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Growing up in the 1960s in New Jersey was very parochial [...] I knew nothing about Asia, or even travelling; I had never even been out of New E
by JohnBooty 4y ago
Growing up in the 1960s in New Jersey was very parochial
[...]
I knew nothing about Asia, or even travelling; I had never
even been out of New England.
I realize I'm nitpicking here with regards to a very enjoyable and wonderful article but... what? New Jersey is not in New England. Same quadrant of the country. But that's bizarro.
- ceejayoz 4y agoThere are parts of New Jersey 11 miles from the closest bit of New England. I'd be inclined to treat that as close enough.
- JohnBooty 4y agoLiterally nobody that lives in either region would agree with this. They really wouldn't.
- _yb2s 4y agoFrom the names it seems reasonable to me that "New York" and "New Jersey" should be parts of "New England." As a Californian, I thought of all of the NE as New England and am surprised that they aren't. Wikipedia says the "Dominion of New England in America" in the 1600s did include New York and New Jersey.
- JohnBooty 4y agoFrom the names it seems reasonable to me that "New York" and "New Jersey" should be parts of "New England I get what you're saying, but they really really are not.
- robotresearcher 4y agoNeither is old Jersey in old England.
- jjtheblunt 4y agoNew York was Dutch, not English.
- NoImmatureAdHom 4y agoI had the same reaction. This...was a very weird oversight.