You Know You’re From South Jersey When…

If you've lived in South Jersey for any length of time, you know some odd truths will appear rather quickly.

I mean, there's no shortage of stuff that you and I see every day that we think nothing of, yet someone from out of the area will certainly question. Having to make a left turn from the right lane is just the icing on the cake.

Left turn keep right sign in South Jersey - Photo: Google Maps
Left turn keep right sign in South Jersey - Photo: Google Maps
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Asking the Internet for Local Truths

So, we recently took to Facebook and we asked a very simple question -- finish this sentence: "You know you're from South Jersey when __________."

And the responses that we got were nothing short of fantastic.

From supermarket names that many of us say incorrectly to our own unique spin on asking for a simple glass of water, here are 17 of the best that locals had to offer...

Fill in the blank: "You know you're from South Jersey when _________."

Some lifelong residents recently finished that sentence...

Gallery Credit: Chris Coleman

14 Bizarre and Unique Landmarks that Define South Jersey

Chances are, you pass some of these landmarks so often that they no longer stand out as being a little bizarre, but for those not from the area, they might seem a little odd.

Gallery Credit: Chris Coleman

26 Things in South Jersey That Aren't There Anymore

Let's take a trip back in time — how many of these South Jersey landmarks do you remember?

Gallery Credit: Chris Coleman

How locals talk about Southern New Jersey, South Jersey stereotypes: asking for "wooder", the awful traffic on Routes 47 and 347, knowing what "cedar water" is, generations of people watching Action News on Channel 6, being able to smell low tide, assuming the road work at Route 42 and Interstate 295 will never be done, common orders at diners, the hidden secrets in South Jersey's pine barrens, Route 55 will never be completed, calling tourists "shoobies," pronouncing Acme as "ak-a-me"

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