But wow. all these stereotypical beliefs about New Jersey...

We also have one of the lowest gun death rates and one of the lowest suicide rates. But, of course, those two items couldn't possibly be related.



Thanks for adding HI. I missed that one.

Please take us!

We're also the most densely populated state - so we want people to continue thinking we're a stinky dirty , polluted place populated by gangsters and illiterate nasty undesirables.

on the Nassau County border - thought the same thing. My husband grew up in NJ. When employment circumstances deemed it necessary to move here I went kicking and screaming! Some of my NYC friends said that they would refuse to cross the river to visit me. (they were just teasing)

It was culture shock indeed, but in a good way.

...moving to New Jersey."

Now I could never convince her to go back to California, even if I wanted to do so, which of course I don't.

Glad daughter and grands live there!!!