One of my minor pet peeves is when people write about their own local places as if the fact that they have any local characteristics/traditions/linguistic quirks/cultural norms/etc at all is some unique in all the universe. I'm not saying people shouldn't talk about such things - they can be very interesting! - I just mean that there isn't anything particularly special about being special. Most places have their little things that make them special, but there isn't anything special about that.
