I take it you haven’t been around too many Jersey people. We do not speak “Brooklyn-ese”, nor do we sound like The Sopranos. NJ gets a bad rap as it is, don’t make it worse.
You’re the same people who think NJ is one big toxic landfill. I find it insulting.
MMJ (NJ and proud of it.)
I’m a NJ transplant...October will mark 10 years. Sure, NJ has its problems but I can honestly say that I like living here. Maybe it’s because we’ve established our adult lives here: my husband has a good job, we live in a nice area, we’re active in our community and our children are Jersey-born. To be truthful we won’t be retiring here. But we’re doing fine and happy as we live our lives.
People that think of NJ as a big toxic landfill haven’t seen it’s mountains, beaches, gorgeous communities, great parks, etc. And there are certainly a lot of good people here.
Take it easy!
When my Dad and his sister immigrated from Italy in the 1930s, he lived in Newark with his uncle and half a dozen or more cousins. Then he moved to the City to work for Lionel.
I still have dozens, if not hundreds, of relatives in the Newark area.
For my Dad’s relatives who remained in the Newark area, I remember the accent on top of their Italian accent being as I described.