#those of us actually from so-called 'silicon' will usually just say we're from san francisco | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

skaianbruja · 14 days

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So what are some ways y'all use to determine if someone is actually from your state or not?

For me, the easiest way to determine if someone is actually from California or not is by finding out whether they think the San Francisco Bay Area, and more specifically the South Bay — what most non-Californians know as "Silicon Valley" 🤢 — is NorCal or SoCal

Oh and whether or not they know that "Silicon Valley" is part of the San Francisco Bay Area but does not include San Francisco (or Oakland) is another reliable way to determine who's from here and who isn't

#helpful hint: for most californians the unofficial 'border' between norcal and socal is the grapevine #others may put it just below fresno and monterey counties #and a few just below santa clara and santa cruz counties #but for the most part almost nobody actually from here thinks san francisco is 'socal'#and also the only people who say they're from 'silicon valley' are techbros #those of us actually from so-called 'silicon' will usually just say we're from san francisco #many of whom aren't even originally from california much less the sf bay area #or santa clara or san jose or even 'the bay area'#yes there's more than one 'bay area'#but 'the bay area' without any identifiers always refers to the sf bay area

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