Hey, non-New Jersey residents who come in contact with Jersey people

Discussion in 'Non Surf Related' started by Paddington Jetty Bear, Jun 24, 2013.

  1. Paddington Jetty Bear

    Paddington Jetty Bear Well-Known Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    It is often hard to understand yourself without looking at outside opinions...........

    So, I ax any of youse who have visited NJ or come in contact with NJ people.........

    Are we really that bad? Are we really angry, uptight, and attitude driven?

    Are we aggressive and loud? Self-centered? Inconsiderate?

    Ok you get what I'm axing. So be honest and don't hold back. Be sincere in your criticisms, don't just make bad NJ jokes, ok. Let us have it.
     
  2. aka pumpmaster

    aka pumpmaster Well-Known Member

    Apr 30, 2008
    I would say that marylanders are worse.
     

  3. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    Nah man, you jersey folks are alright, it's all those tv shows giving the state a bad rap.
     
  4. leethestud

    leethestud Well-Known Member

    Aug 12, 2010
    I try not to talk poorly about the handicapped, they can't help it.
     
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  5. EmassSpicoli

    EmassSpicoli Well-Known Member

    Apr 16, 2013
    Yes. Absolutely.

    However, I go to the South or Midwest and the commoners there label me instantly as an "abrasive northeasterner". So it's probably a regional thing.

    If not for Wawa and the availability of Yuengling, I'd have no use for the Garden State. And of course you, PB&J. Couldn't go without someone who gets my stream of unconsciousness.

    Let me also add shotting piers to redemption for Jerz. Maybe one day I'll shred to the point where I can do that.
     
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  6. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    Not taking the bait, have fun w/this thread.
     
  7. EmassSpicoli

    EmassSpicoli Well-Known Member

    Apr 16, 2013
    C'mon SUPper! We are all in the tree of trust. You can say anything in here. Plus, we all love bringing guns to knife fights.
     
  8. brewengineer

    brewengineer Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2011
    Don't worry, after you live in the south for a while, you find most northerners to be slightly aggressive. Everything is just very laid back down here, which is polar opposite to life in NY, NJ, and MD (probably could lump DC and parts of CT in with that). Once you pass DC, going south through VA, things move a little slower and people act a little more friendly. It is hard to imagine that I once called Chicago home for a few years.
     
  9. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    ^^^^You could certainly lump most of CT in w/ that.
     
  10. McLovin

    McLovin Well-Known Member

    985
    Jun 27, 2010
    When I was up in NY for work and ate lunch at the food court, I got yelled at when I asked if they accepted Credit Cards for payment.

    I'm now severely traumatized whenever I interact with people from the North
     
  11. Paddington Jetty Bear

    Paddington Jetty Bear Well-Known Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    Take the bait. This isn't some trap set for you, DPS. Share your feelings aboot Jersey folks. Remember, Jersey folks, just not me. We already know I suck.

    I walk down a trail to get to my jetty. I always say "Hello" to any passers-by I encounter, and I record how people respond. Most people actually respond favorably. Some just smile or offer a quick nod. Some do look shocked that someone says, "Hello." I only really get a few ignores which I have a good response to.

    I lived in Corolla, NC for a spell and yeah, NJ and NY people were the most annoying, but then again the "locals' were pretty much a joke too. A bunch of 20-somethings from Pittsburgh and Northern Virginia whose families vacationed there. Then once out of school, they were all, " Oh, I'll move down to the Outer Banks." Then they get a job at a bar or eatery; then they get in with their coworkers and become "Joe Local" ; and then they become "Joe Surf" because they surf in July. Then they can't handle more than one winter and bail. A bunch of dorks who couldn't handle a real cracker.
     
  12. Paddington Jetty Bear

    Paddington Jetty Bear Well-Known Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    Jeez all of the Jersey bashers must have drowned surfing at an ungaurded beach this past weekend.
     
  13. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    I honestly have never had too much of a problem w/anybody from New Jersey. Most of the guys i've met down here that are from there are pretty cool, a bit wild and nuts (mostly just colorful personalities), but cool. The only thing I notice that youse guys tend to have in common is this whole "everybody and everything in NJ is better than anywhere else" type of thing, lots of talking about back home, and lots of talking about ones self. Other than that, it's all good in the hood.
     
  14. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    There, i nibbled the bait (sh*t)
     
  15. antoine

    antoine Well-Known Member

    Mar 10, 2013
    Where is New Jersey located ? I thought the state was only a myth, like bigfoot. Unless you believe in bigfoot !
     
  16. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    I'm not sure about bigfoot, but UFO's are for real.
     
  17. nynj

    nynj Well-Known Member

    Jul 27, 2012
    I think cool people are cool people. And a$$holes are a$$holes.
    A$$holes from NJ tawk funny.
    A$$holes from the South talk slow.
    I think most people are cool everywhere you go. But if you meet a douche that's all you really remember and then associate that place with the douche.
    Most peeps in NJ are not fist pumpers (though they do exist) just like most people in Florida are not toothless turtle hunters.
    I was pissed when I had to move to NJ (even though it's close to NY) because I thought I was moving to the Jersey Shaw. But I actually like it.
     
  18. Paddington Jetty Bear

    Paddington Jetty Bear Well-Known Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    Yeah you can't judge an individual based on his geographical orgins per say, but there are general regional differences.
     
  19. brewengineer

    brewengineer Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2011
    Yeah, there is no way around it. I will not defend the southern stereotypes. Many southerners are uneducated rednecks. There is also a sh1t ton of racism in the deep south. There are also generally more friendly and polite individuals down here. Gotta take the good with the bad. Half my family lives in south Jersey. The attitudes are completely different there. No one seems relaxed. I never really had a problem with anyone specifically when I was in NJ or NY, but it is annoying how some NJ transplants have to keep reminding you of where they are from or they keep talking about being back in Jersey. I once had a drunk dude in college try to fight me just because I said there were way too many Jersey transplants in WV. I was just joking about my home state, since I thought it was humorous that someone could dislike Jersey enough to want to move to the hills of WV. Didn't matter, cause that jersey bro wanted to fight it out.
     
  20. ocsurf32

    ocsurf32 Well-Known Member

    390
    Jul 22, 2012
    North Jersey = Dush bag's. South Jersey is whole different state. That said the south sucks, i went to Ole Miss for freshman year of college. . .everyone is the same.(talks,clothes,trucks, frat boys) i like the Jersey/ Philly area lots of diversity and individualism compared to other places. Like Cali, everyone there is "so chill" and "tokes bros". But yea we probably suck, at least i can bench more than you