Soda? Pop? Coke?

[SoccerLOTR]

Wow, I never realized I was part of such a large group on here! POP is the way to go!

Calling it "coke" is evil since Coke is a specific type from a specific brand.

"Pop" is most common around here, but soda is fine. I usually specify specific type (Mountain Dew, Pepsi Max, etc) rather than call it "pop". Or I just say soft drink.

Top has represented the northern Midwest (Indiana, Michigan) quite well. Everything said in the above post applies for me.

Except Pepsi Max stinks.

I love Pepsi Max!

[snubs]

We all say soda...though I never drink soda. Or at least, it is very, very rare when I do.

[Mimi]

Everyone around here calls it pop. I think that sounds weird though, so I prefer soda.

[Stop Wooton' Around]

It's pop where I'm from. What is the Jonathan Option anyways?

[DanP740]

It's the option Jonathan's supposed to choose, but he didn't. I don't know where it originated, however.

[Jonathan]

Now I did.

[TigerintheShadows]

Okay, I may be weird, but I really hate soda So...sugary...and...bleh

Think of what it does to your teeth!

I hate soda, too, although that's more because of the fizz than anything else. It's really weird. I can eat Warheads like nobody's business, but I can't stand the fizz from carbonated drinks.

Usually, I just say soft drinks or carbonated drinks. A lot of people will use the name of the soft drink down here, actually, but if given a choice, we use Coke.

[The Top Crusader]

I love Pepsi Max!

Apart from a rare Mountain Dew, Pepsi Max is almost exclusively the only soft drink I have. Basically tastes way better than Diet Pepsi, but has no calories or sugar, and extra caffeine and ginseng. what's not to love?!

It's the option Jonathan's supposed to choose, but he didn't. I don't know where it originated, however.

Jonathan would often come into a poll thread and say none of the options really matched his opinion, so I started adding "The Jonathan Option" to my polls.

[The Kings Daughter]

There's a CHART on that?

We call it pop.

[Whitty Whit]

I'll call it whatever comes out of my mouth first.

[Over the Rainbow]

In almost my seventeen years of life here in the South, I've never heard soft drinks referred to as pop. Not once.

We call everything Coke. Sprite is Coke, Dr. Pepper is Coke, Pepsi is Coke, etc.

[Moontide]

I like to say soft drink, because pop sound unsophisticated, coke sounds like an abbreviation for Coca-Cola, and soda sounds like baking soda.

[The Kings Daughter]

I'll call it whatever comes out of my mouth first.

No..

What normally comes to your mouth first?

[SoccerLOTR]

I love Pepsi Max!

Apart from a rare Mountain Dew, Pepsi Max is almost exclusively the only soft drink I have. Basically tastes way better than Diet Pepsi, but has no calories or sugar, and extra caffeine and ginseng. what's not to love?!

You made my day...my thoughts exactly! I drink other types of pop as well, but especially when I'm lookin' for something to help my awakeness...Pepsi Max is where I turn! For all the reasons you listed!

I like to say soft drink, because pop sound unsophisticated, coke sounds like an abbreviation for Coca-Cola, and soda sounds like baking soda.

Lol, I can accept that you call it "soft drink", but to me that just seems overly long and too...sophisticated. Lol, obviously I'm not looking for sophistication!

In almost my seventeen years of life here in the South, I've never heard soft drinks referred to as pop. Not once.

We call everything Coke. Sprite is Coke, Dr. Pepper is Coke, Pepsi is Coke, etc.

I don't get that...how to you differentiate between uhh... a carbonated beverage and an actual coke?

[Over the Rainbow]

In almost my seventeen years of life here in the South, I've never heard soft drinks referred to as pop. Not once.

We call everything Coke. Sprite is Coke, Dr. Pepper is Coke, Pepsi is Coke, etc.

I don't get that...how to you differentiate between uhh... a carbonated beverage and an actual coke?

"Hey, y'all! Would you like a Coke?"
"Sure thing! What kind of Coke you got?"
"We have Dr. Pepper and Sprite."
"Sprite, please."

[American Eagle]

In almost my seventeen years of life here in the South, I've never heard soft drinks referred to as pop. Not once.

We call everything Coke. Sprite is Coke, Dr. Pepper is Coke, Pepsi is Coke, etc.

I don't get that...how to you differentiate between uhh... a carbonated beverage and an actual coke?

"Hey, y'all! Would you like a Coke?"
"Sure thing! What kind of Coke you got?"
"We have Dr. Pepper and Sprite."
"Sprite, please."

Coke is a trademark of the Coca-Cola company, miss.



"Hey, y'all! Would you like some Doritos?"
"Sure thing! What kind of Doritos you got?"
"We have Lays Potato Chips and cheese doodles."
"Lays, please."

No, no, it can't work like that.

[Marvin D.]

In almost my seventeen years of life here in the South, I've never heard soft drinks referred to as pop. Not once.

We call everything Coke. Sprite is Coke, Dr. Pepper is Coke, Pepsi is Coke, etc.

What Soccer said. So if I say I want a Coke, what would I get?

[TigerintheShadows]

In almost my seventeen years of life here in the South, I've never heard soft drinks referred to as pop. Not once.

We call everything Coke. Sprite is Coke, Dr. Pepper is Coke, Pepsi is Coke, etc.

I don't get that...how to you differentiate between uhh... a carbonated beverage and an actual coke?

"Hey, y'all! Would you like a Coke?"
"Sure thing! What kind of Coke you got?"
"We have Dr. Pepper and Sprite."
"Sprite, please."

Same here. A friend of mine who moved here from the North once went to an Olive Garden and asked for a Coke. The waitress was like, "What kind of Coke?" and my friend went, "...A Coke." This went back and forth for a few minutes until, I guess, she got through to the waitress that she wanted a Coca-Cola brand of soft drink.

The South is crazy.

[The Kings Daughter]

In almost my seventeen years of life here in the South, I've never heard soft drinks referred to as pop. Not once.

We call everything Coke. Sprite is Coke, Dr. Pepper is Coke, Pepsi is Coke, etc.

Wow, really? O.o That would drive me nuts..

Same here. A friend of mine who moved here from the North once went to an Olive Garden and asked for a Coke. The waitress was like, "What kind of Coke?" and my friend went, "...A Coke." This went back and forth for a few minutes until, I guess, she got through to the waitress that she wanted a Coca-Cola brand of soft drink.

The South is crazy.

Likes this post.

[Marvin D.]

In almost my seventeen years of life here in the South, I've never heard soft drinks referred to as pop. Not once.

We call everything Coke. Sprite is Coke, Dr. Pepper is Coke, Pepsi is Coke, etc.

I don't get that...how to you differentiate between uhh... a carbonated beverage and an actual coke?

"Hey, y'all! Would you like a Coke?"
"Sure thing! What kind of Coke you got?"
"We have Dr. Pepper and Sprite."
"Sprite, please."

Same here. A friend of mine who moved here from the North once went to an Olive Garden and asked for a Coke. The waitress was like, "What kind of Coke?" and my friend went, "...A Coke." This went back and forth for a few minutes until, I guess, she got through to the waitress that she wanted a Coca-Cola brand of soft drink.

The South is crazy.

Ahaha! xD Exactly. A Coke is Coca-Cola, Sprite is Sprite, and so forth