#central jersey

[anononatty]

lady in red ♥️

[hadawayink]

Acting like New Jersey has the sole claim on diners would be ridiculous. There's diners everywhere. But being from California? Definitely made my relationship with diners different.

The thing is, out there, there aren't a lot of local diners. Going to a diner means IHOP or Denny's usually, if you're lucky an Original Mel's. But the idea of most towns having a local diner with about 800 pages? Knowing a whole page will inexplicably be Greek food? Being tempted into seafood you probably can't trust? Having to bounce from place to place learning which one is best? And then creating a spiritual relationship with that diner? Totally foreign to me before moving out east.

It brings me to the concept of a Third Place. Of us as humans needing more than home and work/school as safe spaces to inhabit. Unfortunately they all cost fucking money, but diners have overall stayed pretty cheap. They at least give you a big ass pile of food for your sacrifice.

Sitting down in your favorite greasy spoon, with a waiter you've seen a dozen times before, with that classic unlimited diner coffee, choosing if you're having breakfast or dinner cuz it serves both all day... it's not just a meal. It's a part of the culture.

Plus, California didn't have disco fries.

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[hangtimemagazine]

HANGTIME RADIO W/ FLWRSHRK FEAT. MIKE GIP - 196

HangTime Radio is a weekly show hosted by @flwrshrk every Friday 9 AM – 11 AM EST via @newtownradio in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Enjoy this very Jersey Club episode with FLWRSHRK plus a guest mix and interview with Mike Gip! Follow on Instagram (@hangtimeradio) for updates and more!

HANGTIME RADIO W/ FLWRSHRK FEAT. MIKE GIP - 196

[feralchaton]

Tinton Falls

[katietrekks]

July 5, 2022

Green Trail and Yellow Trail Cheesequake State Park 4.05 miles 344 ft. Elevation

I haven't been to Cheesequake in a good 2 or 3 years, Still the park with the most well marked trails I ever seen! My sister and my mom joined me for this one.

[hasanabiposting]

No one is from New Jersey.

[sapphic-squids]

I love new jersey stereotypes so much. As someone from south-central jersey, the most common stereotype is of people from north jersey and the shore areas. Most of us down here have phili accents. Lastly, central jersey is real and its porkroll not taylor ham.

[fishmech]

the canonical definition of central jersey

boundaries are the delaware, 202, the main branch of the raritan, 9, 195, 29, the delaware again