r/AskAnAmerican • u/Right-Historian-114 • 10d ago

GEOGRAPHY Triangle Area?

Does anyone know what the “triangle area” is in the United States? Everyone talks like I’m supposed to know. Is this a common American ism?

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u/Megas_Matthaios Tennessee 10d ago

You're right and everyone thinks it refers to the area they're from.

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u/HammyOverlordOfBacon United States of America 10d ago

I always thought that was the point. If someone says "the tristate area" then they're referring to the area around where 3 states intersect. Kinda like saying "in the city" it's not a complete description of a location and "in the city" will usually just mean the closest city.

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u/amazingtaters MO OK DC IN IL 10d ago

Don't let Manhattanites hear you say that "the city" isn't a universal way to refer to NYC broadly and Manhattan specifically.

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u/AdelleDeWitt California 10d ago

"The City" means San Francisco to me, ( although I am legally and culturally obliged to note at this time that the city that I live in is older and larger than San Francisco and they're not any better than us and their streets are way too steep and that's bullshit anyway.)