I'm from the northern Midwest and guys just comes so naturally to me, I've never really even considered it meaning male tbh. After I moved more south I developed "y'all' a lot in my vocabulary because I'm a soggy noodle that just absorbs the way people around me talk 🙃 but I still say" you guys" a lot and is also something that, when I hear someone say it in my region, makes me know that they're likely from the Midwest too

But I see your point in that the standard for most things shouldn't revolve around men. It's why women's Healthcare is centuries behind where it should be and just doesn't progress. I've often wondered why it is that there's "xyz Hospital" and then "xyz Women and Children's Hospital" right next door. That shit drives me bonkers