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Broken Cantonese, Italian and Spanish may come in handy on the streets of SF

Abundant use of the following expressions will make your stay more pleasant.

gay friendly 

The work beatnik was coined by SF columnist Herb Caen in the 1950s (from beat generation).

"Don't call it frisco.'"

"Coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco'"- Mark Twain 

TL = Tenderloin, rough part of town near Union Square 

Mish = hip but gritty Mission district 

SOMA = industrial south of market street area, some big dance nightclubs 

"What's Shakin' ?" 

World Peace

"The city that knows how" = SF

BART = Bay Area Rapid Transit

Muni = Municipal Transport, including cable cars

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