Which West Coast city has the most East Coast influence?

[bergenboy]

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[pgm123]

Linguistically, San Francisco: http://aschmann.net/AmEng/index_file...shDialects.gif

[orzo]

Originally Posted by pgm123

Linguistically, San Francisco: http://aschmann.net/AmEng/index_file...shDialects.gif

The Bay Area has its own unique language/slang/intonations more than anywhere else I can think of West of the Mississippi:


Rafael Casal - Bay Area Slang Top 100 (The Grinch song) @rafaelcasal - YouTube

[polo89]

Originally Posted by orzo

The Bay Area has its own unique language/slang/intonations more than anywhere else I can think of West of the Mississippi:


Rafael Casal - Bay Area Slang Top 100 (The Grinch song) @rafaelcasal - YouTube

real spit.

[polo89]

I see the east-coast in some of the architecture of cities like SF and Oakland. But for the most part, those 2 cities look distinctly Californian. I wouldn't confuse either of those cities for Boston, NY, or Philly. Once you see the palm trees and mountains, and some of the Spanish-influenced architecture as apposed to the Victorian that is abundant in those 2 cities, than you'll know it's CA. Density and walk-ability aren't exclusive to the Northeast.

[pgm123]

Originally Posted by orzo

The Bay Area has its own unique language/slang/intonations more than anywhere else I can think of West of the Mississippi:


Rafael Casal - Bay Area Slang Top 100 (The Grinch song) @rafaelcasal - YouTube

That's pretty cool. But just for clarification, that link doesn't take into account sang or AAVE.