u/Both_Painter_9186

I was in the Army about 20 years ago and most of the unit I went to Afghanistan with were from the western New York area (Rochester and Buffalo). I noticed many of them ended statements with “real quick” - like “I’m going to head down to the shop real quick.” Or “I’m going to just check this thing real quick.” Like a filler phrase/ statement ender. I never heard anyone use it before this. Never really heard it since. I’m from NYC and Upstate NY, then lived in the SE for a while before settling in Virginia. Other than this unit, really haven’t interacted with many folks from Western New York.