New Jersey has not been promoted to a country LOL. PS it actually is a very nice state. Built up along the RT 1 corridor but otherwise rural or suburban. Tons of early American history everywhere.
California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, etc.
“”New Jersey has not been promoted to a country LOL””
Maybe it was a spoof from a quote of Biden’s recently where he referred to one of our states as a country but I can’t recall the actual quote...
When my dear Mother realized I was going to live in NJ after I married, —— she cried. Unfortunately, she had the idea of what the state was like from the turnpike close to the coast -—— as did so many people. it wasn’t till she visited me did she realize what a lovely state it is. Mountains to the west and an hour away -— the coast. And of course it is not called The Garden State without a reason.
And -— people don’t move here in droves, from NYC, without a reason.