[gridlock]

Nothing pisses off residents of New Jersey more than when New Yorkers wander across the Hudson and pretend they know what the Hell they're talking about. Within the first thirty seconds of this piece, Katie Couric displays her truly astounding knowledge of all things New Jersey by citing the NJ Turnpike, The Sopranos and Bruce Springsteen.

This is the New Yorker caricature of New Jersey. Anybody from this state who saw that piece would be immediately pissed off at Katie Couric for perpetuating such asinine simplifications when she deigns to bless us with her all-powerful gaze for one minute and 55 seconds once every few years.

[MinnesotaLibertarian]

Very good point. I have lived for significant amounts of time in both Minnesota and New Jersey, and while I love Minneosta, Jersey will always be home, and I too was offended by the blatant stereotyping of New Jersey. Drive along the Turnpike on your way to a diner where they play Bruce Springsteen and Tony Soprano's guys take care of the "waste management".

On a side note, you can imagine the New Yorker's view of Minnesota that I've encountered: it's flyover country, nothing but cows (we don't even have much dairy farming in Minnesota), Minneapolis and St. Paul are quaint little towns, and they love to their wonderful impression of a Minnesotan, lifted straight from "Fargo".