Yeah, I guess it's a region think. You know... the thousands of miles and oceans that separate our states.
Do you pronounce creek as "creek" or "crick"? We call them "crick" here and outsiders have fits. How about "ant" or "aunt" (stressing the "u").
Here a good one... Is it Duck Duck Goose there, or Duck Duck Gray Duck. In MN it is gray duck, and it drives me nuts.