The funny thing is, I have met people from other states, such as Indiana, who swear to me they've heard folks from NJ say "Joisey", yet I know no one actually from NJ who has heard the same. Maybe New Jerseyans just like messing with people's minds..
In the interests of fairness, NJ did have two things I miss terribly: the hot dogs (all the way, of course) at the Hot Grill on Lexington Ave in Clifton, and Taylor's Meat Pies (IIRC, Passaic, but it's been a long time), the latter being mainly an acquired taste and a truly brutal addiction once acquired.
We definitley have great food.
New Jersey had the best foods...everything and anything you could want. Mmmmmmmmmm, good.