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11 Things You'll Only Understand If You're From New Jersey

Bagels, Pizza, Parkway Exits. What more could you really ask for?

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11 Things You'll Only Understand If You're From New Jersey

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1. North Jersey and South Jersey are basically two different states

And people who say that Central jersey exists also think the world is flat.

2. Taylor Ham, egg, and cheese on an everything bagel with salt, pepper, and ketchup

Some people say "I love you," but we just recite our breakfast orders. Also, everyone that says it is called "pork roll" is wrong.

3. Domino's, Pizza Hut, and Blaze do not serve real pizza

All of my college friends think that Domino's is the second coming, but clearly they've never had real pizza. Call me a snob, but it's only because you've never actually tried New Jersey pizza.

4. 55 MPH really means 95 MPH

If you're going the actual speed limit on the Garden State Parkway be prepared for lots of middle fingers getting thrown your way.

5. Knowing where your friends live based off their parkway exit

It is the only type of directions we ever need.

6. We pump fists not gas

Having to fill up the tank in a different state is our worst nightmare.

7. You don't go to the beach, you go down the shore

This doesn't really need an explanation, it's more just a fact of life.

8. It's Jersey, not Joisey

Literally no one says "No Joisey."

9. Going to the diner after a night of heavy drinking

Getting breakfast with your friends and sharing stories and looking like death after a night of going out is the only way to cure a hangover.

10. Having to defend your state from slander and disrespect

We have to constantly remind the rest of the country that we are not all exact replicas of the Jersey Shore cast.

11. Getting to live by the mountains, the city, and the ocean

In what other state can you be only an hour away from all three?

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