On the flip side, I lauged my butt off when Kerry asked for Swiss cheese on his Philly Cheesesteak from Pat's King of Steaks. As it is, I can't get down here what I used to get up there on my cheesesteak: Cheese Whiz! :)
I guess it just depends on the attachment that we have to particular elements of our respective cultures. Hot dogs? For me, as few as possible, except when the ambiance demands it. :)
People around here descend from Germanic and No. European roots. They take their sausages more seriously than people in the South and East (though PA has a lot of German influence). I'm from the Mid-Atlantic area originally also. You know what I miss? The subs (hoagies to you). There's nothing like them out here.