When you here the term "the bay" what region to you think of? (place, Los Angeles)

[garmin239]

I only know it as the SF area.

[Iconographer]

I definitely think SF...the song "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" was written by Otis Redding on a houseboat docked at Waldo Pier in Sausalito.

[Toxic Toast]

Put-in-bay --> Ohio

[415_810]

It means different places for different people. People most commonly know the bay as san francisco bay area.

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by DC 38

Put-in-bay --> Ohio

We have met the enemy and they are ours........

[TheTruth08]

San Fran.

[miamiman]

San Francisco. As evident from the poll results thus far, I think most people (East or West Coast) consider the Bay Area to refer to the San Francisco metro.

However, I think most Floridians think of the Bay Area as the Tampa Bay area. But outside of the Tampa metro, I don't people refer to the Tampa Bay Area as just the "Bay Area."

[Atticman]

North Bay, Ontario, which is where I happen to live. The Bay is the city's main nickname.

[krudmonk]

Monterey Bay

[vdy1985]

If you say "the Bay Area" then most people think SF metro. "The Bay" alone, is a bit too general.