Pop, Soda, or ?

k8lyn_235

in west virginia most of us say "pop" although, my sister traveled a lot when she was younger, and she picked up the word "soda"

plushkitten

Used to call it soda.

But my boyfriend is from Michigan and calls it pop.
I've been around him so much that I call it pop now too.

I think it sounds more appealing that way.

LiviLou2011

I called it pop intell my grandpa told me that if i ask for a pop again he was gonna pop me and that i better call it soda..so now i call it soda lol

anubis609

I call it a chaser or mixer for the alcoholically weak.

Kassieisproud

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

I went to the popvssoda.com site and looked at WA state. I wondered what some of the "other" categories were and found this:

<1 the only time i use pop is when i pop a cap in someones *kitten* for calling it pop....its soda>

Lmfao! But no really,,,Its soda

heddylyn

I grew up in Colorado and called it "Pop" I moved to Washington, DC about 10 years ago and was made fun of for saying Pop so I started saying soda. Now I live back in Colorado and I still say soda (pop sounds really weird to me now) and get made fun of for it! I can't win. ;-)

Charabbidan

I called it pop as a child and refer to it as a soft drink in conversation now. I only ever order diet coke (whether it's coca cola or pepsi - I know it's technically cola but I don't know anyone who calls it that )

I'm in England and don't personally know anyone who calls it soda - if they did they would likely get weird looks and asked when they became American :laugh:

LarryLaird

Being from Pittsburgh PA....IT"S POP!!

Adshill

I'm from Ohio and it's pop. My husband (who grew up in the same town as me) insists on calling it soda. He is wrong.


Also, here our meals are breakfast, lunch, and dinner (or supper - they are interchangable.)

mixedfeelings

I'm in England, I call it pop, I sometimes refer to it as fizzy pop and I haven't really heard it called anything else in my area. I think in general most parts of the UK refer to it as pop or fizzy drink.

tilfordj

Grew up on "Soda"(Connecticut)....moved to Florida...they call it "Soda Pop"

Farfourah

Cola...

yasmine36

I live in California and I call it soda or coke, whichever I feel like. Never called it pop, but some of the older generations here do.

SteffieMark

Cola or Coke. Grew up in the south. I don't drink it anymore, though.

Chrystibel

I always start to call it Coke in general because I grew up in the south, but I try NOT to sound southern...so I call it Soda, lol.

craigers13

I always thought us Canadians called it pop and Americans, soda.

This is what I thought too, mainly because when I cross the border into Washington State they call it soda.....

abbigail_r

i grew up calling it soda or coke. thought I was in a foreign country when I moved to WA and people kept saying pop. I really dont like the word...

lsjd2000

I grew up calling it coke but lately just name what i want usually Mt dew - though for brown sodas its coke (whether its pepsi, coke, etc..)

delilah47

I always thought us Canadians called it pop and Americans, soda.

This is what I thought too, mainly because when I cross the border into Washington State they call it soda.....

Eh? I was born and raised here in Washington state... we call it POP. Must be them feriners what moved in...

ashhhhole

I grew up saying pop, but I moved to Boston for a couple years so now I say both pop and soda. I find myself pausing almost every time I say one of those words.. Its like I have to consider where I am and how people are going to react. It is truly ridiculous.

teponey

Normally Coke or Lemonade here or maybe just fizzy if its something 'fizzy'. Im in New Zealand.

PunkyRachel

I've always called it pop, growing. Then my husband got me used to calling it soda instead. He calls it soda, because growing up, if he asked for a pop his dad would say, "What? you want a pop in the mouth!?" then act like he would smack him unless he changed it to soda real fast. We live in St. Joseph, MO

rchambers2072

Its coke! Lol but my son called it sodie when he was little. He was so cute. He would tell me "unt sodie" My sister was watching him one day and called me at work panicing cuz she had no clue what he wanted.

shine_

Soft drink - but I'm in England. I think most people here call it that, or fizzy drink/lemonade.

967_1111

Toronto - pop. Big brand when I was a kid was The Pop Shoppe. Also had a candy called "pop caps".

Pop rocks....

Now I'm thirsty.

spade117

pop

FlyByJuly

I called it "pop" when I was kid. These days, I might call it "pop" or "soda" or "drink." I had a good friend in school who was originally from Arkansas, and he called it "sodie-pop." I don't know if it was a regional thing with him, or a family thing.

strandedj

Soda in Milwaukee area

boomboom011

coke but then you specify which type.

wwk10

The Southerners (and Texas) seem pretty much in agreement that we call it all coke.
But some Australians mentioned "soft drink"
I hear soft drink fairly often too.
So. Coke or soft drink, but never pop or soda.