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There is a Jersey Shore in All of Us

There is quite the hub-bub about the MTV show, 'Jersey Show'. I won't go into the ins and outs of the show, etc, but I will say, I believe it.

We live in a large country and there are many ethnicities that make up the demographic of our melting pot. As a first generation Macedonian gal, I can attest to the flashy cars, gold chains and gel that existed when I was in high school (and still exist with some family relatives and cousins today). Now, I won't say that my high school and 20 something years were as 'loud' as what the cast of 'Jersey Shore' is up to, but I, along with many people I know spent time doing one or more of the following:

-Cruising a main drag in metro Detroit, listening to the pop radio station and looking at boys, with the bass kicking in a way that would make your ears hurt
-Wearing red lipstick everyday in high school
-Drenching hair in enough gel to keep the natural curls tight all day long
-Keeping a well stocked supply of scrunchies
-Wearing a gold chain, complete with the flag of your parents' home country
-Turning 16 and getting a brand new car (this didn't happen to me)
-Turning 21 and still living with your parents

I managed to find some old photos that clearly put me in 'Snooki territory'