It would take all day to list all the pet peeves we have in New Jersey, but let's focus on two simple words today - thank you. New Jersey Is Not The Most Polite State In AmericaNew Jersey has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of the nation for politeness. A recent Preply article reports the Garden State at #39 for being polite, so I don't expect a master course on manners when I move about my day in the Garden State. Let's take, for example, saying the two simplest words in the language, thank you. We started in South Jersey, stopped A LOT in Central Jersey and ended in North Jersey.