A public Service announcement for Americans.

[samjjones]

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I'm not from NYC although I did live with someone from Jersey for awhile.

Most of the stereotypes of people from jersey are generally true. I don't know, I guess most people would say that it's like rednecks of New England?

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I'm kind of curious about what, exactly, the stereotypes of people from New Jersey are. I've lived in New Jersey my entire life and just about everyone I've ever known was well-educated, upper-middle class, and I don't get how that could be a negative stereotype.

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1. You're state smells bad.
2. Legalized gambling but put it in the least convenient place possible.
3. You're governor was a closet queer.
4. Whitney Houston.

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Due to geographical proximity, most NY'ers think NJ people are like the North Jersey Italian-Americans they run into most frequently. Also, most NY'ers haven't ventured very far off of the NJ Turnpike (which runs through the most industrial areas of the state), so they think all of NJ looks/smells like that. Obviously, the western, central, and southern parts of the state feature none of these qualities (except the beaches, which attract the people from North Jersey and NYC described above). Unfortunately, its usually only the people who live there who travel around the state and appreciate the geographical diversity.