It’s easy to tell when someone isn’t from New Jersey! Here are 5 surefire ways to always spot a tourist in the Garden State – our home is so full of quirks.
- They try to make left turns.
Google Street View We just don’t do that here! Turns on major roads are almost always from the right lane.
- They think every shore town is like Seaside Heights, and every beach bar is from that MTV show.
Facebook / Jenks Most of the Jersey Shore towns are quiet and full of pizza and seagulls.
- Circles cause them to panic.
Wikimedia Commons / Famartin To be fair, the Garden State has some of the most confusing traffic circles on the planet. I’m looking at you, Flemington.
- They think Jersey is entirely industry and developments.
Flickr / Doug Kerr If you only ever learned about New Jersey from TV and media, it would be easy to think that the state is all highways, strip malls, refineries, and densely packed suburbs. The truth is, we have huge areas of farmland, pinelands, mountains, and green spaces - and the quaint architecture that comes with tiny historic towns.
- They get out of their car at the gas station.
Flickr / Jinx McCombs Pumping your own gas is a cardinal sin in New Jersey. Just don’t do it! Sit in your car, take a break from the road, and be kind to the attendants who help you out.
What are some other dead giveaways that someone hasn’t spent too much time in New Jersey? Let’s chat about it in the comments below!
Google Street View
We just don’t do that here! Turns on major roads are almost always from the right lane.
Facebook / Jenks
Most of the Jersey Shore towns are quiet and full of pizza and seagulls.
Wikimedia Commons / Famartin
To be fair, the Garden State has some of the most confusing traffic circles on the planet. I’m looking at you, Flemington.
Flickr / Doug Kerr
If you only ever learned about New Jersey from TV and media, it would be easy to think that the state is all highways, strip malls, refineries, and densely packed suburbs. The truth is, we have huge areas of farmland, pinelands, mountains, and green spaces - and the quaint architecture that comes with tiny historic towns.
Flickr / Jinx McCombs
Pumping your own gas is a cardinal sin in New Jersey. Just don’t do it! Sit in your car, take a break from the road, and be kind to the attendants who help you out.
By the way, if you ever find yourself lamenting the fact that you’re “stuck in New Jersey”, change your perspective by reading about 7 Privileges New Jerseyans Have That The Rest Of The U.S. Doesn’t and you’ll find yourself appreciating the Garden State more than ever.
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