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This is a single-panel meme that plays on regional stereotypes between New York and New Jersey. The background shows a New York City tunnel opening up to a road outside the city, with the famous teary-eyed crying white cat meme edited into the foreground. The text on the image reads 'New Yorkers when the light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey'. The joke references the common cultural stereotype that New Yorkers have a negative view of New Jersey: the idiom 'light at the end of the tunnel' usually refers to a positive, hopeful outcome after hardship, but for New Yorkers, exiting the tunnel into New Jersey is framed as a disappointing, upsetting result, matching the cat's sad, crying expression.
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New Yorkers when the light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey

Overview

This is a single-panel meme that plays on regional stereotypes between New York and New Jersey. The background shows a New York City tunnel opening up to a road outside the city, with the famous teary-eyed crying white cat meme edited into the foreground. The text on the image reads 'New Yorkers when the light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey'. The joke references the common cultural stereotype that New Yorkers have a negative view of New Jersey: the idiom 'light at the end of the tunnel' usually refers to a positive, hopeful outcome after hardship, but for New Yorkers, exiting the tunnel into New Jersey is framed as a disappointing, upsetting result, matching the cat's sad, crying expression.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, per the provided RSS source information. It is a remixed meme that combines the widely circulated crying white cat reaction image with a photo of a NYC-area tunnel to create the regional humor joke.

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