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It was for me :) Yeah anytime I tell someone I'm originally from Jersey and they mention Jersey Shore I just wanna punch em in the throat.
I've known and talked to other people from NJ that hate the comparison. I think they said the North side of the state was green and beautiful, and it's mostly just the South that's loaded with douchebags. The guys from Evoken are from NJ, and were among the coolest dudes I've met. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I've known and talked to other people from NJ that hate the comparison. I think they said the North side of the state was green and beautiful' date=' and it's mostly just the South that's loaded with douchebags. The guys from Evoken are from NJ, and were among the coolest dudes I've met.[/quote'] My mom's family are from central Jersey (round about Symphony X) and it's nice-looking as well. Edison in particular is pretty green.
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I remember going into a pub in Metuchen' date=' NJ in my camo shorts, boots and Holy Blood shirt, and my mom said I fit right in...then we went to a florist's.[/quote'] Hahaha the people is the florist would have been giving you the most greasy looks, I hate it when older people judge younger people for listening to metal and that it is the "Devils music". That's true, that was the day I forgot my headphones so I needed to play it out of my ipod speakers, wasn't the best sound but I got my music fix. I almost always listen to music even at work and when I was at school, it helps me concentrate so much better than silence. I didn't make the pots, I delivered them and stocked them after they were made out the back, I drove the forklift a few times too. The boss eneded up hiring her daughters boyfriend who eventually ended up taking my shifts, most of the people working there were her family.
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My mom's family are from central Jersey (round about Symphony X) and it's nice-looking as well. Edison in particular is pretty green.
One of my good friends grew up in Edison, and we visited out there a few times. it's nice out there. My aunt lives in Trenton, nice down there too. Most everyone I've met from Jersey is cool. There are even some New Yorkers who are intelligent, open-minded, and personable, from what I've heard.:D
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I almost always listen to music even at work and when I was at school' date=' it helps me concentrate so much better than silence.[/quote'] I know quite a few people like that. I'm the opposite. I concentrate best when it's totally quiet and nobody is around. I can listen to music while painting, because the two have very little to do with one another, but reading, writing, or concentrating on math? No way.
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I know quite a few people like that. I'm the opposite. I concentrate best when it's totally quiet and nobody is around. I can listen to music while painting, because the two have very little to do with one another, but reading, writing, or concentrating on math? No way. Well, that's just shitty. :mad: Sorry to hear it.
In school I listened to music throughout every class, except for when the teacher was talking haha I know, it sucked :( but I'm hoping people reply to my resume soon
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Re: What do you usually do while listening to music? I lived in south New Jersey for 10 years of my life. I wouldn't go back. Don't get me wrong it has its merits but it's not home for me. I was born in California and I am at most home here. Speaking in sweeping generalizations I find south Jersey culture to be ignorant, closed minded, redneckish (sport hunting and crap like that) and the people to be gruff and confrontational. Granted I have lifelong friends there so I know all of SJ isnt that way... maybe it's the pine barrens that fuck with your sanity or something. I dunno... when I moved there, I never quite fit in, never quite felt at home.

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Well my hand is up for the "assholes who walk around with music blaring" category :D. Music helps me think and when I go for my daily walk I like to think and for obvious reasons walking around with headphones isn't the best idea for someone in my position (given they tend to drown out background noise). What I find particularly annoying of a morning is when people can see you have headphones in but still insist on talking to you. Several times people have told me how rude it is that I just sit there with my headphones in listening to music as opposed to conversing with them. One even went as far as to yank on the cord for my headphones pulling them out of my ears.

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