HEavyJumbo85 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I usually call the drink whatever I'm ordering, "Coke", "Sprite", etc. If I'm identifying the category of drink it's always "soda." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngestson Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'm in the habit of slapping people that say "pop" I'm in the habit of agreing with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armstrong001 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Not in Atlanta. It's not supposed to read cola. I've been asked (especially in more rural areas) "What kind of coke do you want?" And the answer could be sprite or whatever. It's weird. I grew up in Bethesda so definitely soda. It's the same reason people say they need a Kleenex instead of a "facial tissue", or they need a Band-Aid instead of "adhesive bandage". The first (or first successful) brand becomes the de-facto name of the type of product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I knew folks in the South say Coke regsrdelss of brand. But I thought Pop was a NorthEastern thing and it turns out it's a MidWestern thing. Who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I just went to lunch and realize that i dont say soda. I say what i want by it's brand name. If i want a Coke, i axe for a Coke. If i want a Sprite, I ask for a Sprite, etc etc. But usually im with Dan. I order beer. Even then, i order it by the brand name. Give me a guiness barkeep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I had a table one time ask me "What kind of Coke do you have?" "Regular and Diet" "You don't have Sprite?" "I was unaware that was a type of Coke" I usually say "Dr. Pepper" if I'm ordering at a restaurant... Or if I'm talking in general, I'll say "I've gotta go to the store for some soda/drinks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 I had a table one time ask me "What kind of Coke do you have?""Regular and Diet" "You don't have Sprite?" "I was unaware that was a type of Coke" I usually say "Dr. Pepper" if I'm ordering at a restaurant... Or if I'm talking in general, I'll say "I've gotta go to the store for some soda/drinks" Coca-Cola actually makes Sprite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshow24 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I say "Cutler"... Honestly? I don't know how you all can think of anything else. Crap. Now I'm saying Cutler too. I even called my Aquafina Cutler accidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshow24 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Double post :hammer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I say "Cutler"... Honestly? I don't know how you all can think of anything else. :hysterical: funniest post in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Since I am Canadian, I say "get me a litre of cola." seriouslly, no one says cola? typically I say pop, or since I dont drink that much on it's own, I just call it "mix". On a side note, Crown Royal Whiskey and Royal Crown (RC) Cola make the best rye&coke drink out there IMO. Coke leaves to much residue, pepsi can be too sweet but the RC cola is just perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSkins Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 pop? is it 1955? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 :hysterical: funniest post in the thread. I thought those people from canadia said pop? I was just in vancouver last month and they called it that. And all my cousins from Ottawa call it pop also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 lol I have definitely noticed the map from the OP holding true. My Family from Pittburgh says pop. I just say whatever it is I am drinking. If it's pepsi then it's pepsi, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'm in the habit of slapping people that say "pop" :laugh: "I popped your girlfriend the other night" is the proper use for that word. :evilg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I say soda but I now live in coke/pop territory. I don't get it. "Yeah and I get a get a coke to drink, please?" "Sure, what kind of coke?" "What the **** are you talking about?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Brown #43 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I thought those people from canadia said pop? I was just in vancouver last month and they called it that. And all my cousins from Ottawa call it pop also... Maybe they do, but they certainly don't call their country "canadia."By the way, why in the hell did the OP leave "soft drink" off the list of choices? I call soft drinks "soft drinks," therefore I have to choose "other"? WTF. Anyway, if I had to choose from the available options I'd go with soda (never pop-- that's an abomination)...but I'm pretty sure I always just call them soft drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I call it soda like you're supposed to. "Pop" is a bad style of music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Maybe they do, but they certainly don't call their country "canadia." Don't be dissing the canadia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbidoe Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I say soda. "Pop" is what you do yer younguns when they act like they ain't got no sense... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 SODA comes from a fountain. That's why it was called a soda fountain and the people who used to dispense it were called soda jerks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_e_b Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Almost everyone that I know of calls it pop, but hearing soda isn't out of the ordinary. I have no idea why anyone would say coke though, if you ordered a coke here you would get a Coca Cola and that is it, seeing as that's is what coke is shortened for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I put "other" I call it "the fizzy stuff drink dat be burnin my nose hairs" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 SODA comes from a fountain. That's why it was called a soda fountain and the people who used to dispense it were called soda jerks. "Soda fountain" and "soda jerk" are derived from "soda," which describes a carbonated soft drink regardless of how it's stored or dispensed. :pokeye: Witness "water fountains" which dispense water, a substance which also can be stored or dispensed in many different ways. And go to Six Flags America on any summer day and look at the prices for Dasani. You can't tell me they don't have a bunch of &$*%# "water jerks" working there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I just say "drink". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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