https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:50:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-538204 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:35:51 +0000 heffalump 538204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sunshine State. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-538199 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:32:39 +0000 smocks 538199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up on the North Shore (of Chicago) but I don't think my current location really has a nickname outside the Midwest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-538122 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:51:20 +0000 Weagle 538122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: @kml636: I'm a PGer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537752 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:11:01 +0000 mediagirl 537752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kml636: ha! I was from Carroll. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537749 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:09:27 +0000 yellowbird 537749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Motown! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537745 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:07:57 +0000 MsLipGloss 537745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Ditto! The only people who use that nickname don't live in ATL . . . or they haven't for very long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537728 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:55:24 +0000 oliviaoblivia 537728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: ditto. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537722 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:50:54 +0000 FarmWifeGina 537722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ahah, @Sophia, "the cities" is what we call them here too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537714 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:46:15 +0000 Sophia 537714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I live in Minneapolis, but grew up in a small town (pop &lt;4000) and everyone always said they were going to 'the cities' when they went to Minneapolis or St Paul. I'd say 'Twin Cities' is the official nickname, but 'the cities' is a close runner up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537713 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:45:11 +0000 kml636 537713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: too funny! I live in St. Mary's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537708 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:43:07 +0000 FarmWifeGina 537708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You mean, besides The Middle Of Nowhere? North Dakota, that is. But I love it! Locally, our part of ND and SD is referred to as West River- west of the Missouri. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537692 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:35:31 +0000 fussygal 537692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Great Northwest! More specifically we live "on the east side" (of the state) or "in the desert". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537601 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:22:51 +0000 mediagirl 537601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kml636: we always referred to our counties when I lived in Maryland, as well. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537577 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:08:21 +0000 Boopers 537577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Big D, DFW, the Metroplex </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537518 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:31:37 +0000 LAGS 537518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We lovingly refer to the city DH works in as "Disgusta". It's an absolute sh!t-hole.</p> <p>@Rubies: Hah, as an Ontario native I sometimes refer to it as T Dot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live/page/2#post-537515 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:29:59 +0000 MamaMoose 537515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Music city, NashVegas </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537510 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:27:31 +0000 Ra 537510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Charm City. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537496 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:13:33 +0000 Rubies 537496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T dot. (But I think only Torontonions say this). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537491 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:07:06 +0000 mrs. bird 537491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our neighborhood is 'main south', our city is 'wormtown' or 'woo town' </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537482 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:59:38 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 537482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welly World </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537420 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:25:25 +0000 LuLu Mom 537420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Midwest and to those that live here it is frequently referred to as "the good life." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537408 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:20:21 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 537408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: that's just for our area. There's another too but if you google it it's the only thing that pops up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537404 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:16:32 +0000 pui 537404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"GTA" (Greater Toronto Area, not an abbreviation for the famous video game :P) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537396 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:14:02 +0000 kml636 537396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is random, but where I"m from is called by everyone whom is from there "the county". It's because it's rural so there is no big towns, it was for a long time just known as _____ County </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537394 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:12:19 +0000 Bao 537394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: oh yes, the mitten :) duh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537382 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:07:58 +0000 hilsy85 537382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The heights. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537357 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:56:48 +0000 PastaAndPotato 537357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the jersey shore </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537351 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:56:17 +0000 Mrs. J 537351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Windy City, Chi-town, City of Big Shoulders.... well, now we live just outside of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537349 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:55:47 +0000 MrsH 537349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The mitten. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-a-nickname-for-where-you-live#post-537348 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:55:45 +0000 chopsuey 537348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: hahha</p> <p>Hotlanta, the dirty south, atl ... </p>