"Jersey" also. I've spent quite a bit of time there on business & lots of natives refer to it that way as well.

I posted on here under living in Philly, because we might be moving there. And people have replied to the post saying how New Jersey (Joisey) has nice beaches. And that is exactly what they did they put (joisey) in () I know each region has their accent but are the accents really that deep in NYC or NJ?? I am from Chicaaaaago and people know it when I say Chicaaaaaago!!

One more thing, I use to work with a guy from Boston and he had a very very thick accent!

No one in Jersey calls New York York.

Here are more New Yorkisms

People in Brooklyn and Queens say they are going into the City when they mean Manhattan.

People in Manhattan call they people who come into the City for drinking and clubbing the BBQ crowd (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens. Staten Island doesn't count)

Depending upon where you live you visit Lung or Lawn Island or just plain Island.

If you live in NYC upstate starts just north of Yonkers.

And we haven't even discussed uptown, downtown.

Anyone who makes fun of the name of the state are probably the same ones coming to clog the beaches during the summer. You can have your joisey shore while I go hike and climb in the Jersey mountains.

Anyone who makes fun of the name of the state are probably the same ones coming to clog the beaches during the summer. You can have your joisey shore while I go hike and climb in the Jersey mountains.

I did not know that the cure for sophistry is hiking.

really dumb thread

Eh, I think it's a fun thread.

I moved out of NJ last year, but love and miss it and visit frequently.

When I tell people I'm from Jersey (which is what I usually say), and they say "Oh, Joisey?" I always respond, "No one from Jersey ever says Joisey."

When I run into the occasional person from Jersey out here in AZ (which is where I live now), I'll say that I am from South Jersey.

What I really enjoy is people from outside of New Jersey questioning my sports allegiances. They seem to think I am an idiot for rooting for Philly pro sports teams. Little do they know that Philly was a 20 minute drive from my house. The Meadowlands? A good two hours. My point is, I really don't need people telling me where I live and what teams are in that general vicinity, lol.

BTW, I never lived close enough to an exit to claim it. :)

I have lived in New Jersey my whole life and nobody in New Jersey ever says Joisey. Only people from like upstate New York say that.

I just moved down south to Tampa, Florida. And when i talk to people dey end up asking me if im from New York because of the way i talk, nd then i say no "Im from NEW JERSEY" or just "Jersey", and then they will say, "Oh! Your from new Joisey"

That crap is really annoying.

I am from Boston, living in Delaware temporarily for a few years, so I drive through the state a lot.

I grew up calling it New Jersey and still call it New Jersey. The only exception is when I talk about the beach communities and use "Jersey Shore" or just "The Shore". I was always Jersey Shore for me, until I moved to Delaware. Here, everyone either visits The Shore or The Beach. The Shore being the Jersey Shore and The Beach being Delaware's beaches.

I don't find people saying "joisey" insulting, nor do I think it should be taken that way. I just find it annoying. For me, it relates to my Boston accent. I always have people notice my accent or learn where I am from, and break into the old "Pahk the Cah in Havahd Yahd" routine. I am not insulted by it, just annoyed, because it sounds so fake and awful from a non-native speaker. The same goes for movies. Occasionally there is a film where actors who have never been to Boston put on their accent for the role. It makes my ears bleed. Again, not an insult, just frustrating because it is painful to listen to.

So, I don't do the "joisey" thing and never will. I know how I feel when people do the "Hahvahd" thing and I just always imagined the those in New Jersey must feel the same way about "Joisey".

Shandy... it is so much fun though.
Seriously, it so hard not to poke fun.
I'm a native Texan and say fixin' and y'all a lot. Can't help it.
People laugh and mock me, too and it does not bother me at all.
In fact, I use my accent to my advantage.

I have lived in NJ my entire life - first the Shore, then Central NJ, then North Jersey and now Western NJ. I have never encountered anyone who lives here that says "Joisey." Everyone says "New Jersey." I really only hear "joisey" on TV, radio, or maybe from visitors who are trying to make a joke.

I dont really think its that offensive but when you have heard the same joke a million times its not that funny...its hard to fake a laugh and say "oh, ha ha, how clever" so I find I just roll my eyes. its tiring, not annoying.

By the way, I live about 800 feet from the PA border and I only refer to it as "Pennsyltucky." hah!

I have lived in New Jersey my whole life (47 years) and have Never called it Joisey. I call it either New Jersey or just Jersey depending on my mood or maybe who I am speaking with. I do find it insulting when people from out of state use the "joisey" reference. I also call going to Manhattan as going to "the city" and I am from the central NJ shore area. I am right on the dividing line of the NY Giants/ Philadelphia Eagles border and find that rather amusing.My husband and I also call Pennsylvania---Pennsyltucky LOL!

I was born in "Nork", New Jersey. While I am very well educated, I still do have a classic, though not heavy, Jersey accent.

Like others have said, we do not say Joisey, and like a true Jerseyan, if you said Joisey to my face, I'd tell you that you are a duesh-bag.

Someone above says we always say the full name of our state. That is completely INCORRECT. If not including a city location beforehand, most born here will say Jersey, or more accurately Jurzee.

Jersey has 3 of the five wealiest counties in the state. If you especially live west of 287 and north of 78, you are hanging with the really big bucks, I mean I am tawkin "Trump, Onassis, Johnson & Johnson type of money.

Jersey is a great state, somewhat expensive but hey, we got the shore. LBI rocks! The boardwalk (pronounced broadwawk)was cool when I was a kid, nowadays, not so much.

Mike - this thread is 6 years old.

waterlogged

Waterlogged is correct! I'm growing mushrooms all over the place.

See, this is what is wrong with American schools:


Even the (self-proclaimed, let us observe)"very well educated" think it noteworthy that their state has "3 of the five wealthiest counties in the state".

The fact that he can't figure out that it has the other two as well, is the funny part!

(of course any of us could say that about our state or his)

Born and raised...it's New Jersey....I HATE when I go out of town and people say "so you're from Joisey" My reply is "Joisy?!?! Where's that!?"

I'm from NY and I've always called it "Jersey".

I don't know anyone who calls it "Joisey".