I'm a Texan and I use "whilst". So I'm confused. Then again, I can't stand using the word "learnt" instead of "learned". It just sounds wrong. But it doesn'

I'm a Texan and I use "whilst". So I'm confused. Then again, I can't stand using the word "learnt" instead of "learned". It just sounds wrong. But it doesn't make me stop reading someone's blog.