What Do You Say?

[Kasakato]

After a recent chat with some of my friends in the US, something weird was brought up. Il tell you what after we finish this.

The question:
Whey you want a drink like Coke, Mountain Dew, etc...Do you use "pop" or "soda"? Also be sure to say where you are from.

 

[Watcher74]

I say I want a Coke.

 

[Leopardess]

There are often very clear differences with this depending on where you live.

I say soda...from New Hampshire.

Its the same thing with creek vs. crick, and a million other things I can't recall from our unit on this in Linguistics.

 

[Kasakato]

I say I want a Coke.

That wasent an option :devil:

 

[greendeltatke]

It varies even within the same state. In Chicago it is "pop." Downstate it is "soda." Way downstate near Missouri it can even be "sodie" especially in rural areas.

 

[Raskolnikov]

http://www.popvssoda.com/

 

[Kasakato]

HaHa.

 

[TYPO]

Soda. I'm originally from california, but here, everyone says pop.
Boss from arkansas says 'coke'

 

[Matak]

http://www.popvssoda.com/

Somebody has WAY too much time on their hands.

On that note, when you order ice tea in a restaurant, do you have to order it sweetened, or does it come that way? It comes sweetened here. What a shock when I take that first sip down in the US.

 

[Kasakato]

On that note, when you order ice tea in a restaurant, do you have to order it sweetened, or does it come that way? It comes sweetened here. What a shock when I take that first sip down in the US.

Same here! When we get Ice tea in restrants it is sweet. Then in Flordia when I got some, I was like yuck!!