Home of the greatest thrash metal to ever exist. Bands like Metallica, Testament, Exodus, Vio-Lence, and Sadus, who played the fastest, most aggressive music known to mankind.
Bay Area Thrash is more metal than your mom.
By The White Knight of the Mystical Dragon Cave
Any city that touches the SF Bay. Except Pinole and Rodeo. Most commonly refers to the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, Richmond, Vallejo and Berkeley.
Livermore, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Piedmont, etc. NOT BAY AREA..
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The richest urban area in the US. Basically, if you're from the Bay you got money. Everyone has nice cars and live In nice houses. Divided into sections: -Peninsula= San Fran, San Mateo, Daly City, Burlingame, hills borough, etc.. Uber expensive, classy, foggy, urban. -Marin county= north bay, foggy, coldish, wealthiest county, classy, belvedere is hella rich. -East bay= Oakland - poor rich gap, gangsters, raiders, rich people in the hills. Berkeley- hella smart and liberal. Richmond-oil refinery. Orinda- rich country club. Walnut creek/concord- suburb. Danville, Alamo, Diablo, blackhawk= uber rich, wealthiest part of California. Mount diablo largest view shed in Western Hemisphere. -South Bay/Silicon Valley - pretty much every single tech company. Hotter weather,traffic, rich people, tech capital of the world. In essence, the Bay Area is the center of the tech world, refineries, money, shipping.. It is extremely awesome- 8 million + people all rich and classy. Classiest and richest part of the United States.
You're from the Bay Area?? You must have money! Why yes! I'm an executive at Google and I have 4 houses and I love wine and BMWs. I live in Los Altos Hills.
By californiaAlltheway
A place that, accept it or not, is the height of American insufferability. Meaning they believe that the place they are is the coolest and anyone who lives elsewhere and enjoys life is fooling themselves.
"Why don't those poor bastards realize if they thought and acted just like me they could truly be happy?" PS I'm from there and call it Frisco just to piss the elitist off
By CAexpatriot
When refering to the Tampa Bay area which is made up of 4 counties; Hernando County Hillsborough County Pasco County Pinellas County Primary Cities; Clearwater St. Petersburg Tampa Suburbs between 50,000 to 100,000 Inhabitants; Bradenton Brandon Largo Palm Harbor Spring Hill Town 'n' Country Suburbs with 10,000 to 50,000 Inhabitants; Citrus Park Dunedin Egypt Lake-Leto East Lake Greater Carrollwood Holiday Land O' Lakes Lealman Lutz New Port Richey Greater Northdale Oldsmar Palm [River]-Clair Mel Pinellas Park Plant City Safety Harbor Seminole Greater Sun Center (Sun City Center) Tarpon Springs Temple Terrace University Westchase Other attractions include; Busch Gardens, The Florida Aquarium, Museum of Science & Industry and Lowry Park Zoo. Long established cities, such as Cuban flavored Ybor City, near the bay contain historic architecture. Fresh seafood and locally grown produce are available in many restaurants. Sports attractions include; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and many professional quality golf courses, tennis courts, and pools. Sports teams; The Tampa Bay Area is home to three major professional sports teams and a number of minor-league and college teams National Football League: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Raymond [James] Stadium in Tampa National Hockey League: Tampa Bay Lightning: St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa Major League [Baseball]: Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg Arena Football League: Tampa Bay Storm: St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa NCAA Football, Div.1, Big East: The University of South Florida Bulls: Raymond [James] Stadium in Tampa NCAA Basketball, Div. 1, Big East: The University of South Florida Bulls: The Sun Dome in Tampa Major League [Baseball] Spring training teams in the area Spring training in Florida for teams in the Grapefruit League: The Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Major League [Baseball] play spring training games at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg The New York Yankees of Major League [Baseball] play spring training games at Legends Field in Tampa The Philadelphia Phillies of Major League [Baseball] play spring training games at Bright House Networks Field in Clearwater The Toronto Blue Jays of Major League [Baseball] play spring training games at Knology Park in Dunedin Minor League [baseball] teams in the area include: Florida State League (Single-A [baseball]) The Tampa Yankees: Legends Field in Tampa The Clearwater Threshers: Bright House Networks Field in Clearwater The Dunedin Blue Jays: Dunedin Stadium at [Grant] Field in Dunedin Sporting Events The NCAA football Outback Bowl at Raymond [James] Stadium is held annually, usually on January 1. Three Super Bowls have been held in Tampa, in 1984, 1991 and 2001. Tampa [will] host Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009 The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Tampa Bay area or simply Tampa Bay after the body of [water] it surrounds, is a metropolitan area on the Gulf coast of west-central Florida. It includes the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, as well as numerous other small municipalities in Pasco, Hernando, Pinellas, and Hillsborough counties. The population for the Tampa Bay area currently stands at 2,589,637; as of a July 4, 2005 estimate. It is experiencing urban sprawl and the area grows at an average of 20,000 to 40,000 residents every year, which is about 200,000 to 400,000 every 10 years. Most of the sprawl has occurred in the more rural areas because of more affordable land; such areas are Lutz, Land O' Lakes, Pasco County and Hernando County. The West Coast of Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico is considered a tourist destination as the weather is semi-tropical and the region contains significant natural beauty, including brilliant sunsets, exotic foliage, and attractive scenery. The Tampa Bay area contains three major public beaches. Coastal access and ports provide the opportunity to observe dolphins, manatees and other sea life, experience deep sea fishing, scuba diving, and join cruises to Gulf of Mexico destinations including Cozumel, Key West and the Cayman Islands.
This countries best strip clubs are located in the [Bay] Area. Bubba the Love [Sponge] is from the [Bay] Area. If your looking for some of the best beaches in the world, go to the Bay Area. Ybor City (dance capital of the world) is in the Bay Area.
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