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You Know You're From South NJ When:

Your town is full of garage sale signs
There are more Italians immigrating in than New York in the 1920’s
You will take any road, ANY road, other than route 9
You skip school to go to the beach
The field you grew up playing in is now under development
You can’t believe other states don’t have full service at the gas stations
The corn from down the street can’t be beat
You spend more time at the Freehold mall than you do at home
You can’t stand the Colts Neck, spoiled losers
There are more Jews here than Jerusalem 5 years before Christ
People from other areas say you say ‘water’ weird and you don’t understand why
No matter where other people are from, if they aren’t from California, Florida, New York, or Jersey, they are a hick
Pennsylvania is another world
You think there’s no better shore than the Jersey shore
The summers are always great
You know that Jersey Freeze is the best place for ice cream
Everyone makes fun of how your state smells, yet all your trash goes to their state cough cough PA cough cough
Just after they are finished building a school, another one is in the works, or there are trailers erected for the dumb kids
You are sick of seeing Italian flag reflectors on cars
You remember Q104.3 and you know K-ROCK turned more commercial than MTV
The ‘Goonies’ touches home to your childhood
You are on the front line of the war with the Mets and Yankees, Jets and Giants, and Rangers and Devils
Every driveway has a basketball net
Every other house has a pool
You recognize places from the Sopranos show
You remember when 9 and 33 by the mall used to be a circle
You know what U-turns/jug handles are
Cops have nothing better to do then sit in speed traps all day
You see five cops on your way to the convenience store
You remember the riots of the Freehold Mall
You remember that ******* that killed a kid and gave the Smashing Pumpkins a bad name
Wawa is your home away from home
You worked for a telemarketer
When you go to the shore, you need to buy salt water taffy and fudge
You stay away from Asbury Park unless you are going to the Stone Pony
You stay far, far away from Ocean Grove
You drive around looking for ghosts
You know what I’m talking about when I say ‘Devils Door’
You’ve driven to gravity hill
Your area code keeps changing
You are tired of seeing Stumpy’s Yamaha commercials
You STILL can’t understand what the guy from the Tire Farm commercials is saying
You wonder when route 33 is going to be done
Your local police department is a joke
You’ve never gone to a New Jersey Nets game
You know how pathetic the Lakewood Blue Claws are
You know what handball is
You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually the Bronx) or Texas
You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."
You know what a "jug handle" is.
You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "NEW" to identify it (like ...Mexico, ...York,...Hampshire (doesn't work, does it)?
You only go to New York City for day trips, and you only call it "The City."
You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different."