NJ used to be the fake ID of choice back in the day
Not to be reductionist, but as a fellow NJ alum, my assumption was entirely that everyone conjures the image in their head of the factories and general urban decay you encounter as soon as you cross the Delaware memorial. You’re then accosted by the east coast autobahn terrordome that is the NJT until you gtfo.
I get it, but it was unironically named the Garden State because it was once apart of the bread basket of the first 13, and it’s honestly quite verdant and pleasant throughout.
Again though, I get it.
I can say that I’m guilty of this and was pleasantly surprised when I visited for a few days during a work trip some years ago.
That said, I did fly into Newark so y’all still had some explaining to do. Yes I know about the remodel, but it wasn’t done when I was there so that doesn’t count 😛
I’m visiting NJ for the first time through a work trip this week.
Reminds me just as much as Massachusetts or Maine. Lots of greenery, and definitely not as bad as maybe I thought going in
I feel like the popular conception of Jersey is Newark and the Sopranos and nothing in between
It’s a great place to be from.
“from” being the operative word.
Bruce Springsteen’s breakout hit was about getting out of Jersey ASAP.
I lived in NJ. AMA.
Why?
Explain yourself!
Ameriga exblain
I lived across the river of NYC without paying the NYC rent prices.
NJ’s shores are nice. Good malls too.
(Limited exceptions.)
The obvious question is Taylor ham or pork roll?
Gabaghoul
It’s pork roll.
Let the battle begin!
Pork roll.
What is a pork roll?
My bad Paulie!
For someone not in the US: what kind of shop is that, and why is it banning people from NJ?
It’s a “shop” if you mean it’s short for “photoshop”. It is not a real thing, only a joke. There would be no reason, we just have lighthearted rivalries between states.
Ah, OK.
My guess would be some sort of government service or charity whose funding is state related but is close to a border with another state.
They can probably serve out of state people but are not set up for it.
That, or New Jersey still has laughable IDs that are essentially laminated paper. The US is weirdly stuck in the past that way. Only recently have their IDs started to resemble ones from 30 years ago in Canada.
Ain’t nothing but a heartache.
For a second I thought that was OJ lol
Fled New Jersey when I was 2 (months) and have only been back to visit relatives a couple times.
Really we have to ask what a wookie was doing on Endor?
