Lazslo
Member
I grew up at the Jersey Shore (Belmar) and lived here till I left for college- it blows my mind how stereotyped it has become. The reality is that the sterotype comes from New Yorkers who come to visit on the weekends and Holidays. Everyone who lives here doesn't look anything like the typical 'Jersey Shore' type character. Everyone I grew up with dresses more 'Surfer' then the clowns on TV- mostly because the people including myself Surf or Skateboard. While the stereotype we get is shallow and far from the truth- I find it important to laugh about it (lots of people I know get really angry and upset about it) I hope the publicity brings more people here to check it out, reguardless of how much they suck because our whole economic system is based on summer Snookies and tourist. The Fall and Winter here is a ghost-town and it's actually my favorite time of year to be here- all the Snookies stay in New York and you can grab a drink at the bar without having some asshole fist pumping next to you. I just hope people on Gaf realize that the Snookies and Situations of the world aren't actually from the Jersey Shore, if you get a chance come visit, it's a beautiful place most of the time.