“No, Kobe Bryant isn’t from Philadelphia. He’s from the Main Line.”
Yes, I am famous for this. Don’t pretend to be from a city when you’re from the burbs.
So I’m not the only one who does this
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What are you famous for? Saying you are from Philliy when you live in NJ? Or calling out people who say they are from Philly, but are from nearby?
This Hillary Kelly needs to take a seat. Who gives a fuck if you are from Philly or Philly-lite? It’s not like anybody will be impressed. Seriously. If you’ve got an ugly Philly accent and a brusque Philly way of rubbing people the wrong way, then go ahead and call yourself a Philadelphian.
I always say I’m from DC or the Md/DC area if asked (5th generation) even though my family sometimes lives/lived over the line in Maryland at various times (actually, I think it could be argued that what is left of DC is still part of Maryland in some respects, and for many years they used to vote in Md congressional districts). And I used to live in DC proper for several years as well. Few people have ever heard of Bethesda, and if you don’t say “DC”, they will usually assume you are from the Baltimore area (which is completely foreign to me, hardly ever been there, and so is its accent although I used to love far away Annapolis which is now a DC suburb). Just like if you say you are from NJ, people will assume you are from the NYC area before they think of Philly.
And if I knew I was talking to someone from the DC area, I would of course say I grew up in Bethesda or maybe mention that I only lived in “the District” as an adult (besides, Bethesda really isn’t a defined place, and real estate agents will euphemistically call much of Montgomery County “North Bethesda”). Most people aren’t that interested and just want to know what part of the country you’re from, and couldn’t give a shit about ones urban bona fides.
The ones I hate are New Yorkers, who will say “I’m from The City” (and often they are from outer Lawn Ghuyland). As though there is just one city that matters, or as though the rest of us are country mice or suburban mice.
This goes on all over the country. Take Ohio for instance. There are three major cities.
In Cincinnati you can live in Kentucky or almost to Dayton and they’ll all say they’re from Cincinnati (the actual city of Cincinnati is very small geographically).
Columbus is relatively huge geographically, but you will get a mix of “I’m from Bexley” and “I’m from Columbus.”
Cleveland, the city proper, is pretty big (and mostly very poor), but even people from the inner-ring suburbs are more likely to tell you that they’re from “Shaker Heights” or “Ohio City” before letting you know whether that neighborhood is near or in Cleveland.