our nation's official joke State shall be New Jersey over to Jersey Nash not if I can help it
Hi, I’m Mr. Beat, and I’m at Jersey Mike’s because this video is about New Jersey and I
couldn’t afford to fly to New Jersey to actually film there so this will have to suffice (turn)
Yes, this video is about New Jersey,
a state I have never been to but has always had a special place in my heart
And not just because after I called every member of the United States Congress,
one of THEIR Senators was the ONLY one to send me a personal video response.
But because I’ve always thought it simply seems like a nice place to live with wonderful people.
And yet…
we're going to begin with a new list that purports to rank the least and most hated
states in America as judged by both Rivals and residents and take a look New Jersey is the most
reviled state in these United States lots of people apparently talk trash about New Jersey
well I give up what's the catch oh no catch although we are technically in New Jersey not
one place even remotely livable nobody wants to pay twenty dollars to watch people living next
to chemical waste they can see that in New Jersey there's nothing I hate more than New Jersey huh
I gotta drop a massive New Jersey.
And this goes way back. Take this song from 1908. Even Benjamin Franklin poked fun at the Garden
State, calling it a “keg tapped at both ends.” And frankly, I am baffled by this. Regardless,
in this video, I am going to attempt to figure out why.
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First of all, New Jersey somehow got a reputation for being the rudest state. Indeed,
if you search “rudest states” and “states where people curse
the most,” Jersey is often at the top of or near the top of the list.
There’s evidence that it seems more rude because people are generally more in a hurry there. It’s a
state where, if you are at a red stoplight, and you don’t immediately go once it turns green,
you are likely to be honked at immediately by the person in the car behind you.
Look, New Jersey has a LOT of people. It is the most densely
populated of the 50 states. The most urbanized not counting California,
and you SHOULDN’T count California because California has tons of national parks and
public land to escape to where not a single human being lives. Jersey doesn’t have that.
Hey speaking of California….
hey Cypher here unlike the hate for new Jersey hate for California is a lot more
understandable it's the poster child for being a nanny State grandstanding overpowering other
states environmental issues terrible traffic distinct subcultures Suburbia and car Centric
cities but here's the thing these problems are not really unique to California the golden state
is the most populous and therefore the most powerful the hatred it receives is
mostly a reflection of people's perceptions of the nation as a whole hey thanks Cypher
be sure to check out his video that's coming out at the same time as this one
looking at why everyone also apparently hates California when you're done watching this one
anyway back to New Jersey yeah that whole thing about New Jersey being
the rudest state in the country is bullcrap there is no evidence to support it [Music]
New Jersey also has a reputation for having too many expensive toll roads New Jersey deserves the
title toll booth capital of the United States of America because you can't back out of your
driveway in New Jersey without some schmuck in a hat once 50 cents there's even an entire
unreleased mockumentary based on the premise of a fictional semi-professional basketball team called
the New Jersey turnpikes but here's the thing New Jersey has only three big toll highways other
states have more miles of toll roads and some of them are even more expensive to be fair one of
the major toll highways in New Jersey goes right through a stretch of an industrial Wasteland right
before you get to New York so that definitely also leaves a bad impression on out-of-state drivers
still the stereotype about New Jersey having the most or worst toll roads is bullcrap in fact when
you look at every negative metric for all states New Jersey is never the worst worst roads nope
worst air quality nope highest poverty rate nope we're schools heck New Jersey is often ranked
the best day 8 for schools in the country okay then well surely it has the highest taxes of any
state right nope in fact that'd be its neighbor to the north New York so if these statistics
indicate that New Jersey is not the worst place to live in nor the worst place to visit where do
all these negative stereotypes come from well we can mostly blame it on two cities [Music]
thank you if you've seen my New York and New Jersey compare video you'll know that there's a
rivalry between the two states here's Cypher again to go over a brief history of that rivalry which
goes back to Colonial times when many boundary disputes between English colonies was one that
eventually turned to violence between New York and New Jersey citizens of New York began settling an
area that was generally agreed to be New Jersey territory in the late 17th century and then they
started granting large swaths of territory in 1703 the line was quite blurred and citizens of either
Colony ended up living near one another but still maintaining separate Colonial affiliation in 1719
an expedition attempted to survey the line but got very little cooperation from locals of both
colonies and they of course disputed the results soon the different settlements started burning
each other's crops they even started shooting shooting at each other to prevent these raids
of course they bended together to fight King George's War and the French and Indian War
but immediately resumed raiding each other during peace it escalated high enough for new jerseyans
to kidnap some officials and hold them hostage so the king finally intervened a few years after that
and forced both colonies to settle the dispute no one died from this border War but it was five
Decades of regular violence they'd have further disputes requiring the Supreme Court to intervene
on multiple occasions all the way to as recently as 1998 so these border disputes probably play a
role in the overall rivalry between New Jersey and New York again for more on that rivalry be
sure to check out my New York and New Jersey compared video in that video I also go over how
New York City gets all the love from the rest of the country and World while New Jersey well
Jersey does not therefore often the rest of the country and World sees New Jersey through the
lens of New York because we hear New Yorkers talking trash about New Jersey all the time in
pop culture okay so New Jersey's not my favorite place but once Stella and I get married and she
and Lucy move in with me I'll never set foot in New Jersey again unless I'm going to see a
Giants game or flying out of Newark or God forbid disposing of a body but we rarely hear New Jersey
Heights talking trash about New York since they're often not in pop culture the rest of
us are often only getting one side of the story and it's not just New York Philadelphians also
notoriously make fun of Jersey and like New York City Philadelphia also has a big influence on the
rest of the country although to a lesser extent when you got the biggest American city and the
sixth biggest American city always making fun of you he people hear that and where are many of
the suburbs of New York City in Philadelphia New Jersey only a river separates the downtown areas
of both cities and these Jersey burbs and these Jersey burbs have always been historically much
cheaper to live in than the big city even though much of Jersey is in the same metropolitan areas
as Philly and New York and might as well be in the same city the Delaware River between Jersey
and Philly and the Hudson river between Jersey and NYC is actually quite a cultural dividing
line historically the working class have lived more in these Jersey burbs you know the ones
working so-called quote Blue Collar jobs which usually means manual labor jobs or jobs that
are more physically demanding thus residents of Philly and New York have almost always
generally looked down on Jersey whether they realize it or not [Applause] [Music] [Applause]
where has most American mass media historically been produced New York City who produces a lot of
mass media New Yorkers even today with the decentralization of content that allows a
social studies teacher from Kansas to become a full-time YouTuber with him rarely leaving his
basement most mass media content comes out of either New York City or Los Angeles and
when I say quote mass media I mean media that is consumed not just by the entire country or
even continent but the entire world what sticks were you rolling around in New Jersey and when
stuff is in mass media time and time again it becomes part of the culture I mean George
Carlin even has an entire special called what am I doing in New Jersey where he pokes fun at the
states let him put it right on the license plates in New Jersey the toll booth state
what does it say now the Garden State sure if you're growing Smoke Stacks yes
Carlin was a lifelong New Yorker by the way heck even New Jersey's most famous reality TV
show Jersey Shore was produced by a New Yorker so in conclusion millions of people talk trash
about New Jersey because millions of New Yorkers and philadelphians talk trash about New Jersey
and historically a lot of mass media Has Come From New York if as much mass media was produced
in Kansas rather than New York then everyone would be hating on Missouri instead just saying
so the next time you're thinking about hating on New Jersey forget about it
hi I'm drawing of history and as a born and bred New Yorker New Jersey's always been a bit of a
joke you grow up knowing that it's just lesser from its jug handles instead of left-hand turns
to the warm fart smell along the northern Jersey Turnpike the fact that state law prevents you from
even pumping your own gas but full admission I actually live in New Jersey now and it's not so
bad it's Subway the PATH train has 90 percent less urine smell than New York City Subways and 90 less
urine they were cool with duels much longer than New York which is fun for everyone not
named Alexander Hamilton and New Jersey is the traditionally accepted location of Gotham City
so I guess my point is New Jersey's still a joke but now it's a joke that I'm truly in on [Music]
don't forget though to check out the cynical historians new video looking
at why everyone also hates California over on his channel and if you're not subscribed
to him yet by this point what the heck I've collaborated with him so many times in fact
I recently realized I've collaborated with him more than any other YouTuber by far true
facts so what say you do you have any other theories Regarding why so many people talk
trash about New Jersey let me know in the comments below and thank you for watching