Job Interview in Frisco (San Jose, San Francisco: vs, suburb, rating)

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

I'm a "veteran" of San Francisco, as I've been here since age 6... and I correct people on the Frisco thing all the time. You can say it if you want, but there are PLENTY of long-time residents who shudder at that word. But yes, the rappers & thug-types do use it as slang, but just in recent years. Oh, and yes I'm white (but not really sure what "class" I am), but my multiracial roommate also hates when people say Frisco - so your assumptions are incorrect in my observations.

They aren't assumptions. They're observations, mainly of people I know and with whom I consort. They may be based on too small a sample size, but there is a basis for my theory.

Originally Posted by ladysrodgers

LOL I can't believe I'm reading this. In my experience, the only people who shorten it to Frisco, are either young who are transplants, or people who live in the suburbs and come there to party.

As far as the rappers go......what can you think of that rhymes with San Francisco? lol

They just have to rhyme with "O!"

[redwoodlvr]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

They just have to rhyme with "O!"

.......Ha!

[redwoodlvr]

I'm a semi-native, been here since age 13. When I want to joke around or raise eyebrows deliberately I call it "frisco". It's just known that you don't call it frisco, it's hard for me to even type it, ha, it just sounds so cheesy. When the word exits your mouth, it will irritate a native for whatever reason and they will immediately know you just arrived or are clueless. Call it what you want, but this is the truth. If you want to pretend you know what you're talking about at least, simply call it San Francisco or the city. But when you call it "the city", keep in mind you may **** off folks who reside in nearby cities, ie Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose etc. You can't win. lol.

Good luck on your interview and have fun!

[redwoodlvr]

wow, you can't type the word that rhymes with bliss?

this really is a PG forum. hahaa. i can respect this.

[ladysrodgers]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

They aren't assumptions. They're observations, mainly of people I know and with whom I consort. They may be based on too small a sample size, but there is a basis for my theory.

They just have to rhyme with "O!"

:::::scratching head in disbelief::::::::

[twins4lynn]

I was born in SF and lived there until I was 16, then moved to the suburbs for 2 years, then back to SF until I was 30. Everyone I knew who was from San Francisco called it San Francisco! When I moved to the suburbs, San Francisco was frequently referred to as "the City". When my SF friends would hear someone talking about "the City", they'd ask, "what city?"

I never heard anyone in real life refer to SF as "Frisco"!

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by capoeira

Call It Frisco » The Frisco Manifesto (http://www.callitfrisco.com/manifesto/ - broken link)


Call It Frisco

LMAO. That being said, can we try to get back on topic? Hopefully the original poster got the point - if nothing else that "Frisco" is a touchy subject.

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

Regular people do often say "Frisco." Transplants come along, masquerade as veterans of the city and spew all this "don't say Frisco" business. You can tell how new someone is to the place by how enraged they are by the word. Correcting someone is like a rite of passage, or so they think. I've also noticed that the anti-Frisco people are generally white and middle-to-upper class. Listen to any Bay Area rapper and it's always "Frisco" in place of "San Francisco."

I've lived in San Jose for 11 years and have never heard anyone in the Bay Area refer to SF as "Frisco".

[BearBranch]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

Regular people do often say "Frisco." Transplants come along, masquerade as veterans of the city and spew all this "don't say Frisco" business. You can tell how new someone is to the place by how enraged they are by the word. Correcting someone is like a rite of passage, or so they think. I've also noticed that the anti-Frisco people are generally white and middle-to-upper class. Listen to any Bay Area rapper and it's always "Frisco" in place of "San Francisco."

That's absurd. San Francisco is not 'Frisco.' The rapper sounds like an ignorant fool, as is that manifesto.

[_Charles_]

Frisco is a name fit for a dog or possibly a new brand of soda but Frisco is not fit as a reference for the City by the Bay - thank you very much.