r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Senior-Ad9851 • 1d ago

I'm not American

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Jersey shore?

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u/Berner_Dad 1d ago

Yes, it is just pointing out a regional term where shore is used vs beach.

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u/jitterscaffeine 1d ago

I believe the arrows are pointing at New Jersey, correct? In reference to the Jersey Shore tv show?

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u/BobBartBarker 1d ago

Naw, not the show. We just always called it the shore. Way before MTV.

'Going down the shore' is 'I'm going to the beach.'

I can't account for North Jersey but Philly and South Jersey are total shore ppl.

-dude born in Philly but lived in South Jersey for a long time.

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u/CriticalHit_20 1d ago

Fun fact! It's actually illegal for New Jerseyans to call it a "beach" in public due to it sounding like profanity because of their accent. Unless you're a new New Jerseyan, of course.

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u/mormagils 1d ago

North Jersey person here fully agrees. NJ has a shore and other states have a beach. It's always been that way.

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u/qwerty-smith 1d ago

What are you gonna do down there?

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u/Toothless-In-Wapping 1d ago

I don’t know, go to the arcade play some video games, maybe buy a Def Leapord T-shirt.

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u/qwerty-smith 11h ago

Don't forget your Motley Crew T-shirt. You know all proceeds go to get their lead singer out of jail.

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u/woundg 22h ago

Metallica carnival mirrors can go for $30 now. I could have made $100s.

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u/SnooDrawings1480 1d ago

Grew up in jersey across the river from NYC.... it's shore

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u/BusySpecialist1968 1d ago

Those Jersey Shore idiots were shoobies, not locals. Nobody claims those losers.