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10 Ways You Know You're From The Jersey Shore

BENNIES. GO. HOME.

Emily Pisano

Feb 13, 2017

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10 Ways You Know You're From The Jersey Shore

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Let's be honest. The Jersey Shore is the best place to live. We have the best food, the best music, and the best beaches. Here are some things all of us from the shore know to be true.

1. The pizza

You go to school out of state, and people rave about Dominos, Papa Johns, and you sit there IN AMAZEMENT. Where's The Three Brothers?! The little mom and pop family owned pizzerias!? The homemade zeppoles and garlic knots!?

2. Still feeling awkward pumping your own gas

You get out of your car, and you glance around. You *feel* people's eyes because they know that you may look like you know what you're doing, but on the inside, you're still trembling with fear that your car is going to explode because some nice Wawa gas attendant can't pump your gas for you.

3. The beach

If you're from the Jersey Shore, you love the beach. There's no doubt about it. No one else understands the happiness it brings or the beauty that it really is.

4. BENNIES

Three words for you: BENNIES. GO. HOME.

5. Places like Dairy Queen will never quite live up to the homemade ice cream you've had.

Almost every place on the Jersey Shore is family owned. You know when you walk into that little ice cream shop and the bells jingle as the doors open, those people are going to SERVE IT UP. And any ice cream you get anywhere else will not amount to the greatness that those places are.

6. People out of state are so nice!

But seriously!? Where's the sarcasm!? The cursing!? Why didn't you flip me off on the road for no reason!?

7. "The Jersey Shore"

We don't know them, yeah we've probably seen them, no we're nothing like them.

8. WaWa

One around every corner; Every. Glorious. Corner.

9. The music scene

Besides having a pretty good local music scene, Jersey is proud of have served up some of the greats: Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and we cannot forget the incomparable Jonas Brothers.

10. Nothing feels more like home

Jersey is a place where everyone is welcome. The beach, the memories, the family and friends. After things like Sandy, no one saw more of a community or more love and support.

The Jersey Shore is a special place. Would you really want to live anywhere else?

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10 Ways You Know You're From The Jersey Shore

BENNIES. GO. HOME.

1. The pizza

2. Still feeling awkward pumping your own gas

3. The beach

4. BENNIES

5. Places like Dairy Queen will never quite live up to the homemade ice cream you've had.

6. People out of state are so nice!

7. "The Jersey Shore"

8. WaWa

9. The music scene

10. Nothing feels more like home

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