Everywhere I go in NJ it's annoying. They always stare at your car when you go into a parking lot, I always have to park far from stores, because they're always walking when I am trying leave a parking lot. A lot of NJ's Baby Boomers seem babaric in behavior too. I worked at West Caldwell's ShopRite where tons of them shop and it's depressing when you barely see a young community. It's depressing and most of them were a pain to deal with as customers (not because of age, but because generational characteristics). I went to the post office today and I saw an old man on a cane walking very slowly to the Florham Park post office. He was getting somewhat close to the door, but I just walked past him instead of holding the door for him, because I am just so fed up of how many Boomers live in NJ and how they take over every strip mall and take over every piece of population within in a given area. But i feel so terrible i did that **** though. I can't even back up my car peacefully or park somewhere without these Boomers death staring at me or my car. Most of them in NJ can't drive well and they are the ones who end up crashing their car into stores. I miss green lights, because most of them take over NJ and drive too slow. This ain't the pace of Florida.
The West has more transplants from what I've heard. The West in general and the scenery of the West makes me feel young and alive. I want to move somewhere out West where I can feel young and alive.
I have noticed that a lot of people my parents' age (latter 50s) or slightly older have been selling their homes in NJ and either downsizing to a smaller NJ home, moving to a NJ townhouse, or moving out of state. The population of New Jerseyans in my parents' age group will decrease after most of them retire.
New Jersey is overpopulated due to ONE generation of people? There are also a lot of Millennials that also might be crowding up the state ya know
There are a lot of Boomers everywhere simply because they are the largest generation. You are going to have a lot of Boomers in NJ, and I'm sure there's Boomers out West. There's plenty of Boomers here in Erie. I haven't lived anywhere that didn't have Boomers, lol.
I'm a Generation Xer but find it amazing that you put the blame on Boomers for your dislike of your current location.
How are Boomers depressing? Any place that you pick to live in is going to have people of varying ages living there. People walk in parking lots everywhere and even in lesser populated areas like mine, it's the norm to have to wait on pedestrians walking all over the lot. Waiting is a part of life and it sounds like you need to learn some patience. Missing a green light isn't the end of the world and it's just sad that you put your own desire to hurry up over common courtesy when you rushed past the older man using the cane instead of holding the door for him.
There is no area of the country that is absolutely perfect. Some areas suit each of us better depending on our own personal preferences but you won't find utopia.
You need data. Actual facts. Look at the US Census, and learn about age of the populations in certain areas and compare them. Because you might be entirely misguided in your assumptions and observations.
I think that I echo the sentiments of many other NJ residents when I urge you to leave the state a.s.a.p., so that you can achieve eternal happiness in The Golden West. Just be sure to bring your asbestos clothing.
Have you considered a Go Fund Me page in order to be able to accelerate your departure?
I have to finish college first! I always wanted to set up Go Fund Me frauds to get free money so badly. Would I get caught? Hehe
Yes, we definitely need driverless cars to replace all humans regardless of age. There are horrible human beings in all ages who drive selfishly and also there was a Youtube of a guy driving on I-95 in NJ way out of control due to drugs probably. Yes, I think we need more NJ transit spots in NJ's suburbs.
If NJ had fewer older folks, the whole school funding scheme would collapse under its own weight. Do you think all those soccer moms could afford the taxes for the services they demand from the school system?
We childless Boomers are paying for their kids educations.
I do feel bad for those taxpayers that have kids who are done with high school and they still have to pay for school taxes, but obviously that contributes to the current soccer moms who have to pay their taxes too.
You walked past and wouldn’t hold the door for a man slowly walking with a cane?!? His only “problems” were that he was elderly and slow? That is completely clucked up...
As someone smack-dab in the middle of Gen X, I personally think a mindset change hit people sometime mid-Boomer generation. Overall, I think the under 60 crowd is more selfish and narcissistic than the older Boomers, Silent Generation, and few Greatest Generation people who are left. I think that under 60 crowd can be subdivided even further into an under 45 crowd that is even more irritating.
I don’t know why... lack of a major war/draft, Reagan, video games, who knows? But I clearly see a difference in behavior and attitudes. And while older people can be annoying at times, overall I’d usually rather hang out with one of them than a spoiled brat 18-year-old who got a $100,000 car from his/her parents the second they turned 17. Yes, it annoys me that many older people still think that gas costs $.29 a gallon and yet they always miraculously figure out that the house they bought for $40,000 in 1971 is now worth $850,000, pricing many millennials out of the market, but at least most of these people learned the words “please” and “thank you”.
I’m Gen X, but my parents were older Silent Generation members. I’m grateful for that, because I truly believe I received values from them that I wouldn’t have received had they been 15-20 years younger.
Now, I’m about to make some popcorn...
The Boomers are the most hated generations alive. I've dealt with it. I worked in West Caldwell ShopRite and the neighborhood is full of them. Most of Essex County's rich neighborhoods are full of them. The Boomers in my family are different than the rest. I'd have to agree with you about the selfishness of people under 60. There are many selfish Gen X people and many selfish people of my age group. I see it. I see it in my daily life. I see it when it comes to driving, daily life, food, and common courtesy. I grew up with it. My parents are selfish people when it comes to daily life and driving. My mom is selfish around food, which contributed to her getting diabetes. Some people my age are spoiled brats, because their selfish Gen X parents spoiled them with an unaffordable car, etc.
Most of the boomers are retiring here in order to help out their underachieving millennial kids. It's an expensive why would anyone be foolish enough to retire here unless they've got strings attached.
I never knew that's a thing in NJ.
Besides the expensiveness of NJ, why would someone be foolish enough to retire somewhere that gets super cold and snow dumped. The cold is bad for you if you are handicapped. Luckily, none of my elder relatives in NJ are on canes or walkers, but if they were, I'd be scared for them when winter comes. If you're handicapped, you can fall on ice, you can't shovel snow, and you would have to afford to get your driveway cleaned. The South is definitely cheaper than NJ, but also humidity can also hurt some people's joints, so it's also kind of a surprise to why Florida is a retiree state.
If you're taking a Dale Carnegie course, you are failing miserably.
Do you have no idea how many regular posters on this forum are "Baby Boomers", people between the ages of 72 and 54?
We're not all wandering aimlessly through parking lots or living in retirement communities, and many of us have been taking public transportation for years and continue to do so.
What is it about your car that makes you think someone is staring at it? People in general don't stare at cars. Could it be the missing muffler or the cardboard-and-duct-tape rear passenger door?
I drive a regular modern day car with a slightly distinguishable color and it's not noisy at all and has no damages. I always feel socially anxious when I pull into any parking lot in NJ (especially the strip malls in Florham Park). I always park away from people, because 1. It's hard to back the **** out without these old New Jerseyans walking near my car while I am trying to back the **** out. 2. These old New Jerseyans death stare at me and my car acting like I am doing something wrong although I am doing anything wrong in the parking lot.
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