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Is it okay to call California 'Cali'?


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sean

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When speaking I use California, in type Cali... What can I say I'm lazy.
I do however agree Nor/So-cal are dumb! I mean shit I'm in the Bay Area what's that Cen-Cal? Haha sorry
You don't claim "Central Coast!"?

Tom, really important side-question: do you call San Francisco "The City"?
 
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When speaking I use California, in type Cali... What can I say I'm lazy.
I do however agree Nor/So-cal are dumb! I mean shit I'm in the Bay Area what's that Cen-Cal? Haha sorry
You don't claim "Central Coast!"?

Tom, really important side-question: do you call San Francisco "The City"?
Yes and no. If I'm referencing going there " I'm headed to the city for a giants game" if I'm talking about it in conversation it's San Francisco.
 

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Is this a trick question???

[video=youtube;FdizL4on-Rc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdizL4on-Rc[/video]
 

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Is this a trick question???

[video=youtube;FdizL4on-Rc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdizL4on-Rc[/video]
Case in point.

LL Cool J is not a native. So is this "Cali" something Californians created and self-ascribed, or is this something outsiders started?
 

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When speaking I use California, in type Cali... What can I say I'm lazy.
I do however agree Nor/So-cal are dumb! I mean shit I'm in the Bay Area what's that Cen-Cal? Haha sorry
You don't claim "Central Coast!"?

Tom, really important side-question: do you call San Francisco "The City"?
Yes and no. If I'm referencing going there " I'm headed to the city for a giants game" if I'm talking about it in conversation it's San Francisco.
I see.

Man, there is a whole side-conversation we could have about this.
 

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Sounds like someone has a "complex" about this whole Cali thing... did some hot girl that you had a crush on in Jr High that just moved to California call you "one of those Cali boys" or something like that, and wouldn't go to the dance with you? :)
 
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Fresno

All unacceptable
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!

In Fresno's defense, I played a few gigs there on tour... those shows were INTENSE.



And yes - Frisco, San Fran, Vaykay, and Chillaxin' all make my skin crawl.

Also, any "Whale's Vagina" jokes about San Diego... Anchorman was a great film, except I feel like it crapped all over my hometown.
Ha, I'm glad someone appreciated that lil jab at Fresno. I've spent plenty of time in the Central Valley and have a thorough love/hate with it. Our running joke was calling it Fres-hell-no.
 
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HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!

In Fresno's defense, I played a few gigs there on tour... those shows were INTENSE.



And yes - Frisco, San Fran, Vaykay, and Chillaxin' all make my skin crawl.

Also, any "Whale's Vagina" jokes about San Diego... Anchorman was a great film, except I feel like it crapped all over my hometown.
Ha, I'm glad someone appreciated that lil jab at Fresno. I've spent plenty of time in the Central Valley and have a thorough love/hate with it. Our running joke was calling it Fres-hell-no.
Fresno the armpit of California
 

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I am born and raised in Cali and still living here. I have no problem with people using Cali, Nor-Cal, hella, etc. I always claim to be Nor-Cal because I want nothing to do with southern Cali....
 
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