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Side note: I thought no one (except tourists) used "San Fran"? I certainly cringe when I hear it.
by potatochup 3y ago
Side note: I thought no one (except tourists) used "San Fran"? I certainly cringe when I hear it.
- sagarm 3y agoThe actual article title spells out Francisco, as God intended.
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoWoohoo for authentic Christian colonialism?
- 0max 3y agoAt least the Spanish integrated local folk beliefs into Catholicism instead of erasing them and calling out those beliefs as sacrilege and satanic to enforce compliance with the empire. I'm glad that I grew up with siestas and not a Calvinist work ethic that permeates and persists in today's hustle culture.
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoChristianity as a whole has tons of Pagan traditions carried forward, so I wouldn't give the Spanish that much credit. If you want foreign people to adopt your religion you incorporate their practices into yours.
- djohnston 3y agoAh yes, we must consider the native Frans. What are you on about?
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoThat caring how the city's name is spoken/written is just a dog whistle for people who want to be exclusive to feel special. It's not like they're trying to get the name right because they really care about the saints. They just want to feel like they belong more than others, because it makes them feel like they have a stronger identity. But it's just a word for a place; we all get what 'San Fran' means. Getting uppity about is just performative insecurity, like grammar nazis.
- theogravity 3y agoI use it. Others seem to say "the city" as an alternative.
- ternaryoperator 3y agoI live in the Bay Area and hear it without cringing. However "Frisco" does make me crings.
- hifromLA 3y agoFrisco has been said for a long time by black San Franciscans (of which there are currently so few there is literally a movie called the last black man in San Francisco). Cringe if you want but there is history behind calling SF Frisco in certain communities. interesting article/source: https://www.kqed.org/news/11339599/why-do-some-hate-the-nickname-frisco https://www.kqed.org/news/11339599/why-do-some-hate-the-nick...
- randycupertino 3y ago"Frisco" is actually an old school blue-collar nickname for SF. My uncle and all his boomer stevedore buddies use it on the reg. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-people-call-San-Francisco-Frisco https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-people-call-San-Francisco-...
- gregschlom 3y agoI know at least the Thai community calls it San Fran. For example, the "San Fran Dhammaram Temple" https://maps.google.com/?cid=6890710206950349018&entry=gps https://maps.google.com/?cid=6890710206950349018&entry=gps