Papa_Louie_677 t1_j6ite84 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Reply to comment by mapoftasmania in Would you say that you identify more with NJ or the US as a whole? by mszanka

It is interesting for me because most of my friends who grew up in more rural parts of NJ tend to fall in this camp where it is more of a Northeast type pride. While many of my friends who live in parts of the state close to NYC are very prideful of being NJ.

LarryLeadFootsHead t1_j6jgxls wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:42 PM

I feel this to a degree despite taking some pride in very distinctively NJ things. I spent some time growing up in near the northern parts of Morris, doing woodsy shit and all that and have definitely found more similar kindred spirits with people from parts of Northeastern states who realize I'm not stereotypical city kid or yuppie who decided to make outdoors stuff their personality later in life.