Pop, Soda, or ?

Biggrun

I love to ask this question to people and ee the various answers and reactions. Do you call it Pop, Soda, or something entirely different? To clarify, I am talking about drinks such as coca-cola, pepsi, etc.. I call it pop as I have always done so while growing up in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Been told this has been studied and is a regional thing. So answer away!

eunger1

I call it soda, although I live in Ohio where almost everyone calls it pop. I think the only reason I call it soda is because my mom is from Connecticut and calls it soda. I was just talking about this earlier with someone actually haha

runnercheryl

Interesting. I called it pop as a kid, then just went to 'fizzy drink'. But, the more I spent time online speaking to people from other countries (I'm in the UK), the more I found people seemed to generally understand best when I called it soda.

Soda became habit, and when I said it the other day my fiancé laughed and asked me when I'd turned American, but I do think all three are said over here pretty equally.

wwk10

In the South its called Coke.
As in:
"What kind of coke do you want?"
"I'll take a Sprite."

k8blujay2

Coke...

and it doesn't matter if it's Sprite either, it is still called a "coke".

k8blujay2

In the South its called Coke.
As in:
"What kind of coke do you want?"
"I'll take a Sprite."

:laugh: Great minds!

mgmlap

from Californa..I call it soda...so does hubby who is from Jersey..but the Pennsylvania part of the family..its Pop...

MILICA1986

I call it Zero, because that's the only thing I ever ask for :bigsmile:

NancyNiles

I just say "Diet" and they usually know I mean either pepsi or coke, whatever they have.

mommared53

I'm originally from Missouri and I call it pop. And I call meals: breakfast, dinner and supper.

mmstgr

Pop.

RH_Brazell

soda

zinok

I live in Alberta, people usually call it pop here. I generally call it soda. I just prefer the way it sounds.

DsAdvocate

Pop!

pinkhu13

It's called pop thank you very much

arobinson2390

I'm from detroit and i've always called it pop. soda sounds weird O_o lol

LuckyAng

My Dad always called it soda water, but it came out 'Sodie water'. Miss him

delilah47

We drank pop, when we could get it as children. When I was 21yo I moved MA for a year. They usually called it soda, but then I didn't understand about half of what they said. :laugh:

SassyCalyGirl

poison

ttaylor68913

depends on who im talking to. my husband and family is from the east coast. they call it soda.. I'm from kansas. we call it pop. my friend in texas calls it coke

capriciousmoon

Soda... "Pop" is what you call your father... o.O

I'm from New Jersey.

woopidydoo

I'm from Chicago and it's called pop.

KrisyKat

Zohan says..."Fizzy-boobley!!!" :laugh:

drmattski

Soda here in new England

Dilfster

it's soda. everyone who calls it "pop" is wrong.

Alexstrasza

I know down in Tennessee they can get irate if you say pop, lol.

That said, I use both.

Westman67

I'm from the midwest I've always called it pop.

Nichole23225

For a really interesting look at the data to this... hop on over to http://popvssoda.com/ or just Google "soda pop map". You can even add your information to the survey!

momma3sweetgirls

I grew up in Canada and it was always called pop. I live is South Central Pennsylvania and it's called soda. I get some strange looks when I say pop.

Tishy78

I'm from Michigan, where it's pop. I've moved to Mass. and had to train myself to say Soda to prevent my boss and friends making fun of me

Femtec74

It's all "Coke"