Top 10 signs that you’re from New Jersey
I've been fortunate to not only have lived all over New Jersey in such places as Union City, Marlboro, Old Bridge, Eatontown, East Windsor, Roosevelt and Sea Isle City, but speak to about it as well from Monday-Thursday on New Jersey 101.5.
It is from these experiences that I've come up with a list of 10 ways to tell if you're truly a native New Jerseyan.
You know you're from New Jersey if ...
1. Your favorite three letters in the alphabet are WTF
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2. You mostly use the F word as an adjective
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3. Someone pumps your gas
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4. You know pork roll isn't just for breakfast, better yet, you know Taylor Ham
Pork Roll
5. You realize your pension isn't what you thought it was
money (hynci, ThinkStock)
6. You have to pay to go on the beach
beach badges
7. You've tried to avoid the beach tag lady.
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8. You know what Exit 13 smells like
New Jersey Turnpike Hudson County Extension
9. You have a definite opinion of Bruce Springsteen that rooted in your youth and may or may nor frustrate you now
Nils Lofgren, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Van Zandt perform onstage at Madison Square Garden in March
10. Your exit strategy is mostly used for directions
arrow painted on concrete
11. You lead with your attitude — and it's that same attitude that propels you to do things you never thought possible.
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Yeah, I know that's 11 but hey I'm from Jersey. You gotta problem with that?
What are some other telltale signs that you're from the great Garden State? Let us know. Tweet Steve Trevelise @realstevetrev or @nj1015.
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