You did catch where I said I lived there, right? 
Any number of visitors would pronounce “Luis” in Spanish, but residents say “Louis.” Bastardized Spanish is a hallmark of the Central Coast. Just ask someone to direct you to HI-guera Street.
Senegoid caught my drift, I see…
Well, I have sometime heard it as San LOO-ee. But yes, never as the Spanish unless that person is a native Spanish speaker.
I went there, once, in 1960.
I’ve never heard Detroiters actually call Detroit “Motown” or “The Motor City” of their own volition except when explaining these nicknames.
We just call it “The D”.
Yep, we do. Sacto (sack-toe) and every once in a while (usually during summer/fall), Sacratomato.
The Entertainment Capital of New Hampshire!
Ha! I’ve heard Israel referred to as the sixth borough, for that matter.
I think it’s more like Siddy Troit.
IIRC, the full name is generally pronounced Murfsbro, right?
I grew up here too, and sometimes people do call it Beantown in my experience. It’s usually sports related, but I’ve heard it often enough that it’s not a big deal. I agree that the Hub is more common, often used in a phrase like “Hub politics”.
I call it Beantown sometimes mainly because it annoys my daughters.
I must admit that I never understood the Beantown thing. At the time the moniker became popular, I should have thought that eating beans was common everywhere in the country.
Other areas of the country didn’t lend their name to a form of the dish - there’s no such thing as “Paducah Baked Beans”.
Oh, yeah. I still remember when I got there for college and everybody called it “HI-guera Street.” I thought they were either clueless or putting me on. But that’s the way everybody pronounces it!
Or, it is a historical remnant of when SF was the largest city in California, and certainly the largest city within hundreds of miles. Hell, I’m a fifth-generation San Josean, two sets of great-great grandparents arriving in the 1850s, and I’m not embarrassed to call that northern urban area “The City,” as did my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents (have no idea what my gggps called the place). None of them were poorly traveled or ignorant, nor am I.
SF … “The City” … in my experience, it was also readily adopted by young professionals when they moved in, especially during boom times. Some twenty-something grew up in the middle of Nebraska, went to school, and just started their high paying job in the Bay Area. They very quickly learned to call it “The City”.
This may win the prize for the smallest city cited: Montpelier, capitol of the state of Vermont (all 7,855 souls), is frequently referred to as “Montpeculier”, both by residents of the city, and residents of the state.
I don’t understand why you’d make this enormous leap. I’ve heard “The City” used many times by East Bay residents describing where they work, and its taken to mean San Francisco. I’m finding it hard to imagine the sort of person who would find that eye roll worthy.
That’s ridiculous. A huge number of people routinely refer to the central city in their local conurbation as “the City.” It’s a perfectly natural locution. It doesn’t mean that there aren’t any other cities in the world.
In Southern CA:
Riverside is sometimes Riverpoop.
San Bernardino is San Berdoo.
Long Beach is not really “The LBC” except in rap songs.