Jun 1, 2010
I live in New Jersey. But unlike 98% of the population of the state, I am neither Italian, Catholic, nor Jewish. I live nowhere near the Parkway. I don't wear cologne or body spray, and I've never gotten a spray-on tan. Nonetheless, I'm a New Jerseyan, and this is a short list of what my people do:
Jersey Salute - Giving someone the finger while driving, likely as a result of something they did wrong.
Jersey Bump - Gently hitting (a.k.a. love-tapping) the car in front of you and behind you while parallel parking.
Jersey Crawl - Not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign.
Jersey Jump/Scoot - Making a left turn as soon as the light turns green, cutting off a person moving forward in the opposite direction.
Jersey Shuffle/Slide/Sweep - Crossing three or more lanes of traffic without pausing, usually to get to an exit.
Jersey Massage - Beating someone with your fists. #sociology
Jersey Salute - Giving someone the finger while driving, likely as a result of something they did wrong.
Jersey Bump - Gently hitting (a.k.a. love-tapping) the car in front of you and behind you while parallel parking.
Jersey Crawl - Not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign.
Jersey Jump/Scoot - Making a left turn as soon as the light turns green, cutting off a person moving forward in the opposite direction.
Jersey Shuffle/Slide/Sweep - Crossing three or more lanes of traffic without pausing, usually to get to an exit.
Jersey Massage - Beating someone with your fists. #sociology
I got the Salute only twice in 6.5 years living in Northern Jersey. I think I've gotten it more in the "polite south." :-)
Never did the Jersey Bump, but I can't say whether it was done to me.
The Crawl has now been adopted nationwide I believe.
The Shuffle/Slide/Sweep is just simply necessary while living there
Never gotten the massage.