Is it true that the residents of San Francisco, California, object to having their city called "FRISCO" by non-residents? Why? It's not an offensive nickname at all.
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Evidently many do. I don't know how many, really. But most major cities in the US have their nicknames: "The Big Apple", the "Windy City" (Chi-town), "The Big Easy" (New Orleans), and just "L.A.", or "Dego" (San Diego). I don't think anything disparaging is meant, but some may ring wrong with local ears.
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My Aunt lives there, she's been there about 25 plus years, she's heard the term Frisco, i use it in front of her and her friends, and they don't object to it.+4
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Apparently, San Franciscans prefer the nickname for their city to simply be "The City," which is why they get the real, stupid nicknames "Frisco" and "San Fran." It is merely an attempt to pull these people out of their own asses.
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Hadn't heard this...Maybe they are just a little Friscy... I have always called it San Fran.
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I hadn't heard that, but it's interesting
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Yeah, I heard that early from someone who had lived there for awhile. . I don't think most of them care that much.
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