Hard 'n' Soft

[DaveDiamond]

The US uses terms like Hard Cider and Hard Lemonade.
Why, if they use Hard in relation to drinks, do they not use the word Soft in relation to drinks?
What would someone from the US expect to find in the Soft Drink aisle in an Australian Supermarket?

 

[day_trippr]

Soft Drinks as used in the USA would include Coke, Pepsi, etc...Basically any beverage sans alcohol.

 

[dmtaylor]

Yep, usually we refer to carbonated soda pop as a soft drink.

 

[DaveDiamond]

Soft Drinks as used in the USA would include Coke, Pepsi, etc...Basically any beverage sans alcohol.

Thanks, I didn't know that. What do the signs in the Supermarket say though?
Also, keep in mind the title of this sub forum and be aware that it's 2.44am here in South Australia!
Cheers!

 

[fluketamer]

it depends where you are : in the east coast it would be the soda or beverage aisle. in the midwest it would be the pop aisle.

who cares what it is on the west coast - they are usually wrong about everything.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

 

[dmtaylor]

On the signs it could say either "soda" or "soft drinks". It would never say "pop".

 

[seatazzz]

Fun fact: I had a boyfriend in the late 90's who was from Connecticut (I'm in the Seattle area), and was mortally offended that I said 'pop' instead of 'soda'. No wonder that relationship tanked.

 

[Snuffy]

I stopped dating a girl because, when she ate a hamburger, she ate all around the outside first to "save the best part for last".

 

[Kickass]

I stopped dating a girl because, when she ate a hamburger, she ate all around the outside first to "save the best part for last".

Maybe you missed her true intent of her message.

 

[Snuffy]

Maybe you missed her true intent of her message.

If there was a message there, I definitely missed it. All I saw was annoying.

 

[Broken Crow]

In the early 90's I took a woman I wanted to sleep with out for ribs...after she saw how I devoured them...well, we're still together.

 

[MaxStout]

After seeing the thread's title, I knew it would go off the rails. NTTAWWT.

Back OT...in most 'Murican locations, supermarkets keep the booze in a separate aisle (or room) from the rest of the goods. In Minnesota, alcoholic beverages are in a completely different partition, with its own checkout and POS (no booze sales besides 3.2 beer in the grocery store itself). You'll know if it's soft drinks or hard drinks based on what part of the store you're in.

 

[VApatriot]

I'm going to settle this once and for all. It's soda. Because... pop goes the weasel...