In Osaka, the legend goes, people greet each other by asking, "Mookatte makka?" ("Making any dough?"). This supports the common notion that Osakans are supposedly more direct, pragmatic, practical-minded, and also impatient. These qualities have nurtured many products and ideas. Osakans speak Osaka-ben (ben means dialect), and are the only dialect-speakers in Japan who don't switch to standard Japanese when they're around Tokyoites--or so I've heard. In other words, they're proud of their dialect and don't try to hide it, as too often happens with speakers from other regions.
If you choose to live in Kyoto, you'll have traditional culture all around you--countless Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, thousand-year-old festivals, and numerous universities where you might possibly teach. The Kyoto dialect is considered refined--or a soft touch. In Kyoto, people welcome you saying, "Oideyasu" (instead of "Irasshai"), and thank you with "Okini" (rather than "Arigato").
(excerpt from pp. 203-205)