Soft drinks.

I live in the South, always have, and call soft drinks "soda"........

If I want something to drink, I name it specifically, or say I want a beverage (adult or otherwise).....

i dont think i ever use any of the terms listed when refering to a drink. i just say that i want a dr. pepper, sprite, pepsi, etc. if asking someone, i say "what would you like to drink?" or "would you like a _______ (fill in name of drink)?"

Pop!

Coke.

I had never heard it called anything else until I moved away to college. I remember the first time I heard someone call it "pop" and I thought it was absolutely hysterical.

Every time this discussion comes up, I remember the little mom & pop store near a school I worked in. They had a big ole sign in front that read:

COLE DRANKS

Soda


Even after four years of school in an area where 80-100% of respondents on the map call it pop, I never changed :D


But now, I don't drink any of it :cool:

well since i can't remember if i posted on this or not before i call it POP!

It's Coke or Co-Cola...

Co-Cola is Coke only. Coke can be used to describe any soft drink. :D

I call everything, except milk and water, juice. Childhood habit I guess.

Co-sign. :)
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coke...everything is coke here... even if it's red

coke

Especially in Georgia:

#1: I'll have a Coke.
#2: What kind?
#1, Coke or Diet Coke or _________

If it is a co-coaler, that's a Coca Cola.

Me: I'll have a Coke.
Serve: We don't have Coke, is Pepsi okay?
Me: I'll have (anything but Pepsi). :rolleyes:

Ditto. Pepsi is tastes sweet for me. I know it's really not that much different from Coke, but I just feel like I need to scrape my tongue after drinking it. No wonder some people call it robot sweat.

coke

Usually soda, but my husband says pop and I catch myself falling into his bad habits all the time!

THANK YOU!!! Somebody who gets it...:cool:

Dunno if its been said already but here n Southern Cali we call it "Soda".

In northern and central Cali, too, don't worry, the whole state's behind you! :cool:

When I was growing up in St. Louis it was soda or sodee :D. Since I have been in MN it is pop.

Yep, I say pop. However, I will always ask for a diet Coke in a restaurant. I prefer Coca-Cola products.

By Canadian law, the wait staff are supposed to say, "is Pepsi (or alternative Pepsi product such as 7-Up instead of Sprite) alright?" if they do not serve Coca-Cola products. Something about false advertising.

You TN people are weird. My father has been living there for like a bijillion years and now he says Coke instead of soda. Mountain Dew is not a coke. Pepsi is not a Coke. Actually, a Diet Coke is not a Coke, it's a Diet Coke.

Soda I say, Soda!

Funny...I was just corrected on this over the weekend.

I'm from Miami...we've always called it "soda."

Now that I live in Seattle (today marks one year!), I'm told it's "pop."

It's strange for me to say "pop" in referring to soda - that's what we called my grandfather! :)

everyone i know says coke.

i say soda

i can't stand it being referred to as pop

In New England we used to call it "tonic" but nowadays, soda.

Oh well, don't feel weird. I'm a Seattle native that grew up with "pop" but after being in Calif. for four years, I now say "soda"...even though I've moved back to Seattle.

I say pop even though i hear soda the majority fo the time. Give me a Dr pepper anytime:)

I've always just called it what it is-a coke is a coke, pepsi is pepsi, etc. I never used the terms soda or pop when asking for a drink.

When I say coke, it refers to Coca-Cola or Pepsi depending on what the restaurant serves. Otherwise, I ask specifically for a Sprite or Dr. Pepper.

Amen! I love confusing people by asking for coke...in Dr. Pepper form. ;)

The sad thing is now that we've been in the non-south for over 6 years, my sons are referring to soda and correcting me every time I use "Coke" instead of the "proper name"...it's heartbreaking but what can you do?