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It's not like there is only the American south or NJ. Some of the people here act like there are only two options. Just ridiculous. This is a big country.
LOL. I love how people will pay $20k+ in RE taxes for a McMansion that ends up in a politician's pockets all for the sake of "good" pizza and bagels. It's like a 10 year old who gets beat by his dad daily but says it's cool since he pays the mortgage. I've only been here for the past 3 months for a project, so maybe I'm missing a silver lining here. Or not.
The whole premise of this thread was voicing your displeasure with NJ under the guise of a benign question. By your statements, you obviously have your mind made up on New Jersey.
When your project is up, be on your way.
LOL. I love how people will pay $20k+ in RE taxes for a McMansion that ends up in a politician's pockets all for the sake of "good" pizza and bagels. It's like a 10 year old who gets beat by his dad daily but says it's cool since he pays the mortgage. I've only been here for the past 3 months for a project, so maybe I'm missing a silver lining here. Or not.
Where did you live, prior to your arrival in NJ, Newjitty?
LOL. I love how people will pay $20k+ in RE taxes for a McMansion that ends up in a politician's pockets all for the sake of "good" pizza and bagels. It's like a 10 year old who gets beat by his dad daily but says it's cool since he pays the mortgage. I've only been here for the past 3 months for a project, so maybe I'm missing a silver lining here. Or not.
Okay so I moved away but you can't say anything bad about NJ or watch out!!! Lets put it this way, if I could afford it I'd be back. It is a great place to live and a great culture. It is near the greatest city in the world. Old growth trees and little towns with cool villages. Spring lake. The pizza and bagels are only the icing on the cake. The awesome people. I come back to the NJ forum because people on this site have that NJ sense of humor I so miss. Sadly, It has just become too expensive for most people.
FYI if you want to see McMansions you should come to GA. Georgia wrote the book. It is a whole different ballgame.
Location: Some got six month some got one solid. But me and my buddies all got lifetime here
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Okay so I moved away but you can't say anything bad about NJ or watch out!!! Lets put it this way, if I could afford it I'd be back. It is a great place to live and a great culture. It is near the greatest city in the world. Old growth trees and little towns with cool villages. Spring lake. The pizza and bagels are only the icing on the cake. The awesome people. I come back to the NJ forum because people on this site have that NJ sense of humor I so miss. Sadly, It has just become too expensive for most people.
For all of it's flaws it's still the greatest state in the union. But you have it pegged right there. It's become way too expensive. If you're already settled in and you're doing...you know...okay...then everything's cool. Attempt to start over in New Jersey you're going to go into severe sticker shock. I'm talking like a holy **** type of sticker shock. That's what p***es me off about the state. It's a state I love that I can no longer afford a decent quality of life in. I still love it to death.
So with that said, I think ol' Newjitty ought to be well on his way out once his project is up. So long, pally. Make some room for those who desire to come back.
I certainly don't feel like I have to apologize for posting to this thread, or just naturally having some curiosity about a state I lived in for 47 of my first 49 years - of COURSE I'm still going to have something of an interest in things regarding NJ.
That does NOT mean, however, that I would want to move back.
Re: Jersey sarcasm as a way of life; when I first moved out here, my wife couldn't figure out what I was trying to say when I spoke in NJSARCASM-ESE. After trying to explain myself a few times, I finally asked her: "Have you ever seen any movies with Danny DeVito? And you know the way he talks?" That's when the light came on. We didn't have any problems communicating after that.
Nobody in my background talks anything like Danny Devito and I am not the type to spend lots of time looking back. With my life it would have held me back. I just don't judge people who never looked back. Whatever works for ya.
Where did you live, prior to your arrival in NJ, Newjitty?
Hey pal, I'm from the small podunk of Manhattan, though London originally. I think what irks me the most is its people's passive aggressive stance against blatant fiscal rape by the state's politicians. Everyone cries about it, though who actually does anything? On the plus side, Bergen County feels like a place on its own, not as backwards as the rest of the state seems. Of course I'm still an outsider, so again I might be missing something, still don't think so though. Maybe pizza and bagels should be higher on my priority list over boosting my own retirement from RE tax savings?
We moved down to NE North Carolina a year ago. I do miss NJ a lot. I lived there all my life and find it hard adjusting to a new place. I am used to the Jersey way of life. A big problem here is the lack of jobs, good paying jobs and jobs period. I don't miss the winter weather or the traffic or the high cost of housing. Here the houses are cheaper and the taxes on them as well but everything else including surprisingly car insurance is just as expensive.
I could see myself moving back to NJ some day but I imagine it would have to be in South Jersey and not North Jersey where I am from. I always say if I won the lottery I would buy a house in Jersey to live during the summer and winter down here. All our family is up that way and that is hard too.
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