New Jersey - The US Explained 

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Fun Fact: No one born and raised in NJ call it "Joisey". No one.

POV: You live/grew up in Nj and this video was in your recommendations

This was great! People who aren’t from NJ seemingly tend not to know how insanely diverse its people and regions are. How many places can you find beaches, mountains, farmland, multiple big cities, sprawling suburbs, expansive wilderness, massive industrial operations, historical sites, recreational areas, and so much more within an hour drive? You did such a great job of showing that NJ can’t be generalized, and I think that’s the thing most people from here have a hard time explaining and wish everyone else could see. NJ has its flaws like any other place, but it you like options and convenience, there’s honestly no place like it. Thank you for the truly informed video.

I’m from NJ and it always surprises me that there’s almost 10 million people within an hour or two drive of me, yet so many areas still feel so sparse and isolated

In the central part of NJ is a city called Perth Amboy, is where the first Black American voted. Thomas Mundy Peterson... March 31st, 1870 when he cast his vote.

I’m from New Jersey and I thought you did a great job! Super thorough. I will say, ya forgot New Jersey is the Diner capital of the world! More diners per capita than anywhere else

As a new jerseyian of 20 years, thank you for doing our state justice- you just forgot about the ridiculous cost of living

He pronounced all the names of the towns and waterways like he is from here. The BEST summary of NJ I have ever seen.

This might be the most positive review of New Jersey I have ever seen.

❤️NEW JERSEY ❤️ I immigrated from Brazil in 1986 and went to live in Elizabeth, NJ, it's my adopted hometown.

South Jersey is much different than North Jersey.

NJ free to enter, you have to pay to leave.

every one else: newark People from newark: NORK

Fun fact, you can see both the Philadelphia skyline and the New York city skyline from the top of the King da ka rollercoaster in the Six flags park in the middle of NJ.

I live in the pines, it is truly nothing like the areas near the cities, you did a really good job separating all the different aspects of NJ

New Jersey has an incredible diversity of natural features, beautiful mountains, beaches, lakes, rivers, the pine forests in the south. We have Princeton University, Revolutionary War battle fields and buildings, the Newark Museum, Princeton University Art Museum, and both New York City and Philadelphia near its border. I love this state.

Great job. If you're ever in New Jersey, I'll buy you a slice.

I was born in Chile but was raised in New Jersey!! Honestly one of the best states to live in, NEVER a dull moment!! 🥰 Great episode 👏👏👏

NJ is the Diner capitol of the world. More 24-hour diners here than anywhere else. Also, Jon Bon Jovi and the Pinelands are awesome!!

I’m from jersey and I lived throughout the north and south side. I travel throughout the state for fun because there are ALOT of crazy views and vibes. I also know a lot of people on a personal level and I have to give it to you man, this video was 100% on point. I’ve never witnessed another channel present information as accurate and as ample as you have💯💯💯😂 new sub

Watching this from New Jersey. Been here my whole life. Jersey is great, it has its flaws but like which state doesn’t? I love NJ. Some real characters live here plus the state is gorgeous in all seasons

Im from Jersey, born and raised. And you did an amazing job with this!

Jersey's like everyplace - but NO PLACE is like Jersey! 🏙🏖🏞🏛😊

The best way I can explain NJ: Northeast jersey is one big city that acts as a suburb of NYC. Northwest is farm fields with towns dotted in. Southeast is farm fields and the shore. Southwest is a congregation of towns all next to each other acting as Philly suburbs. Right in the center, you have some rich people and Trenton.

I particularly appreciate how fluid and comprehensive this video is. Really well done.

You did such a great job with this video. Can’t wait to see Georgia!

I don't care what folks say I live in Central Jersey ! lol

He said "Newark" right! 😮😮😮😮

He forgot Whitney Houston, Bon Jovi, and My Chemical Romance.

So, New Jersey's State bird ISN'T the middle finger??😁

I'm glad you mentioned Toms River, NJ. My town. This was a fair and accurate assessment of Jersey. Thanks for covering our state!

This was a pretty good video on NJ and very informitive. One thing I think you should have mentioned in New Jersey's industrial history is Roebling Steel as well as the "Trenton Makes the World Takes" slogan. Bridge building and raw material exports were a huge part of New Jerseys economy and while Roebling steel is closed now and Trenton is not what it used to be it still played a huge role in why the state is what it is today.

I grew up there and can say definitively that Central Jersey exists, we just bicker over where the exact border is

It’s not often I sit down and watch a 30 minute video recommended by RU-vid. And by not often, I mean never. Subbed!

Legend has it, there's a Czechoslovakian interior decorator still wandering the Pine Barrens to this day...

As a Jerseyite, this is a pretty excellent overview. NJ takes a lot of grief, but those who live here know it's a pretty great place to be all things considered.

The division of the colony into "East and West Jersey" and collectively referred to as "the Jerseys" as late as George Washington. Likely why "Jersey" became a thing.

The northwestern part of NJ really is pretty and serves as a nice counterpoint to all of the urbanization. Also, Cape May is a priceless city for preservation of Victorian architecture and a really nice beach town.

I grew up in northwest Jersey, in a little town called Hopatcong. Well, a borough. It's in the foothills of the Appalachians so after we moved (to Florida, and I went very reluctantly), I was completely baffled by the response "what exit?" I would get after saying where I was from. There's a decent portion of Jersey that's small towns with forests between, and it's absolutely gorgeous. My town finally got a traffic light a couple of years after we moved (1980) and it's still the only one.

wow, this was a great overview of jersey! this could’ve been well over an hour long since we are a very culturally diverse state tbh. here are some other things about jersey that weren’t covered that i’d like to share: -new jersey is actually more politically divided than people think. there is heavy republican influence in the western 3 counties: warren, sussex and hunterdon as well as ocean, cape may and salem county. the majority of democrats are centered around the major cities. -the wealth divide in the state is most prevalent in essex county, my county :), as in the western half theres millburn(the most affluent town in the country iirc) and livingston, meanwhile newark, east orange and irvington are stricken with poverty and reside in the eastern part of the county. towns like montclair, west orange and verona are almost entirely middle class and are slapped in the middle of the county, and towns like south orange which is basically just rich and poor. -there are legends of bigfoot being seen in sussex county hope I provided some more interesting details :3 proud member of the jersian species lmao ✌️🤟🤜🏼🤛🏼

Palisades Park NJ, is the most densely Korean populated area in the whole country. It’s so diverse and interesting.

WOAH!!! this out of nowhere pops in my recommendations and funny because i was born and raised in south jersey. Usually i ignore recommendeds, but something compelled me to watch. And holy shit... For someone who probably never visited jersey, YOU.... YOU SIR, HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB HERE. YOU JUST GOT YOURSELF A NEW SUBBER. By the way, its called pork roll 😆

Wow, how did you miss BON JOVI? Also, New Yorkers like to get their gas in NJ because it’s cheaper and they don’t have to pump it themselves. Because it’s the law

The Pork Roll vs Taylor Ham debate will literally destroy families. 😂 Great video! I’m so proud of your pronunciation of Newark. As a shore local, it would have been fun for you to mention that we call a shore tourist a “Benny” or “Bennies” for plural.

People are too harsh on Newark and Patterson. They are dismissed as "ugly ghettos", but they are actually filled with history, attractive old buildings (these were wealthy cities once), very urban layout, tons of ethnic minority owned shops and cafeterias, affordable stores, and geniune street lifes. But they're not rich and squeaky clean, so nobody cares. Really want to visit those cities as a fan of east coast cities.

In Monmouth County we are CENTRAL NJ! It’s Pork Roll and my grandma would say “That’s John Taylor’s Pork Roll”

Almost mesmerizing to watch. I’m a teacher, so it’s like watching an amazing report. Great history and recap, and excellent research ! Looking forward to the remaining videos in the series

The United States Coast Guard has their basic training facilities in cape may, nj

The real sections of NJ: The part that is a suburb of NYC, The part that is a suburb of Philly. The Jersey Shore (Locals don't call it that), Central Jersey, Rural South Jersey and Rural North Jersey. Oh, and sometimes Princeton gets it's own, because Princeton.

You did a fantastic job explaining the state. I moved from Arkansas to New Jersey 4 years ago and I am so happy with that decision. I love this state.

Our state might have get a bad rap, but it really is a nice place to live and grow up in

New Jersey I believe is the DINER capital of the USA.

Not all of folks from New Jersey are those “hey fouck you, up yours” types. Many in the southern part of the state are similar to those from Virginia and Delaware. Northern Jersey is basically a NYC extension just like Long Island and Yonkers.

Being a NJ native I’ve been born and raised here and been here all 24 years of my life. One thing I wish you would’ve touched basis on is which Climate Zone we fall in here in jersey being that we get hot summers and blizzards in the winter. Also I wish alittle light wouldve gotten shined on how New Jersey leads the nation in Education. People think education and automatically think Massachusetts. Other than that the video was very informative.

Yoo you did a great job dude, NJ born and raised right here, I will say this, its porkroll not Taylor, central jersey does exist also giants and jets stadium is in NJ but they are new york teams its so wack

New Jersey also has jughandles on many state highways which is a type of ramp or slip road that changes the way traffic turns left at an at-grade intersection (in a country where traffic drives on the right). Instead of a standard left turn being made from the left lane, left-turning traffic uses a ramp on the right side of the road

New Brunswick home of Johnson and Johnson World Headquarters

I am way too invested in this as a European who has never been to the US and never planned to go. These are so interesting!

Only Jerseyians will understand this following statement. I live in “south Jersey” yet I’m still 1.5 hours away from “south Jersey”

This was very good and thorough, great job! As someone who's lived in NJ my whole life, I still learned new things about my state from this video. So this was indeed interesting!

Born and raised Jerseyan. You did an amazing job. I hate how much NJ gets shitted on, but I love it here

There is no debate. I grew up in central Jersey. It’s there, it exists, and it is not north or south Jersey.

And now the Liberty Island gift shop should be in New Jersey. Yes CGP Grey did a great vid about our rivalry with NJ. As a former NJ resident, you did a pretty good job with this. You did the state justice. Liberty State Park is my favorite park in the state, a beautiful hidden gem

Fun fact: Statue of Liberty is located in 1 Communipaw Ave in Jersey City. Something that nobody actually knows because everyone thinks it’s belongs and located in NY... it doesn’t

Been living in New Jersey all my life North & South .I must say I learned a lot

Who from central jersey here anything above Ocean county an below union county

The Pine Barrens... home to a lot of 'missing people' if you know what I'm talking about.

Dang, 388 likes. 0 dislikes.

Fantastic video from my home state and well done! I can confirm that there is indeed a Central Jersey.

Great video, I am from Essex County, NJ and you covered most of it. Thought I would let you know that Friday the 13th was filmed in NJ and that weird people use their exit off of the parkway to describe where they live. Also, if you think it’s called pork roll, the school system has failed you.

In new jersey we there's a saying that everything connects back to Jersey

Thanks for doing my home state.

I love Jersey. Been here all my life (except for a year i spent living in West Palm Beach FL). In the summer we go down the shore to Wildwood. In December we drive to NYC and see the Christmas tree in Rockefeller center. In October we pick pumpkins at one of our many farms. So many great things to do and places to see. Recently i worked on the alarm system at the tallest bldg in NJ (80 story high rise in Jersey City) with some of the best views of the NYC skyline you'll ever see.

Paterson and Elizabeth aren’t really considered cities that are that close to NYC. cities like union city, west New York, Hoboken and weehawken are much closer to NYC

Born and raised here in Jersey. Gotta say, this is the most positive review I’ve EVER heard about this state lmaoo. Overall, amazing job with covering the history and other facts 👏🏻

Wealth inequality is definitely something in New Jersey, I've taken some drives in the state and the contrast is difficult. you can take one wrong turn and in a few minutes you've gone from mansions to small homes, Luxury apartments to rust belt homes...

"John Taylor's Spiced Ham" was the original name and everyone just called it "Taylor Ham". Then Upton Sinclair wrote his little book, “The Jungle" which spurred the creation of the Food & Drug Administration in 1906. The FDA told the John Taylor company that they could not use the word "ham". They were forced to change the name and that's when "Pork Roll" was created. The strong northerners stood up to big brother and their strong arm tactics and to this very day call it "Taylor Ham". The weak southerners bent over and took it. That's the story. Every word is true. (I was eating a TEC (Taylor Ham, Egg & Cheese) as I typed this.) Edit: It was originally "John Taylor's Prepared Ham"

One of the most accurate representations of the state of NJ I’ve personally seen. Well done!

I grew up in Central New Jersey and yes Central New Jersey exists. But I did say pork roll, not Taylor Ham.

My sister moved to America over 25 years ago with her husband , it was supposed to be for one year while her husband started up a new advertising office for a UK company in New York ..... 27 years later with 3 kids just finishing college and having moved to New Jersey after 5 years in New York they are very happily settled in your state, we have been coming over for Christmas holidays for the past 15 years or so and always have a couple of days in Atlantic City between Christmas and New Year, but unfortunately not this year thanks to Covid.you have a wonderful and varied state with amazing flora and fauna ..... first time I ever saw wild turkeys flying !! Anyway watching this video has given me a greater understanding of your state of New Jersey. Happy New Year Everybody ....... best regards from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Delawarean here - because of Delaware's small population, the majority of the students at Delaware's biggest university University of Delaware are from another state, many from New Jersey. Because we have so many students from NJ, newcomers to the university often pronounce the Delaware town the university is located in, "Newark," using the pronunciation for the New Jersey city. It kind of serves as a shibboleth for in-state students and out-of-state students, because Delawareans always pronounce the Newark in Delaware as "new-ark."

NJ has the highest property tax in the country, but heck, our schools are top rated.

One of the main things I love about my City is that we are VERY diverse and the waterfront just looking at NYC at Exchange Place in Jersey City.

I’m from Jersey (Essex County) I didn’t realize how beautiful it was until this video lol ❤️

From Canada 🇨🇦, moving to NJ in couple of years 😁 !!

As someone from South Jersey, near the Jersey Shore most people down here don’t enjoy the tourists and call them shubies or shoobies (idk how to spell it)

Guys, please help! I'm being surrounded by the Taylor Ham-ers. I have lived peacefully in North Jersey my whole life, but now they have turned on me. If any fellow Pork Roll-ers are in the comments please send help.

Regarding the "pork-roll" issue, it is simply that the most popular brand of pork-roll is Taylor. So, a lot call any pork-roll "Taylor Ham". Just like a lot of people call any tissues "Kleen-ex" or any cola "Coke".

I grew up in Newark, NJ, once a very beautiful and safe city. I now live in South Florida, longer than I lived in NJ, but still consider myself, a Jersey gal.

South Jersey begins at Trenton. Central Jersey is real, and runs from Trenton to roughly the Watchung Mountains, or perhaps as far north as Morristown. Taylor Pork Roll is the only real pork roll, and it is OK to call it Taylor Ham. It's the Jersey Shore, or just "the Shore" for short. And you don't go TO the Shore, you go DOWN the Shore. Wawa dominates South Jersey, but Quick Chek is more prevalent in Central and North Jersey. Although, Wawa has been making a push into the north recently. Native New Jersians will compare the length of various routes by the time it takes to drive it, not how many miles. If route A is 50 miles and takes 60 minutes to drive, and route B is only 40 miles but takes 70 minutes to drive because there's more traffic lights, then route A is "shorter." And speaking of NJ roads, we like to use the route number, rather than any local names for US, Interstate and NJ state highways... but you have to know which is which. You can take 22 to 287 to 9 to 37 OR 18 to 34 to 35, and you'll still end up in Seaside Heights. The Garden State Parkway is "The Parkway," and the NJ Turnpike is "The Turnpike."

Born and raised in South Jersey but now living with my wife in Texas. New Jersey is also one of the most taxed states in America. Just thought people should know if they are deciding to live there. Also New Jersey has some of the most delicious tomatoes!

Fun fact : New Jersey is one of only 2 states that does not offer self serve gas. Oregon & New Jersey just have full service gas stations.

Maybe it was mentioned but Jersey has the most profitable malls in the USA and some of the wealthiest zip codes (counties)

I must congratulate you for a job well done. I live here and there's no way I could talk about New Jersey for a half hour and not say one thing bad about it.

1:30 : New Jersey is home to many gardens and farms. New Yorkers : *Impossible!*

central jersey exists!! its a big mix of diff things from north and south jersey. for example, im from central jersey and i say pork roll like south jersey yet when i say 'the city' i refer to new york like north jersey instead of philly like south jersey. we are a mix of north and south jersey cultures and we do exist

There is a central Jersey, I live in it and there is defiantly a separation.

So glad that only 4 seconds of the entire video was a reference to the TV show "jersey shore". Thank geezus. 😊

Wow this is twice as interesting as Half as Interesting! As a NJ native I think you did a great job with this video!