Soda or Pop?

[Cardzmaster2004]

I travel a lot and I've noticed an odd occurance where I travel in the US. It seems like no on can settle on a name for pop. I personally call it pop, but I am from the Midwest. Those in the North also call it pop, but the South prefers the term Soda. Its been a while since I've been to the West, so I didn't check the term used there. Has anyone else noticed this other than me?

 

[Hong]

Honestly, I call it Soda-pop. Adds a kick if you join them. Canadian way, no doubt aboot it eh?

 

[Electricmouse]

I don't use soda or pop. I just call it coke even other brands.

 

[sonicshift]

Well, this is an intresting topic...

Anyway, most I know call any soda a Coke, but, since I might somewhat be the one to complain about acutal names (I think I might be somewhat OCD), I'll call it by the name, or soda. I haven't heard many people call it pop.

 

[NaS]

soda ...

 

[McFox]

Drink

"Hey, gimme a drink."

My friends all know I'm a Dr. Pepper fiend, so they know what I'm talking about.

 

[Kirby King]

Ahem. It's soda over here.

Just a warning in advance, this topic collects rather useless snippets of information, so unless people start being unusually substantive with their posts in here I have a feeling this topic won't be open for their posts in the near future.

 

[McFox]

Well, each state either has a majority of people that say either "soda" or "pop." I read a whole study about how in the 2000 election, the majority of the "soda" states went for Gore, while "pop" state went for Bush (or vice versa, I don't remember). There were only a few exceptions.

How's that for informative?

 

[no1special]

its wierd most people call it soda not pop. personnaly i call it soda so soda not pop.im from the west

 

[GerudoSmasher]

i call it soda, i havent heard pop in a lifetime in a half

 

[Donkey Kong Dude]

I just call it plain "pop" and I live in Indiana. My sister whom lives in Florida tends to call it Soda. So yes, the south does mostly prefer the term Soda.

 

[Kirby_M@ster]

In australia, we don't use "Soda" or "Pop"...
We just say the drink (ie Coke, Lemonade, etc.)
or just say softdrink.

[[ph34r t3h r3turn of Kirby_M@ster...]]

 

[PsiFlameMaster]

in general whenever ppl refer to a soft drink around here (i'm in northern texas) they call it a soda. i don't see why anyone would call it "pop". that's like a saying from the old days (I can't remember the decade) when there were still a lot of softdrink fountains everywhere and you couldn't go pick up a coke out of a vending machine. but i guess the phrase remained popular in other parts of the country.

 

[KaoS]

After I descovered beer I pretty much don't drink anything else.

[sarcasm]
WTF is soda pop? And what is this water crap you speak of?
[/sarcasm]

 

[Lt.Uber]

I call it soda, or sometimes just by the names. I'm from california. I had a friend who moved here from Michigan, and he always called it pop. Maybe it's based off location?

 

[Zero EXE]

Soda all the way! 'pop' just sounds too....old timey, and somewhat fruity.

 

[Hoefler]

let your eyes absorb

cola

 

[Ms. Pac-Master]

Coke rots ya body!

Meh, I'm in Vancouver, Canada and everyone calls it "Pop" here. I went to San Francisco a while ago, asked for a pop in a restaurant, and the waiter gave me a funny look... :D

Ph33r me, a5 I yam b4C|< t00! :******: FEIONSF :******:

 

[pokemonmaster01]

We've always called it pop around here. Recently I decided that "pop" was too simple. I then concluded that a change of spelling was all it needed.

First I tried "popp" but that didn't look right. Senseless added bulk.

Then I tried "poop." To my dismay, further research concluded that this "poop" was an existing substance already. A substance tastier than I ever imagined possible...

I guess it stays "pop" for now.

 

[Revolutions]

I've always said pop. It's one syllable, and is therefore more streamlined and futuristic. Suck that, S.O.D.A! Or, as acronym haters might say, ****ty Oral Drinking Anti-goodness!

Actually, I don't support the pop versus soda rivalry. However, I hate anyone who calls all soft drinks Coke. That's ********. It's all like, "I'm too dumb to read the can or use my taste buds to figure out whether it's Coke or not, so I'll just assume it is."

Yeah. That's what that's like.

 

[no1special]

soda of course

 

[SNTRL]

Alot i know in MS use the term "pop" Maybe because its were country and more proper ppl use soda.

But i can't imagine asking a friend "You wanna get a soda?" It might have to be something like "Let's go get a pop" See its shorter.

Holla!!

 

[Juce]

i thought that soda was a frothy drink in the 60's or something. pop it just soda

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>.>

 

[Dodongo]

None of you call it a flavored carbonated beverage? I'm dissapointed.

A lot of the rednecks here call it soder pop/sodey pop.

@_@

 

[Emacee]

I was born in chicago and I always called it soda. I guess I'm an exception.

 

[Hoefler]

if you look at kiki's map, chicago and cook county have every different saying in them, interesting.

 

[BlackDragon Nova]

Im in SC and say soda, but i was born in Colorado

 

[LadyGodiva]

I call it either. Depends on my mood...JK. Whatever comes out at the time really...

 

[Matt]

AHEM.

According to The American Heritage Dictionary:

soda n 2. Carbonated water or a soft drink containing it. 3. A refreshment made from carbonated water, ice cream, and usually a flavoring.

soda pop n. Informal. A soft drink; soda.

pop n. Informal. A nonalcholic, flavored, carbonated beverage; soda pop.


In other words, as defined by the dictionary, "soda" is the correct term to use when refering to carbonated soft drinks.

Ha-ha. Pop.

 

[FREE-iPODS!!]

North = "Pop"

South = "Soda"

That's just how it is. And in between North & South, it is "Soda Pop".

 

[FaTmAn2k20]

[color=sky_blue] Soda vs. Pop: Pop
Coke vs. Pepsi: Pepsi

As it should be :D[/color]

 

[Cardzmaster2004]

I Disagree...

FaTmAn2k20: Soda or Pop is based more on geographic location as stated throughout this entire post. KiKi even liinked to a site where you can see this is true.

However, on your other statement, I must disagree. Coke has, and will always, taste better than Pepsi.

 

[Dodongo]

You should all just be glad it isn't soda poop.

Coke > Pepsi. always

 

[Craftstar]

Coke is better than Pepsi.

We all say pop here in Western Canada.

 

[GerudoSmasher]

pepsi will always be better than coke.

 

[Afrotaki]

Criss-Cross'll make ya jump! Jump!

Yeah, I say Pop ~ I lived in Erie, Pennsylvania until I was about 7.

Now, I'm in Huntsville, AL, where any and every soft drink is classified as a "coke". Seriously, in a restaurant, you say, "Can I get a Coke?"

"Sure sweetie, what kind?"

It really confused me when it first happened, because they hadn't come out with Vanilla Coke or anything...

"Uh, regular, I guess..."

"Regular what?"

"... Coke..."

 

[Limey]

In the UK so far as i know it's generally known as pop. We never call it soda. Unless it's cream soda.

I tend to call all the different things by their names, such as lemonade, orangeade, ginger beer, and so on.

 

[Afrotaki]

Originally posted by smash_fan
In the UK so far as i know it's generally known as pop. We never call it soda. Unless it's cream soda.

You should call it "Cream Pop." Anyone who hears it will think you're a porn star or something.

"Oy, bring me back a Cream Pop."

And yeah, if it's a Sprite, I'll ask for a Sprite.

 

[CerbKirby]

It doesn't matter what it is called, it probably ends up getting spiked in the end.

Seriously though, the only reason I would ever ask for a Cola or Soda would be something like a Weis brand drink called Cola. Otherwise, I call it by its real name.

On the other hand, my dad asks me to get him a soda, I randomly pick a Diet Coke or a Diet Sprite, or whatever he likes. It's definitely less confusing to just call a drink by its real name.

 

[XDaDePsak]

*sigh*

are our lives really this boring?