The Official Chris Ash Guide to New Jersey

[RUSK97]

... Oh yeah and we hate PSU even more than the folks at tOSU hate PSU

This is news to me...not the part how we feel about PSU, but tOSU hates PSU? When did that happen?

 

[rufullerton]

When buying a house, your realtor is not trying to put a fast one on you. That's actual property tax.

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

I've lived in Jersey for about 45 years and I still haven't mastered the art of the interruption. When most of my extended family is gathered, I probably talk much less than everyone else.

I interrupt people all the time in Columbus......they hate it.

 

[RUDave_01]

One plain pizza

Also, nobody puts ketchup on their hot dogs.

+1... anyone caught doing this in public should be forced to do 25 hours of community service.

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

It's okay to call Gov. Christie.......that fat bastard in Trenton....lol

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Rent a nice summer house in a bucolic shore town. Your family will appreciate it when you're putting in those long hours. Besides you don't have that available to you in Wisconsin, Arkansas or Ohio. So take advantage of it.

 

[Scarlet Jerry]

The local news will not have live coverage of the Michigan team plan landing the day before the big game (true story). We have MANY more newsworthy events in these parts.

-Scarlet Jerry

 

[Scarlet Jerry]

We are at the center of the universe, literally. Virtually every major industry, from finance to journalism to advertising to entertainment, is in our back yard.

-Scarlet Jerry

 

[Piscataway]

9) In the north sub or hero are equally acceptable, just don't say hoagie. And avoid Tastees despite what people say.

Get thee behind me Satan!

 

[mildone]

just don't say hoagie. And avoid Tastees despite what people say.

Troglodyte! Totally bad advice. lol

I had a double-roast beef and provolone sub a couple weeks ago that was very good. Not the best. But very good. In fact, now that I think about it, that's what I'm doing for lunch tomorrow.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

In New Jersey we don't pump our own gas

Pork Roll, Taylor Ham, whatever you call it, when we see you eating one we know you are one of us now.

We call a whole Pizza a pie.

In New Jersey we say Seriously not Serious. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

 

[Pritz99]

Taylor Ham.

And we are the center of the universe -- we're RUTGERS.

 

[iReC89]

Meeting up with RU faculty in Princeton is discouraged.

 

[Pritz99]

We hate it when people call it "Joisey."

When asking where someone lives, "What exit" is so passe.

If you want a taste of the South for a moment, go to the Pineys. It is south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

People working in NYC getting rich (or loaded already) live in Jersey. Except or some plain vanilla people who chose Connecticutt (no sense of adventure).

 

[JPhoboken]

There is corn in NJ to eat. Wonderful white sweet corn. The other yellow stuff is for feeding cows.

When the fans boo, it's for you and not the qb or any other player.

I you ever say we want to be the 1 - 0 this week, be prepared for hostile messages.

Find a great local deli and pizzeria. Eating wawa, 7 eleven, mcdees, and subway are garbage.

Good luck and get us winning.

 

[TM514]

Jersey Tomato sandwich wit Hellmans mayo.

Cheesesteaks (south of Exit 7A) wit Provolone

Invent a sandwich called the FAT ASH!

 

[jmc11201]

 

[mildone]

Invent a sandwich called the FAT ASH!

Good idea. What would be on that one?

 

[mildone]

Love that map w/regional population labels. Pretty much Alabama. LOL

 

[ponyfoot19]

A sloppy joe here isn't what you're used to in the midwest, and they're a whole lot better here.
Fresh seafood consists of more than catfish.

 

[UMRU]

7. Action Park was amazing

LOL - everyone has a story about how they were almost killed at Action Park. Ash definitely needs to make up a few of his own.

 

[UMRU]

... Oh yeah and we hate PSU even more than the folks at tOSU hate PSU

But if you ask PSU fans, they will say there is absolutely not a single time in their lives that they ever considered Rutgers as their rival. BTW, they have no rival and, also, joining the Big Ten ruined their lives.

 

[Doteman]

The Hillsborough deli is not a place to get a sandwich for lunch, it's a voyeuristic haven for guys to observe real cougars in their natural habitat wearing yoga pants.

 

[RUScrew85]

Presumably there are several 'cultural' differences between New Jersey and Ottumwa, Iowa. Having married an Iowa girl and lived in the Midwest, I can hopefully help shed some light on little things that may ease the transition to Central Jersey.

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6. The Italian food and pizza is much, much, much better in New Jersey.

7. If you are craving a bit more solitude and farmland, you better head to the western and northwestern parts of the state. It is actually quite pretty out there.

8. The northeast is incredibly small vs. the midwest. My Iowa in-laws think nothing of 5 hours in the car. From the Hale Center, a 5 hour drive will get you to Boston, Philly, New York, Baltimore, and Washington DC.

Others...feel free to add.

Live in PA.

 

[RUBound]

Do not buy Schiano's old house. It sat on the mkt for years.

 

[herdof3]

A classic thread. Although I have lived in Burlington, Middlesex and Morris Counties and worked in Passaic, Union, Somerset and Monmouth counties over the last 45 years and don't think I ever anyone call a sub/hoagie a hero.

 

[BROTHERSKINNY]

Presumably there are several 'cultural' differences between New Jersey and Ottumwa, Iowa. Having married an Iowa girl and lived in the Midwest, I can hopefully help shed some light on little things that may ease the transition to Central Jersey.

1. When with a group of people, do not be surprised or upset when there are multiple conversations going on at once. I was shocked at my first Iowa Thanksgiving when my wife's family actually listened to each other before speaking. Likewise, her head was spinning at her first New Jersey Thanksgiving when there were multiple conversations going on at once.

2. In New Jersey, it is not rude to interrupt someone. Chalk it up to enthusiasm and a need to be heard.

3. If driving and in a situation where two lanes merge into one, feel free to drive in whichever lane allows you to move closest to the merge point. People will let you in if you show some aggressiveness. I've seen far too often in the midwest that everyone forms one single line that backs up and is actually slower than an effective merge.

4. If you are heading to the beach, you are 'Going Down The Shore'. If you go into NYC, you are 'Going into the City'.

5. People aren't necessarily more or less nice, but they are more likely to tell you how they feel. If you are not liked, you will know it, and if you are liked, you will also know it. Much less is said behind your back...it is all said to your face.

6. The Italian food and pizza is much, much, much better in New Jersey.

7. If you are craving a bit more solitude and farmland, you better head to the western and northwestern parts of the state. It is actually quite pretty out there.

8. The northeast is incredibly small vs. the midwest. My Iowa in-laws think nothing of 5 hours in the car. From the Hale Center, a 5 hour drive will get you to Boston, Philly, New York, Baltimore, and Washington DC.

Others...feel free to add.

This may go down as the most accurate post ever on this board. LOL!

 

[brookdale-soda]

If you go to an Italian restaurant in Southern Bergen or Hudson County, first go to youtube and watch the Bensonhurst spellin bee.......

Muzzadell.......gabigoal........gavadeal

 

[NickKnight 1]

9. its called pork roll.

Correction it's called Taylor Ham, please don't confuse the poor guy.

 

[brookdale-soda]

Understand a New Yorker's (NYC, not Syracuse) view of the world..........

 

[LC-88]

Don't go to Subway. Trust us on this one.

 

[RUkhoury]

There is: North Jersey, South Jersey, and the Shore.

 

[BigLou]

Fuggedaboutit is an actual word. Learn it, it will be your friend.

 

[RUich]

You do not tell people that you are from "New Jersey". You are from "Jersey" and it is not "Joisey"!

 

[CoachMagoo]

1. Go directly to Bound Brook for the best pizza anywhere -- Stan's Chitch's Cafe on Columbus Place. Order a sausage cheese combo and start out with a sausage and pepper sandwich with cheese and onions.

2. Bagels must be bought at Wonder Bagels in Jersey City.

3. When pronounced in the correct Jersey accent, nothing rhymes with "dog."

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Correction it's called Taylor Ham, please don't confuse the poor guy.

Oh Lord here we go again..."Taylor Ham" is a company. "Pork Roll" is a product.

 

[graystork]

There is less traffic in the truck lanes of the NJ Turnpike if you're man enough to drive there.

 

[RUJohnny99]

There is less traffic in the truck lanes of the NJ Turnpike if you're man enough to drive there.

Before doing this, please master "keep right except when passing" in the car lanes.

 

[gozer56]

If you find yourself driving in Manhattan, never, EVER use your blinker. A full on race by every vehicle in your immediate area will ensue to block you from where you want to go ... just for the fun it. In fact, I actually saw a new yorker drag a person out of their car for doing this just because they did not know this rule.

 

[tRUncheon]

HURRY. THE HELL. UP.
Everywhere.