Why do people say "The ATL" ?

[FreshFromATL]

I never got that...

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

I never got that...

If anything it is a compliment. Adds prestige.

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Same reason they say the "305" the "M.I.A." Or the "NYC"

 

[Stone]

This and "Hotlanta" are pretty much telltale signs of someone who hasn't been here before.

 

[FreshFromATL]

Same reason they say the "305" the "M.I.A." Or the "NYC"

I've never heard anyone say "I'm going to THE NYC" or "I'm going to THE MIA"

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

Looks at username
It's just a nickname. People say going to the Chi, the D, NY, L.A., H town all the time

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Come down to miami and you'll hear it all the time

 

[-DMP-]

I started talking to this UGA chick when i first moved to GA and she constantly clowned me from calling it A-T-L (thats what we called in bham growing up). Now i just say w/e part of atlanta im refering to or Atlanta.

-DMP-

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Chirax
Or
Chi town
Mia
Htown
Atl
Tdot
Ottawa wack
Van city
Mtl
Bay

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

I started talking to this UGA chick when i first moved to GA and she constantly clowned me from calling it A-T-L (thats what we called in bham growing up).

You should've bent that hoe over and told her to STFU. Probably wasn't even from ATL. Was probably from Peachtree City or Snellville.

 

[Marco Zen]

The A

 

[observe]

Yeah..we don't call it Oaktown..we call it "The Town" or the O.A.K
Then some hipster cacs started some clothing company called "oaklandish" and all these other hipsters started calling it that too

 

[The_Sheff]

Ive heard people from here say "The A" more than anything else.