New Jersey Visitors Must Explain Why

Text on the meme

All visitors from New Jersey must explain why. (limited exceptions) NEW JERSEY AUTO DRIVER LICENSE CLASS B BOAT

What it means

A sign says that all visitors from New Jersey must explain why, with a crossed-out New Jersey driver’s license and state shape underneath. The joke is a lighthearted stereotype about New Jersey being an unusual or suspicious place, so the image is used as a reaction to someone admitting they are from New Jersey. EN: A sign says that all visitors from New Jersey must explain why, with a crossed-out New Jersey driver’s license and state shape underneath. The joke is a lighthearted stereotype about New Jersey being an unusual or suspicious place, so the image is used as a reaction to someone admitting they are from New Jersey.

Objects

warning sign / предупреждающий знак white printed poster / белый печатный плакат red prohibition symbol / красный запрещающий символ New Jersey driver’s license / водительские права Нью-Джерси New Jersey state silhouette / силуэт штата Нью-Джерси red cross mark / красный крест blue background shape / синяя фигура на фоне photograph of a man / фотография мужчины chain-link fence / сетчатый забор bold black text / жирный чёрный текст