Soda, pop, or coke

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  • AmberJewelCR
    AmberJewelCR Posts: 97
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    On the West Coast we say soda.

    The East Coast generally refer to it as pop.

    Calling it Coke is just branding. Like Q-Tips, Kleenex, and other non-sense.


    Actually on the East coast we say "Soda".

    "Pop" is more of a rust-belt/midestern thing (also having lived there)

    Hearing someone call all soda "Coke" would make me want to punch a baby seal.

    You shouldn't punch seals because something makes you upset... You should throat punch a stranger instead.
  • AmberJewelCR
    AmberJewelCR Posts: 97
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    I go against what is prevalent in this area, and I say "soda"

    sodapop.jpg

    You and your fancy chart
  • Laurayinz
    Laurayinz Posts: 918 Member
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    pop
  • FerretBuellerr
    FerretBuellerr Posts: 468 Member
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    I don't think I've ever heard any of my fellow Canadians use the word "soda" before. It's just "pop" here when generally referring to the carbonated beverage.

    If I ever used the word "coke" to refer to "pop" I would just end up with a coke, no other options.
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
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    Soda
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,634 Member
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    What do you say when you're talking about the sugary caffeinated beverage?

    Here, when you ask for "coke" at a restaurant, they ask what type. (sprite, coke, diet, etc)
    Pepsi first. Then Coke if they don't have any.

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  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
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    What do you say when you're talking about the sugary caffeinated beverage?

    Here, when you ask for "coke" at a restaurant, they ask what type. (sprite, coke, diet, etc)

    Yes, that's the way its done.

    THIS....

    Hearing the word "pop" makes ME wanna POP someone. I'd much rather hear soda if I had to hear something besides coke. Although sometimes we just say drink. Imagine that. Even soft drink doesn't bother me as bad..... or carbonated beverage lol
  • kenlad64
    kenlad64 Posts: 377 Member
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    From Michigan, we call it "pop"
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
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    Pepsi first. Then Coke if they don't have any.

    Yeah no. I know you're not from the south because we just don't drink Pepsi down here unless we have to. Now Mtn Dew is a different story.
  • hannamarie88
    hannamarie88 Posts: 231 Member
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    I like to think I've escaped the Southern way of calling it Coke, but the a few weeks ago I discovered it is in my blood. Typically I call it soda, but I asked for a Coke (in the North) and she asked me if Pepsi was ok and I said, no I wanted a Sprite. My husband was shocked -- I was shocked when I realized what I did haha.
  • jeffd247
    jeffd247 Posts: 319 Member
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    I go against what is prevalent in this area, and I say "soda"

    sodapop.jpg

    How dare you use data to prove me right?
  • hannamarie88
    hannamarie88 Posts: 231 Member
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    Pepsi first. Then Coke if they don't have any.

    Yeah no. I know you're not from the south because we just don't drink Pepsi down here unless we have to. Now Mtn Dew is a different story.

    Eww. Pepsi. Blech. Why would you drink Pepsi if Coke was available? Why would you choose Pepsi first? Lol.
  • mandyneedtolose
    mandyneedtolose Posts: 398 Member
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    Its all the same!! No good for you drinks! :P Stick to water! :) x
  • jeffd247
    jeffd247 Posts: 319 Member
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    Its all the same!! No good for you drinks! :P Stick to water! :) x

    So you are one of those people that calls everything a "Coke", eh?


    Typical.
  • tonybalony01
    tonybalony01 Posts: 613 Member
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    I grew up in the upper Midwest calling it pop.
    When I moved to the South, I was totally confused when people would ask for Dr Pepper Coke or Sprite Coke or some such nonsense, but they looked at me pretty funny when I called it pop.
    So I just call it soda now.
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
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    We call it soft drink. Or fizzy.

    Id be confused if you asked for coke and actually meant sprite, or fanta etc
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
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    i only drink thea, coffee, water and sirup added with water so would not know

    I just drink straight syrup. With pancake ice cubes.
  • Kerilynnda
    Kerilynnda Posts: 129 Member
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    I always used to say pop - and then in college my roommate despised the word pop in reference to soda. So I started saying soda... kind of stuck.
  • LePetitCochon
    LePetitCochon Posts: 284
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    On the West Coast we say soda.

    The East Coast generally refer to it as pop.

    Calling it Coke is just branding. Like Q-Tips, Kleenex, and other non-sense.


    Actually on the East coast we say "Soda".

    "Pop" is more of a rust-belt/midestern thing (also having lived there)

    Hearing someone call all soda "Coke" would make me want to punch a baby seal.

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