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As someone who lives an entire ocean and then half a continent away, I also thought people were shitting on NJ again because even I'm aware of NJ being a literal meme. I remember even HIMYM gave it a lovingly joking "ew Jersey" vibe when one of Ted's girlfriends lived there.
I literally know nothing else about your joke other than the fact that the rest of the US memes about it. And that Weehawken is supposedly an OK place to live if you work in Manhattan?
I mean yes, I also know that The Sopranos took place there, but the setting felt pretty generic to me. I know NYC is known for the mafia families and it seems likely that that would've transferred over to Jersey as well, but nothing about the show ever screamed "this could only happen here" lol
Yeah NJ mostly became a meme because New Yorkers and Philadelphians love to make fun of it despite coming to our beaches in the summers in droves. The Jersey Shore show didn’t help with our image, but again, 3/4 of the people on that show are out of staters. NJ had no more of a mob problem than NY or Philly, and most of the mob has been neutered across the board. Government corruption still very much a problem in the state though.
There’s lots of nice places to live that are relatively easy to get into Manhattan from along the Hudson. Hoboken is my favorite.
Ugh the Jersey Shore people never felt like real people, the show obviously found some of the worst around lol. What the hell is a Snooki even
One of the actual New Jerseyans, unfortunately. Well, she grew up here at least. She does falsely claim to be from NY though so they can have her
I meant more that they obviously found people who are caricatures rather than... Well... Real people.