Another Edina property dispute (Minneapolis, Mahtomedi: houses, construction, school district)

[Cruz Azul Guy]

I think you use it because you're ashamed of living in cake-eater land.

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by MN2CO

I use Mpls because more people know the name - few outside MN would know where Edina is.

And even fewer outside MN know how to pronounce it!

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by rcsteiner

He could do what I do and provide more gory details, but I think "Minneapolis" is a fairly close approximation of his location to folks living out of state.

Also IMO, of course.

Now, if he only participates in this forum you might have a stronger case, at least in my eyes.

I like how you wrote your location description, rc. Few know Marbleton, but "NW suburban Atlanta" pinpoints it for us.

[Chugga Chugga Choo Choo]

I wouldn't admit i lived in Edina either.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by Ben Around

And even fewer outside MN know how to pronounce it!

It isn't usually as badly mispronounced by out-of-staters as Wayzata is, though.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by Ben Around

I like how you wrote your location description, rc. Few know Marbleton, but "NW suburban Atlanta" pinpoints it for us.

The Twin Cities are easy -- the suburbs are all incorporated cities for the most part, and everything shows up on a map.

The Atlanta metro is a sea of incorporated islands (cities like Smyrna, Marietta, etc.) surrounded by a sea of unincorporated territory, and while many of those unincorporated areas have local names (Vinings, Mableton, etc.), there isn't really anything "formal" in place to attach the name to, at least in most cases.

The whole area is all homogeneous suburb, really, and you can't tell incorporated areas from unincorporated for the most part unless you look at someone's property taxes.

[Umbria]

Originally Posted by Chugga Chugga Choo Choo

I wouldn't admit i lived in Edina either.

It's a wonderful place to live - unfortunately there has always been a stereotype - most that criticize would die to live here - too bad.

[Umbria]

Originally Posted by Slig

I think you use it because you're ashamed of living in cake-eater land.

South Mpls - you must be over by Lake St & Portland? Lovely.

Jealously doesn't become you.

[Cruz Azul Guy]

What are you saying, that I should change my location to Edina? What's with the Lake/Portland bashing anyway, there's a good Valvoline service station on that intersection.

[kuan]

Heh heh.. you guys are cracking me up!