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It depends on whom I'm talking to. Residents and former residents--I'll say Jersey; People who've never lived there then I say NEW Jersey. No matter where I live or how long I've been gone I'm ALWAYS from Jersey and Jersey will ALWAYS be home to me.
I always have to use "New York" now, just to get within a rough approximation geographically to let the person I am talking to know where I was from. Then I follow this sentence up with something in the order of "actually, I'm from New Jersey". Some will acknowledge that it's one of the 50 states, while some others have no idea. By the way, I am not kidding. The geographical ignorance in this country is staggering.
When I lived in New Jersey, the words "North Jersey" or "South Jersey" were frequently brought into the equation. When I lived in North Jersey, South Jersey was used to denote anything south of the Driscoll Bridge. When I lived in South Jersey, North Jersey was used to denote anything north of Great Adventure. I guess that must leave many in Monmouth County with a complex.
I always have to use "New York" now, just to get within a rough approximation geographically to let the person I am talking to know where I was from. Then I follow this sentence up with something in the order of "actually, I'm from New Jersey". Some will acknowledge that it's one of the 50 states, while some others have no idea. By the way, I am not kidding. The geographical ignorance in this country is staggering.
When I lived in New Jersey, the words "North Jersey" or "South Jersey" were frequently brought into the equation. When I lived in North Jersey, South Jersey was used to denote anything south of the Driscoll Bridge. When I lived in South Jersey, North Jersey was used to denote anything north of Great Adventure. I guess that must leave many in Monmouth County with a complex.
I lived in Monmouth County for a number of years and we considered ourselfs in Central Jersey. North Jersey didn't want us and neither did South Jersey. Since I lived on the coast, I found it easier to tell people I lived down the Shore. That everyone understood.
I always have to use "New York" now, just to get within a rough approximation geographically to let the person I am talking to know where I was from. Then I follow this sentence up with something in the order of "actually, I'm from New Jersey". Some will acknowledge that it's one of the 50 states, while some others have no idea. By the way, I am not kidding. The geographical ignorance in this country is staggering.
When I lived in New Jersey, the words "North Jersey" or "South Jersey" were frequently brought into the equation. When I lived in North Jersey, South Jersey was used to denote anything south of the Driscoll Bridge. When I lived in South Jersey, North Jersey was used to denote anything north of Great Adventure. I guess that must leave many in Monmouth County with a complex.
Hey, I used to do something similar to this. When narrowing down my location in NJ, I would say North Jersey ... "Fort Lee" instead of "Cliffside Park" which is one town over. People generally would know Fort Lee before Cliffside, then I would explain that I was one town over. Some people didn't even know Fort Lee either. Hmmm, wonder why they asked "where in NJ?"
Hey, I used to do something similar to this. When narrowing down my location in NJ, I would say North Jersey ... "Fort Lee" instead of "Cliffside Park" which is one town over. People generally would know Fort Lee before Cliffside, then I would explain that I was one town over. Some people didn't even know Fort Lee either. Hmmm, wonder why they asked "where in NJ?"
honestly... who cares? Actually... most people says "I'm from North Jersey" or "South Jersey". You don't expect the "New" ---- it might even sound odd if someone said "I'm from South New Jersey"?
Same here but only when out of state... say I'm visiting California or something like that.
Afterall I work in NYC and live like 10 miles outside of it. To me that's NYC....
People who live in Los Angeles, claim it, and that county is HUGE....
i recall being at a party in LA (like 10 yrs ago) and told a person that i was from New Jersey. people didn't seem have great words to say about it. one girl in a leopard skin cowboy hat told me that she had to visit a cousin in "southern New Jersey" and hated the place lol. my other friend said that i should have just said that i was from NY. lol.
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