Pop, soda, coke?

[user 574]

So, whadaya call one of these things?



Hmm??

 

[ArcaneXor]

I didn't even know Coke is used generically, and according to the map I am surrounded by "Coke counties". But yeah, it's definitely soda

I generally avoid using trademarks generically because I sound smarter that way.

 

[HBRunner]

It's always been Coke here in Bama, but when my Dad moved to Colorado, I went and visited and he said, "do you want a pop?"

I was like "WTF is that? give me a Coke!!!"

Good thing he moved back to the South before I had to disown him...

 

[EvilTOJ]

Soda. If you ask me for a coke, I will not ask you what kind, you're getting a ******* coke!

 

[Melana]

It's soda in my world.

 

[John Beere]

I live in Valdosta - which happens to be the location of the second ever Coca-Cola manufacturing plant (first was in Atlanta). So naturally, its Coke!

 

[bradsul]

It's pop up here.

 

[WortMonger]

It is all pop to me. Sometimes I will say Coke as a common word, but it is mainly pop.

 

[Homercidal]

I'm a NYer transplanted to Michigan and I say soda.
I've recruited my wifes family into saying soda now too.
1 by 1, ill change this state.

FU I'll never change!! It's POP Dammit! POP!!!

Now why would anyone call pop Coke? Coke it the name of a specific pop, not a name for all pop! My wife went to Boston area once and ordered a pop, and they thought she was trying to order some booze!

I usually order by name of pop, but I usually rather have beer, tea (unsweetened, thank you) or water. In that order.

 

[shecky]

We native Bostonians don't know from pop. Soda, we got. We'll give you a Coke if you ask for a Coke. Want Pepsi, ask for Pepsi. But none of that stinkin' sweet tea.

 

[Apollo]

I grew up in Pittsburgh and Buffalo and it's POP. If someone asks for a soda, they get an ice cream float.