1. Arguments about breakfast meat
Nowhere else will you find a state so divided on what to call its breakfast meat. Regardless of whether you say pork roll or Taylor ham, it still tastes amazing and with egg and cheese on a bagel, it is a staple for any native New Jerseyan.
2. Proving that our pizza and bagels are the best
If you've ever been to New Jersey you probably agree with this. Our pizza and bagels do rival with New York, but 90% of people that live in New Jersey are actually originally from New York so that's probably why. There's honestly nothing like a hot slice of pizza or a warm freshly baked bagel in NJ. They're absolutely the best two foods ever created.
3. The necessity of a 24-hour (or at least late night) diner.
This is not a want, but a need. Before coming to school in Delaware, I never realized that 24 hour diners were not a universal concept. Nothing here compares to being able to get pancakes, french fries, and egg creams at any hour of the day or night.
4. "We pump fists, not gas."
This is the truest statement known to man. Please don't ask me to pump my own gas because I do not know, nor do I want to know, how to.
5. Referring to New York as "the city"
Even if you live two hours away from New York, it's still "the city." Philly is never "the city" even if you live 10 minutes away.
6. Going to the shore
The Jersey Shore is the absolute best place to be over the summer, no question.
7. Claiming that central Jersey does, in fact, exist
It does exist, I live there. There is legitimately no other way to describe my location in New Jersey. I'm not North, I'm not South, I am Central.
8. Wawa is a way of life.
This doesn't even need an explanation.
9. Mischief Night
This is another thing I thought was universal. Apparently every state doesn't celebrate the night before Halloween by teepeeing and egging houses. Who knew?
10. Both New York NFL teams actually play in New Jersey!
This is our claim to fame. It's really upsetting when people hate on New Jersey for not having an NFL team when in reality we have two of them, New York just puts its name on them. Both the Giants and the Jets play at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.
