STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

This is so funny - i'm from the midwest, so everyone here pretty much says pop, however, when i went to visit friends in cali a couple years ago, i noticed everyone said soda and thought i was odd for saying pop.  They made fun of me!  I also dated a guy, from the midwest mind you, who said soda...now I kind of fluctuate between pop and soda.  I voted pop though because it's my true nature to say that!

CarrieS wrote:

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I'm a pop girl, as most midwesterners are If nobody has every seen this before, this is pretty cool and shows the country-wide difference in what we call it.

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That map is hilarious.  I never really thought about anyone doing an experiment on it, or really giving a sh$t about it.  Too funny.

Sunshinegirl wrote:

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How funny but that is right on. Growing up, i called all soft drinks "coke" but then you would specify what kind. I'm from the tampa bay area (florida) and it specifies that that region calls it coke.

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Yeah, me too! Everything's a coke and then you specify which drink you want. For instance at a sandwich shop or something my mom might ask me, "my darling daughter, do you want a coke?" I'd say, "yeah, do they have diet dr. pepper? if not diet coke."

And in high school we'd make "coke runs" to the coke machine and ask everyone, "y'all want a coke?" if anyone said yes the next statement would be: "what kind?"

I love being from Texas sometimes.

blubirde wrote:

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Yeah, me too! Everything's a coke and then you specify which drink you want. For instance at a sandwich shop or something my mom might ask me, "my darling daughter, do you want a coke?" I'd say, "yeah, do they have diet dr. pepper? if not diet coke."
And in high school we'd make "coke runs" to the coke machine and ask everyone, "y'all want a coke?" if anyone said yes the next statement would be: "what kind?"
I love being from Texas sometimes.

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Ditto - I think the "coke" thing is pretty much consistent through the south.

That map is, well, sad!! I can't believe that someone took the time to do that. But what in the heck is "OTHER"? What else would you call it?

-- Edited by laken1 at 17:10, 2005-09-16

I've lived in VT, NY, and MA -- and we always say soda!

That being said, I hate the beverage that all 3 words refer to. :)

soda, but when I refer to coca cola i say coke.

laken1 wrote:

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But what in the heck is "OTHER"? What else would you call it?-- Edited by laken1 at 17:10, 2005-09-16

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I want to know so bad! 

 

soda

to me it's soda but if we're at a restaurant and I don't know if it's Coke or Pepsi available I just tell the waitperson that I want anything dark and diet.