You know you're from South Jersey if....
So a friend of mine at work e-mailed this to me, and it sums up South Jersey pretty well. (See my commentary in green. There are a lot of strange things about this place!) Enjoy!
You know you're from South Jersey if...
-You don't "go to the beach", you go "down the shore". We are only about an hour from the beach, so that's pretty cool, and there are casinos there!!
-You've had arguments over cheese steak quality. of Jim's, Pat's and Geno's, I've only had Jim's.
- You've actually found the Echelon Mall.
- You or one of your friends have Lyme Disease. Not really sure what this means, but I don't know anyone who has lyme disease.
- You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.
- You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 10 of them. Wawa is like Seven-Eleven only much better and with gas stations. There is a Super Wawa by our house, and it's great!
- You know that you should get the hell out of Camden before dark. Yeah, Camden is where Brad works.
- You know how to successfully navigate a traffic circle. I HATE traffic circles, they just make driving more confusing and ridiculous.
- You say "water" "wudder". So true of people who grew up around here, and it's very odd
- You refuse to call Hoagies "subs."
- You've almost fallen asleep on the parkway, NJ turnpike and I-295
- You've lived through hurricanes, nor'easters, blizzards and fires, but have never seen a tornado, earthquake or volcano. (Well we did have an earthquake once....)
- You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation. It's owned by the same company that owns Jewel, so we have Patricia Heaton on commericals, only she says "Came" instead of "Jewel."
- You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.
- You've made a meal out of Tastycakes, Herr's BBQ potato chips, and Taylor Pork Roll. Tastycakes and Herr's BBQ chips are good, but Taylor Pork Roll sounds pretty scary.
- You know New Years is all about the Mummers and the Polar Bear club
- You can go bowling at 1:30 A.M.
- Route 206 doesn't freak you out at night.
- You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different"
- Your mom still loves Bruce Springsteen.
- You know it can be -10 degrees and 70 degrees in January in the same year.
- There's a fruit and vegetable stand down the road.
- You will always say "YO", and you'll say it often.
- You go to another state and sit at a gas station wondering when the people will come out to pump your gas. Yep, it's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey. All gas stations are full service, but the gas is cheaper than anywhere else because of all the refineries close by.
- You know that no matter how much they put into the Camden waterfront , Camden is still Camden.
- You think North Jersey is a different state and South Jersey deserves its own secession.
- You have season passes to Great Adventure.
- You know where Olga's Diner is on rt 70.
- You are tired of people not believing you're from Jersey because you don't have a New York accent. I hope I never get a Jersey accent!!
- You drive by a farm every time you get in the car. (or a former farm!)
- you know what "jimmies" are and refuse to call them anything else. I have no clue what a jimmie is....
- Your neighbor is either a painter, a plumber, a builder, or an electrician with a work truck in the driveway.
- You have crossed all 5 bridges into Philly at one point in your life.
- You have a story about the "Hell Hole" ride in Wildwood.
- You took your report card to Clementon Park for free tickets. Home of the world's oldest wooden roller coaster that is really scary looking.
-You know what funnel cake and water ice are and think something is wrong with people who refer to them as "fried dough" and"slush".
- You've ever driven around aimlessly for hours with your friends saying "So, whatta we doin?"
- You ever drove all the way to the shore just to walk around for 5 minutes then drive back.
- You knew of at least 3 bars where you know they wouldn't card you.
- You lived near a "crick" not a creek.
- You never could figure out which was the Black Horse Pike or The White Horse Pike
- You know that a "Yield" sign is merely a suggestion.
- You don't think you have an accent. Again, I hope I never get a Jersey accent.
- Everything is "twenty minutes away". If you ask how long it takes to get any place in South Jersey, the person always says, "about twenty minutes". To get to a mall, "Oh,about 20 minutes". To get to the airport, "Mmm, about 20minutes." To get from Runnemede to Philly, "Only about 20 minutes". Try it. Only the shore areas take more than "twenty minutes". They're usually "an hour and twenty minutes." ( Well it's true!!!!!!!!!)
- You went to StoryBook Land as a kid.
- Every time someone in Hollywood makes fun of Jersey, you're mad and proud at the same time
- You describe where you live in reference to how far you are from Cherry Hill.
- You would drop everything you were doing and run to the voting polls right now if you heard we were voting to make North and South Jersey separate states.
- You know all of the "back roads" to get everywhere and prefer them to the expressway.
You know you're from South Jersey if...
-You don't "go to the beach", you go "down the shore". We are only about an hour from the beach, so that's pretty cool, and there are casinos there!!
-You've had arguments over cheese steak quality. of Jim's, Pat's and Geno's, I've only had Jim's.
- You've actually found the Echelon Mall.
- You or one of your friends have Lyme Disease. Not really sure what this means, but I don't know anyone who has lyme disease.
- You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.
- You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 10 of them. Wawa is like Seven-Eleven only much better and with gas stations. There is a Super Wawa by our house, and it's great!
- You know that you should get the hell out of Camden before dark. Yeah, Camden is where Brad works.
- You know how to successfully navigate a traffic circle. I HATE traffic circles, they just make driving more confusing and ridiculous.
- You say "water" "wudder". So true of people who grew up around here, and it's very odd
- You refuse to call Hoagies "subs."
- You've almost fallen asleep on the parkway, NJ turnpike and I-295
- You've lived through hurricanes, nor'easters, blizzards and fires, but have never seen a tornado, earthquake or volcano. (Well we did have an earthquake once....)
- You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation. It's owned by the same company that owns Jewel, so we have Patricia Heaton on commericals, only she says "Came" instead of "Jewel."
- You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.
- You've made a meal out of Tastycakes, Herr's BBQ potato chips, and Taylor Pork Roll. Tastycakes and Herr's BBQ chips are good, but Taylor Pork Roll sounds pretty scary.
- You know New Years is all about the Mummers and the Polar Bear club
- You can go bowling at 1:30 A.M.
- Route 206 doesn't freak you out at night.
- You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different"
- Your mom still loves Bruce Springsteen.
- You know it can be -10 degrees and 70 degrees in January in the same year.
- There's a fruit and vegetable stand down the road.
- You will always say "YO", and you'll say it often.
- You go to another state and sit at a gas station wondering when the people will come out to pump your gas. Yep, it's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey. All gas stations are full service, but the gas is cheaper than anywhere else because of all the refineries close by.
- You know that no matter how much they put into the Camden waterfront , Camden is still Camden.
- You think North Jersey is a different state and South Jersey deserves its own secession.
- You have season passes to Great Adventure.
- You know where Olga's Diner is on rt 70.
- You are tired of people not believing you're from Jersey because you don't have a New York accent. I hope I never get a Jersey accent!!
- You drive by a farm every time you get in the car. (or a former farm!)
- you know what "jimmies" are and refuse to call them anything else. I have no clue what a jimmie is....
- Your neighbor is either a painter, a plumber, a builder, or an electrician with a work truck in the driveway.
- You have crossed all 5 bridges into Philly at one point in your life.
- You have a story about the "Hell Hole" ride in Wildwood.
- You took your report card to Clementon Park for free tickets. Home of the world's oldest wooden roller coaster that is really scary looking.
-You know what funnel cake and water ice are and think something is wrong with people who refer to them as "fried dough" and"slush".
- You've ever driven around aimlessly for hours with your friends saying "So, whatta we doin?"
- You ever drove all the way to the shore just to walk around for 5 minutes then drive back.
- You knew of at least 3 bars where you know they wouldn't card you.
- You lived near a "crick" not a creek.
- You never could figure out which was the Black Horse Pike or The White Horse Pike
- You know that a "Yield" sign is merely a suggestion.
- You don't think you have an accent. Again, I hope I never get a Jersey accent.
- Everything is "twenty minutes away". If you ask how long it takes to get any place in South Jersey, the person always says, "about twenty minutes". To get to a mall, "Oh,about 20 minutes". To get to the airport, "Mmm, about 20minutes." To get from Runnemede to Philly, "Only about 20 minutes". Try it. Only the shore areas take more than "twenty minutes". They're usually "an hour and twenty minutes." ( Well it's true!!!!!!!!!)
- You went to StoryBook Land as a kid.
- Every time someone in Hollywood makes fun of Jersey, you're mad and proud at the same time
- You describe where you live in reference to how far you are from Cherry Hill.
- You would drop everything you were doing and run to the voting polls right now if you heard we were voting to make North and South Jersey separate states.
- You know all of the "back roads" to get everywhere and prefer them to the expressway.
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