You say what: Pop Soda Cola or ?

[petek]

Around here it's pop all the way ..

http://www.popvssoda.com/

 

[kb0nes]

Pop here in MN too

But it was clearly Soda in Maryland where I was born.

I find the use of the name Coke in place of "carbonated beverage" odd, I'll have a Root Beer Coke for example...

I like this county by county map done by the same folks:

http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html

 

[vintagekitchen]

Pop, what else? lol... Always seemed strange when I heard people from other places who asked for a "soda"

 

[supersuds]

We definitely say Coke in these parts. It's a generic term, like Kleenex. Both soda and pop sound odd to me...I know what they mean but it's a dead giveaway you're not from around here.

 

[alr2903]

Petek, Thank you for starting this thread. Sorry my mind wandered off over in the "Filling station" thread. arthur

 

[arbilab]

Soda. Pop. Sodapop. These distinctions have been the subject of popular media since at least 1912 when George Bernard Shaw wrote Pygmalion.

 

[frigilux]

Minnesotan, here, so it's "pop". I recall people ordering a "Co-Cola" in 1970's Florida.

 

[polkanut]

Mostly pop around here but, every once in awhile you'll hear someone ask for a soda.

 

[moparwash]

The line in PA...

In Pennsylvania, the dividing line is the last turnpike tunnel before Harrisburg, everything to the east of that is Soda, everything to the west is Pop, since Western PA is more midwest than east coast

 

[davetranter]

Other side of the 'pond'

As far as I know, when referring to 'carbonated drinks' in general, it's 'Pop' all the way here.... When referring to any form of 'cola' drink (such as ordering one in a pub/bar) then 'Coke' seems to be the generic term....

All best

Dave T

 

[pulltostart]

Born and raised in the South, so "Coke".

lawrence

 

[washer111]

Ummm...

Hate to embarrass myself, but here its:

 

"Drink," "Soft-Drink," "Fizzy drink," or "Coke," or a major type of beverage (Ginger beer, Pepsi, Lemonade {Sprite/Solo/Mello-Yellow etc}). This is based on my experience as a Supermarket Checkout Operator (Common slang, Checkout Chick. I can "Check-out Chicks" if I have time, or run away screaming lol).

 

[tomturbomatic]

Originally, the Coke formula had cocaine so old timers used to order a "dope" when they wanted a cocola, the Atlanta term I remember.

 

[countryguy]

Up here it is pop or soft drink. Similiar to cottage versus camp. Here and southerly it is cottage...further north and west it is camp.

Gary

 

[firedome]

In New England back in the day

we can recall people calling it "Tonic" in Vermont and Mass... always thought that was weird, but haven't heard that in a long time... are we that old??

 

[firedome]

and yes a cottage

is always a camp in Vermont... we have one.

 

[petek]

On that old sitcom Tool Tyme with Tim Taylor who happens to actually be from Detroit the show is set in Royal Oak suburb of Detroit. Yet on the show a few times when it's mentioned he calls it soda. I thought that was odd. Michiganders call it pop.

 

[westingman123]

St Louie

Soda

 

[washerboy]

I don't notice it in the south quite as much..but as stated above everything that was carbonation in it was refered to as "coke"....I've noticed wait staff will ask what you'd like to drink and the reply is Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke ect... I only buy coke and diet coke so at my house it's do you want a "coke or diet coke". Now if you say you want a "pop"..you know you're dealing with a yankee for sure...LOL!!! There's a girl in my office that says "pop" and we all look at her and scratch our head..takes a second to process what a "pop" is. I hear the term "soda" more since I work in a health related field and we discuss clients eating habits; excessive soda consumption tends to be an issue with the clients.

Old timers call coke "dope" or "tonic"...I've heard them call it "a shot in the arm"

 

[tomturbomatic]

I thought TONIC was a mixer, like Gin and tonic or tonic water with a twist. I did not know it was a generic term; interesting, but I have heard of vitamin tonics like Geritol or S.S.S. or Vitameatavegemin, all with a high percentage of alcoholic solvent. One of my mother's friends told her that she was taking Geritol and mom asked her why she just didn't take her alcohol in a drink like everyone else.

 

[nurdlinger]

I grew up in Detroit and called it "pop", as is the fashion in those parts. In 1975 I moved to St. Louis, and everybody there called it "soda". I adopted that term and still use it, much to the amusement of my siblings and cousins. In Arizona where I live now, there are so many transplants that you hear all three of the popular terms, maybe even "tonic" once in a while.

 

[Ultramatic]

In New York City,

<span style="font-size: medium;">Soda. My ex, who was from Oklahoma, called it "Pop". In Spain, hubby used to call it "Refresco" (refreshment), now he calls it "soda". I wonder where he picked that up?</span> 

[this post was last edited: 3/12/2013-17:16]

 

[bajaespuma]

Ever since they posted that "Sweet Brown" video I've started calling  these drinks "cold pop" again. It sounds refreshing and delicious.

 

[circlew]

Around here, most people call it Pop. My mom - being from south Mississippi - usually called any soft drink "Coke". Whenever I would visit my cousin Fannie Lou (recently deceased at age 88), she would ask me if I wanted a "Co-Cola", and if I said yes, would tell me she had Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, Orange, etc. in addition to Coke.

 

[ronhic]

Washer111 has it right

Here is Oz it's normally 'Soft Drink' or 'Fizzy Drink' - often depending on the age of the person.

 

[mark_wpduet]

I've never said pop

I've always just called it soda. I think when little we would say coke or pepsi but for the longest time I've just called it soda. I know some people who do call it pop.

 

[whirlcool]

I grew up in Chicago and it seemed that it was 50/50 split between Pop and Soda. I have even heard people refer to it as Soda Water which is actually a bar mixer rather than a soft drink, but they mean the soft drink. Usually you hear it from very old people.

Here in Houston people just ask what they want by brand name. I'd like a Pepsi, Coke, Dr. Pepper (which is REAL popular here. Much easier.

 

[dustin92]

pop/soda. I call it pop.

 

[super32]

It was pop when I was growing up in the Midwest. Now that I'm in New England it's tonic or soda.

 

[joelippard]

Around here

They've always been called "drinks".  Everyone knows what that seems to mean, also we use "Co-cola" or for some it's "Co-coaler" or "dranks" depending on the accent and language usage   I tend to use the word "drinks" or "soda"