What Do You Say?
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I'm from central IL...and it is "soda" and unsweetened tea here. From what I understand it is a "southern" thing to call it "pop" and to automatically get ssweet tea when you order iced tea. You don't have to go to far south, I have relatives in southern IL just outside of St Louis, and it's pop there, but the tea is still unsweetened.
LOL nursie, wow that chart is accurate....we say soda, southerners say soda\coke.....cool how accuarate that is....
I think in Toronto, 'pop' is the norm. In our house we use all three - 'do you want a pop?' 'grab me a soda, please' and 'hey, we're outta coke' are all frequently heard in our home (makes me think we're drinking too much bubbly stuff...).
I think we got 'soda' from my father in law, who spends a lot of time down in Florida. We do use 'Coke' a lot though, and not always referring to Coke - we only drink Diet Coke, never regular, and sometimes Diet Sprite or gingerale. I think calling it all the same thing is probably nothing linguistic, just that the two of us are lazy and know what the other person means when they say it
I think we got 'soda' from my father in law, who spends a lot of time down in Florida. We do use 'Coke' a lot though, and not always referring to Coke - we only drink Diet Coke, never regular, and sometimes Diet Sprite or gingerale. I think calling it all the same thing is probably nothing linguistic, just that the two of us are lazy and know what the other person means when they say it
Yeah, Sublime, it's an interesting map. Apparently you folks in the Chicago area and us in th ePeoria area call it soda, but it loks like there is a band of green "pop" people between here and there. Weird! :joe:
Harlock...around here if you order a Coke, either they have it , or they ask if Pepsi's ok. :soda:
Harlock...around here if you order a Coke, either they have it , or they ask if Pepsi's ok. :soda:
People using brand names to describe a generic product really bothers me sometimes. It's "soda", not Coke. Coke is a brand name. If you ask me for Coke, you're getting a Classic Coca-Cola. Same with Kleenex. Sorry, I don't have those. I have Puffs though. Or maybe another brand of TISSUE! I put bandages on my cuts too. Usually store-brand as opposed to Band-Aid brand.
Thing is I'm totally serious. Someone could be bleeding all over the floor and begging for a Band-Aid and I'll be like "sorry, just have generic bandages." Heh.
Here's one for the drinkers. You walk into a bar around here and order a Lager, you're getting a Yuengling Traditional Lager. Anywhere else you order a Lager, they ask what kind. But in places that Yuengling is served, they know exactly what you mean. It's pretty amazing.
Thing is I'm totally serious. Someone could be bleeding all over the floor and begging for a Band-Aid and I'll be like "sorry, just have generic bandages." Heh.
Here's one for the drinkers. You walk into a bar around here and order a Lager, you're getting a Yuengling Traditional Lager. Anywhere else you order a Lager, they ask what kind. But in places that Yuengling is served, they know exactly what you mean. It's pretty amazing.
There are lots of brand names that are used generically, like xerox, velcro, jello, etc. Nobody's going to say, "Here, have a Royal Gelatin shot". 
As for the original question I'm from FL & I say soda, or the specific drink I want.
As for the original question I'm from FL & I say soda, or the specific drink I want.
I hope no one ever does the same to you when you ask for an Aspirin or want to go rollerblading...CajunCC said:
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Well just to be nice and difficult (and i know this answer isnt on the list!) but in Scotland it is all called juice. If you want something in a cafe you ask for it by name! :fairy:
