[AlethiaSi]

My family is from Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio (Cincinnati), and Missouri. I was raised in NY but I spent my summers out with family. A few things they did that drove me crazyyyyy
my great aunt says I-talian (as in I-talian dressin or I never saw an I-talian before)
I def heard buggy, pocketbook, y'all, gym shoes, go by (somewhere), calling out....
I def came across the distance thing but I agree with Drolefille that it may be a distance thing because I def say 10 minutes away vs. 10 miles (which most likely wouldn't equal in time anyway)
My grandma and a few other people in my family would also refer to themselves in the 3rd person more often then I'd like to admit... I doubt that this is a "Midwestern" thing, but it sure does drive me crazy!

I pick up the accent pretty quickly and I can imitate my grandma like no other, but I don't think I speak like a "true" new yorker... except when I'm mad... you can definitely hear it then, especially when I say things like "cawwwl" or "tawwwlk"