Pop? Coke? Soda?

[ycartrob]

[Taterbug]

That explains it.  Kentucky is part of the south  ;).

[MMJ_fanatic]

Thank you for cleaing that up--I knew something was keeping me up at night. :D

[ycartrob]

Thank you for cleaing that up--I knew something was keeping me up at night. :D

you sure it just wasn't all that soda you were drinking?

[TGMC421]

Thank you for cleaing that up--I knew something was keeping me up at night. :D

you sure it just wasn't all that soda you were drinking?

I think it was the Coke   :-?

[Taterbug]

I say pop.  Although I do say Jack & coke NOT Jack and pop, sounds to vague.

I'm interested to know what the other is.  What other names are there ?

[Jaimoe]

And the country to the north of the pop/coke/soda US map is virtually 100% pop.  

[Jernigan]

I was born and raised where they say "pop".....and they say pop where I reside now......but funny thing is, ever since I moved out here in 05, I say Soda......so maybe I should move to Cali?

[Taterbug]

I was born and raised where they say "pop".....and they say pop where I reside now......but funny thing is, ever since I moved out here in 05, I say Soda......so maybe I should move to Cali?

Don't do it, It's gonna fall off into the ocean.

[megalicious]

all sodas are referred to as "cokes" by my family and yours truly.

if you came over to my house and were thirsty, i would tell you there were cokes in the fridge--and you'd open said fridge to find mountain dew and dr. pepper.

;D

really, though--what is up southerners and our brand loyalty?
i can't think of anyone in my family who doesn't call all tissues "kleenex," all window cleaners "windex," all bandages "band-aids," and   so on...

[BH]

This brings a whole new meaning to red and blue states.

Check out Missouri, as you can see it's a very hot topic in these parts.

What's up with North Carolina Gregg?  I'm mean come on, get it together.  Make up your minds already.

If you are in the south, and you go thru the drive thru and ask for a large coke, do they say "What kind?"

If you are in the north, do you order Jack and Pop's?  That sounds disgusting.

[TGMC421]

all sodas are referred to as "cokes" by my family and yours truly.

if you came over to my house and were thirsty, i would tell you there were cokes in the fridge--and you'd open said fridge to find mountain dew and dr. pepper.

;D

really, though--what is up southerners and our brand loyalty?
i can't think of anyone in my family who doesn't call all tissues "kleenex," all window cleaners "windex," all bandages "band-aids," and   so on...

True that, sista!

[Jernigan]

That's so true Tater......it just better not before I get to see it....

[bowl of soup]

What do the fine people of New Mexico call bubbly, refreshing liquid?  Beer?

I hail from Prince George's County, Maryland by way of Palm Beach County, Florida - so I guess I should be using "soda".  My 9 years of living in the real South didn't change me.  The rule has always been this:

Dark is Coke.  Light is Sprite.  Dr. Pepper is a superb mixer with Captain Morgan's.  Preference for orange soda suggests daddy issues and a need for counseling.  Sparkling water means that you're French and you should return to Quebec.

[Ellis D.]

Ale 8 baby who gives a shit what you call it!

[easy way]

all sodas are referred to as "cokes" by my family and yours truly.

if you came over to my house and were thirsty, i would tell you there were cokes in the fridge--and you'd open said fridge to find mountain dew and dr. pepper.

;D

really, though--what is up southerners and our brand loyalty?
i can't think of anyone in my family who doesn't call all tissues "kleenex," all window cleaners "windex," all bandages "band-aids," and   so on...

yup...that about sums it up right there. thanx meg!  :)

[mjkoehler]

So that explains why it took me 5 years to quit saying pop when I moved to St Louis from Omaha.

[aMillionDreams]

That map doesn't reflect my experience.  It was Coke in Ohio and pop in Kentucky.  So, of course I call it soda.  ;D

[tenn]

The map seems surprisingly accurate to me, at least the parts I know a little (IL,TN,WI,CA,KY). Its funny how split up Illinois is and I grew up right where it switches from Soda to Pop.
We did a similar survey in grade school with similar results, Soda and Pop were really close, don't remember which one won. I say soda, I'd say most people do around here. But I have a friend that say's Sodee Pop, her entire family say's it, it always bugged me.

[getinthevan]

Being from Michigan, I've always called it pop.  I remember in high school when some of my friends decided to start calling it soda, so some other friends started calling it all 7-up.  Add those in with the few who would only call it coke and it became impossible to do anything relating to pop without an argument breaking out.  It was rather amusing.