Does where you live have any regional peculiarities that confuse visitors?
Here we give directions chronologically, not by distance. For example: Go 10 minutes down the road then hang a left. If you hit the lake, you’ve gone too far. And everything is only 20 minutes away.
We also pronounce Cuyahoga differently depending on what it’s in reference to. Cuya-HOG-a for the county. Cuya-HOE-ga for the river. It’s spelled the same regardless.
We say “pop,” and not “soda.”
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I'm from Michigan and in our Upper Peninsula, there's a popular food item called a pasty (pass-tee). It's kind of a cross between a calzone and a pot pie. Outsiders usually think only of pasties (the jaunty nipple covers, which are pronounced pay-stee), and are confused and sometimes disapproving. It's kinda fun to watch them work it all out mentally before they finally order one (plain, with gravy, or with ketchup).
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