I prefer the "United States of America" not U.S.A., US, America, or 'Merica.
Look, "Lah Tech" has been our shorthand for a few decades. I heard folks call it that since I was a little kid living in El Dorado. As for "L A Tech", that sh** gots to go. I've never heard anyone use that until Tech media adopted LA Tech as the formal abbreviation.