# What are the people in your city called? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2000, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786 "2000-05-17T19:40:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/41 "2000-05-18T10:12:41Z")
I got beaten to Glaswegian (my personal favorite) I also like resident of Liverpool – “Liverpudlian” I’m not sure what my city should be. We have a running argument – Budapester or Budapestian. I’ll go with the former. As for my real home town, Chicago, i think most people there are called “Kowalski” ---
**Author:** ![mazirian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@mazirian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazirian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/42 "2000-05-18T10:44:47Z")
Asun Tampereella, olen siis tamperelainen. ---
**Author:** ![It\_is\_to\_laugh-Non](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ec9cab/32.png) [@It\_is\_to\_laugh-Non](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_is_to_laugh-Non)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/43 "2000-05-18T12:07:44Z")
In Great Falls, we were the “Fall Guys” to the visiting school’s cheering section. Every game they would chant “Fall Guys! Fall Guys!” We would remind them when they forgot- it was our favorite way to be insulted. A Cherished Tradition. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/44 "2000-05-18T12:52:26Z")
I live near Oslo. You know, the one in Norway. In Norwegian, someone from Oslo is called an “osloenser”. But as it happens, I’m American and speak English to my kids. What the h\*ll does one say in English…? ---
**Author:** ![ponch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@ponch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ponch)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/45 "2000-05-18T12:56:13Z")
technically charlotteans, but in reality Ohioans, or Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/46 "2000-05-18T13:02:34Z")
reykjavík(smokebaycity): reykvíkingar/borgarbúar(smokebayer/city slicker) sauðárkrókur(sheepriverhook): sauðkræklingur(sheephooker) Grundarfjörður(fieldfiord): grúnó/-ingur.(eh…) Þorlákshöfn(thorlaksharbour): þórsari(thorser) Stykkishólmur(jumpinghill): hólmari(hiller) Ólafsvík(olafsbay): ólsari(olafser) Hafnarfjörður(harbourfiord): gaflari(people to laugh at…) bj0rn - just to name a few… ---
**Author:** ![G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.B.H.Hornswoggler)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/47 "2000-05-18T13:20:22Z")
I live in a town called **Pompton Lakes** , so we mostly don’t call ourselves anything. (What would it be? Pomptonians? Lakelanders? Pomptites?) I used to live in **Wayne** , but my suggestion of “Wayniacs” was never taken seriously. ---
**Author:** ![billyt123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@billyt123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billyt123)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/48 "2000-05-18T16:16:16Z")
I live north of the Bostonians, in Lowell. We are Lowellians, or to be more specific Dracuteers ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/49 "2000-05-18T16:49:12Z")
Assholes, if they cut me off in traffic. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/50 "2000-05-19T03:25:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Would a Pittsburgh native be a **Golden Triangulator**? > \*\* Pittsburgher. But that’s a good suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/51 "2000-05-19T03:58:30Z")
I used to live in Toowoomba and now refer to those residents as “TooWombles.” ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/52 "2000-05-19T04:01:44Z")
Yum! We have our Pittsburgers with extra mustard after the Ravens get through roasting the Steelers!😛 ---
**Author:** ![kiffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d78d45/32.png) [@kiffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiffa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/53 "2000-05-19T17:52:03Z")
Jacksonville FL: “guests” and “from h’re” - obviously I am a guest because I can’t write that southern accent Working backwards: Bamakoise Banguioise from here not from here Washingtonian - by all the folks with grey hair LaLaLand, capital of the Republic of California ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/54 "2000-05-19T18:45:17Z")
Here in Alpine, Texas, we are called (mostly by the folks in south Brewster county): **Alpendejos** (That’s pronounced, “Al-pen-DAY-hoes”) Which is actually a clever bilingual pun. We just call them “society drop-outs”. Proud to be an Alpendejo! ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/55 "2000-05-19T21:18:52Z")
I’m in Chicago. Chicagoans. Or is it Chicagans? Must be the first one. Hey, I just moved here in October. Before, I was in Tampa, and was referred to as a Tampan. Or Tampon, derrogatorily. ---
**Author:** ![Minxsmom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Minxsmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minxsmom)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/56 "2000-05-19T22:21:09Z")
We’ve got “New Yorkers” and “dumb ass tourists who take up the whole sidewalk wandering around looking up in the sky like they’ve never seen a building before” ---
**Author:** ![sorrel554](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@sorrel554](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sorrel554)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2000, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/57 "2000-05-20T01:46:24Z")
People here (Columbia, SC) don’t seem to be called “Columbians,” or anything else, very often. “Midlands residents” is what is usually said on the local news. Perhaps due to the great proliferation of sprawly suburbs around here. Then again, I personally don’t know a single person who lives here who is actually **from** here. I mean, I came here to go to school, and many other people come for that reason and just stay. I haven’t noticed a great deal of community spirit here, but that might just be my perspective. ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2000, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/58 "2000-05-20T02:29:28Z")
Hmm. People from Sanibel, as well as Bonita Springs and Naples are known as “rich”, people from Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Port Charlotte are known as “cultureless”. And of course the population is divided between tourists and natives. ---
**Author:** ![Zion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b5e925/32.png) [@Zion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zion)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2000, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/59 "2000-05-20T03:02:56Z")
Phoenix = Phoenecian, which, I have to admit, is kind of cool. Detroit = Detroiter, which, is pretty ordinary. BTW, “tonto” does mean “stupid” or “foolish” in Spanish. Cecil isn’t always right. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2000, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786/60 "2000-05-20T03:11:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Xfiles: Tonto in Spanish is “idiot” > > Connor: First off, X-files, that’s a UL. Cecil has burned that one on many occasions. No, it isn’t. _Tonto_ DOES mean ‘idiot’ in Spanish. Look it up. It’s just not the origin of the _Lone Ranger_ character’s name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-people-in-your-city-called/19786.md?page=2)