10 Extremely Weird Things Only People From New Jersey Do
Kristen
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New Jerseyans are a diverse bunch, but there are some things that the majority of us have in common – things that separate us from other states. Here are a few things that people from New Jersey do that are weird (to outsiders), quirky, or otherwise unique.
1. We toilet paper trees the night before Halloween.
2. We argue over meat.
3. We've chowed down on cheese fries with gravy at 2 a.m.
4. Many of us have eaten food from something called a grease truck.
5. We take pride in a demon-like creature that roams our Pine Barrens.
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6. Sometimes, we go right to turn left.
7. If we say..."I could go for a pie," we mean pizza.
8. Occasionally, we leave off the "New," and it still sounds right.
9. Beefsteak dinners.
10. What exit?
Like Dorothy famously said… there’s no place like Jersey. Okay, so she may have said “home,” but it’s the same thing to us. What other strange things do people from New Jersey do? For unique Jersey words, check out this unofficial dictionary.
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