1. You frequently make late night trips to the Ridge -- or some other diner that is not as cool.

2. You have friends from Catholic schools.

3. You are all about the Jersey bagels as a hangover cure -- taylor ham, egg, and cheese, amirite?

4. You hate when people call any place other than NYC, "the city."

5. You vacation in LBI.

6. You do all your shopping at GSP.

7. You have no problem making the long trip to Chipotle, all the way in Ramsey.

8. You say you are "from New York" in other countries because, if not, people will ask if you are like the cast of Jersey Shore.

9. You, most likely, went down to the Shore after prom.

10. You know girls who are on a first name basis at their favorite nail salon.

11. You avoid Route 17 at all costs, because traffic.

12. You understand that South Jersey is, basically, another state.

13. You have at least one friend at UD and you can't wait to visit because of dage season.

14. You owned Coach and/or Juicy Couture in the 2000s and rocked it like a diva.

15. You live for summer concerts at PNC.

16. You drank in your friends basement and called it a "party."

17. You are still close with your middle school friends.

18. You would not mind living in Bergen County forever.