I don’t think they do. A few random examples of the top of my head that I’m somewhat familiar with - Miami, New Orleans, Albuquerque. I’ve never heard them called that.
And fwiw, in London “The City” means the financial district specifically, which is located in the old walled city.
Thank you! I’m so sick of that shit. I don’t get offended by it either, just extremely annoyed when someone says it, especially this; I knew a girl when I was younger by Milwaukee and Foster area (by no means the ‘inner city’ and one of the safest neighborhoods) who used to think because she lived in the city limits, it made her ‘hood’ because she lived in ‘Chi-Town’ (after moving in from the suburbs) Last time I ever talked to her… I’ve hated those terms ever since and still have this image of a stuck up, surburbanite brat saying the word. Whenever I need to be angry, I think of it and I have the strength to throw a car.:mad:
To be fair, Brisbane residents in Australia do ironically refer to the city as “Brisvegas”.
It’s worth noting that the “Frisco is only for outsiders” meme is only for the white population of San Francisco. The city’s historically black population has had a long history of calling it Frisco and it’s an accepted and non-controversial moniker.
It speaks a lot to the racial divide of the city that most people seem wholly unaware of the deep roots the term has in the city’s history. I, personally, wasn’t aware of it until I watched Fruitvale Station (which, btw, is a phenomenal film) and decided to do a bit more research.
Huh…checking the numbers, did you know the Asian population of SF didn’t seem to have exceeded 10% until after 1960? Woulda thought it’d been earlier.
Also that it was about 95% white from around 1900 until sometime after the War. 'Didn’t actually become a white minority city until after 1990.
Emperor Norton proclaimed it a crime, and we are compelled to obey.
[QUOTE=Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico]
Whoever after due and proper warning shall be heard to utter the abominable word “Frisco,” which has no linguistic or other warrant, shall be deemed guilty of a High Misdemeanor, and shall pay into the Imperial Treasury as penalty the sum of twenty-five dollars.
[/QUOTE]
Just don’t call the greater DC area “the DMV” like those twits on DC-101 do.
DMV? Oh, DC, Maryland, Virginia? I live here and don’t think I’ve ever heard that one.
The locals in the know here never call DC “the city”—it’s always “the District.”
If you ever go to St. Louis or meet someone from there, please for the love of all that’s decent do not call it “St. Louie.” There is no such place as St. Louie. It is St. LOO-is. /seInt 'lu:Is/
US immigration policy went through a radical change in the 1960s.
growing up in Minnesota we referred to Minneapolis/St Paul as “The Cities”
that and 4 bucks will get you a cup of coffee 
While I was being a little tongue-in-cheek, as it’s another local dialectism that many people hate, it definitely is “the Chi.” There is even a television program with the name. Like “Chi-town,” it tends to be used in urban/African-American slang. See the lyrics of Common’s Southside for instance, which both uses “Chi-town” and “the Chi.”
Both “Chi-town” and “the Chi” are used by actual denizens of Chicago, particularly the African-American community. It’s definitely not just outsider slang.
It’s “da Jewel’s.” That one I will sometimes use. I seem to vacilliate between “Jewel,” “Jewel’s,” and “da Jewel’s.” “Aldi,” for whatever reason, is always without the “s” to me. It may have to do when I learned the names. I grew up with “Venture’s,” “Zayre’s,” “Jewel’s,” but “Aldi” came much later in my life, so I didn’t hear it with the “s” at the end. I think, more often than not, though, I do drop the “da/the” in all those constructions.
I"ll leave you with this little (white) Southside style rap ditty that showcases the accent (which I know you are more than familiar with, but I just love sharing this song to those familiar with that part of Chicago culture), including references to “Venture’s” and “Zayre’s.”
I’m going to take a wild guess and suggest that the one who likes to be called “Bob” is actually “William Robert”.
Why does it have to be from William? I know several guys whose nicks are the name of a relative they resemble.
Yeah, but normally you get those names from Robert, not William. I think Ravenman made a boo-boo in that post. A mental fart, as it were. It happens as we get older. 
Harry the Taxi driver called it ‘Frisco’ but that’s almost the only time I’ve heard the term. Here’s how most render the City’s name.
Judy Garland has plans to meet someone in St. Looie; let’s hope they get together despite any confusion about the city name.
Jesus Christ, this place is pedantic.
And the pope is Catholic.
Everyone in Berkeley and Oakland knows that the probably way to refer to San Francisco is “the West Bay”
Depends how far upstate.