Y'all who responded to Chickie's post ought to give it a re-read: This is one that gets me while traveling also...mispronouncing the name of a town. ... I betcha the subject of "mispronouncing" is my, not their.

Anyway, down here in Joe-ja we have a couple of gems that immediately spring to mind:

Albany = Al-BEN-ny
Vienna = VY-en-na