[Ads-l] Big Easy, Frisco, etc.

[Wilson Gray]

> And this annoys the hell out of people from surrounding cities.

It was okay to call SF "the City," when I lived in Greater Sacto. But I
haven't lived there since '72 and Youneverknow. And, at UC Davis, everybody
understood that "the University" meant Berkeley, in those days.

On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 11:27 AM David Daniel <dad at coarsecourses.com> wrote:

> I don't know if this has already been mentioned. If so, sorry. San
> Franciscans call the city "the City." Where do you live? The City. Where do
> you work? The City. Etc. And this annoys the hell out of people from
> surrounding cities. Like, if you're in San José and you tell someone you
> live in the City, they will inevitably ask, "Which city?" in a sarcastic
> tone, accompanied by pointed look.
> DAD
>
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> Stephen Goranson
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> Perhaps calling Manhattan "the City" was influenced by London's City, the
> c=
> entral, financial, historic district.
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> I was born in northern Surrey, but the place later was annexed by Greater
> L=
> ondon.
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> SG
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> Two cities come to mind where residents and outsiders use the same
> nickname=
> =97L.A. and my residence of more than thirty years, Philadelphia. In
> travel=
> s in U.S. and outside it, I=92ve noticed (more and more) that when I say I=
> =92m from here, the response is =93Ah, Philly.=94 And we use the term too.
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> Now why a member of the local baseball nine is called a Phillie, not a
> Phil=
> ly, I don=92t know.
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> Ben
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