Which is it........Soda, Pop, or "Coke"?

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

In the North and far West, it's Soda.
In the North Midwest it's Pop.
In the South it's "Coke".

So...............which is it?

 

[ActionJackson]

I always called it Soda-Pop. I've lived on both coasts and the Midwest. But I never really paid much attention to what others were calling it.

 

[boedicca]

Swill

 

[White 6]

In the North and far West, it's Soda.
In the North Midwest it's Pop.
In the South it's "Coke".

So...............which is it?

Soda and Pop are general names. In the South, when we say Coke, we are talking about a specific brand. Maybe the rest of the country can't remember brand names?

 

[WinterBorn]

Soda and Pop are general names. In the South, when we say Coke, we are talking about a specific brand. Maybe the rest of the country can't remember brand names?

au contraire! In Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, when we say "Coke" we mean any soda. If I am going to the store and you say "Bring me a coke", I will ask "What kind?".

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I have lived in the far west and the south with some time in Europe and North Africa.

It has always been "coke".

 

[Leo123]

WinterBorn

 

[Concerned American]

I always called it Soda-Pop. I've lived on both coasts and the Midwest. But I never really paid much attention to what others were calling it.

I grew up calling it Coke in IL, TX, NM and AZ. Grew to call it soda in CA (after I quit drinking it) and was surprised to find it called pop in OR and WA.

 

[Concerned American]

Soda and Pop are general names. In the South, when we say Coke, we are talking about a specific brand. Maybe the rest of the country can't remember brand names?

There was a time when they called it dope because everyone called it coke. Coke was the name for any cola. Seven-up for clear soda and root beer or sarsaparilla for root beer.

 

[Leo123]

There was a time when they called it dope because everyone called it coke. Coke was the name for any cola. Seven-up for clear soda and root beer or sarsaparilla for root beer.

There was a time when they called it dope because everyone called it coke. Coke was the name for any cola. Seven-up for clear soda and root beer or sarsaparilla for root beer.

Carbon sequestered drink. LOL

 

[DudleySmith]

We drank Dr. Pepper, with redskin peanuts dropped into the bottle. Don't really recall what people called the stuff generically, probably coke or soda. Quit drinking soft drinks a long time ago.

 

[White 6]

au contraire! In Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, when we say "Coke" we mean any soda. If I am going to the store and you say "Bring me a coke", I will ask "What kind?".

I'm in Tennessee. When I say Coke, I mean Coca-Cola. I am not even a fan of Coke, usually ordering Pepsi, if they have it. If somebody says bring back some Cokes, I pick up a 6-pack of Coca-Cola.

 

[MarathonMike]

What about "Soft Drinks"? Nobody uses that name?

 

[Concerned American]

What about "Soft Drinks"? Nobody uses that name?

Soft drinks? Isn't that 101 Wild Turkey with seven up?

 

[ABikerSailor]

au contraire! In Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, when we say "Coke" we mean any soda. If I am going to the store and you say "Bring me a coke", I will ask "What kind?".

I grew up on Montana, and always called it "soda pop" or "soda" growing up.

When I got stationed in Memphis TN, I heard a similar conversation...............

"Bring me a Coke"

"What kind?"

"Dr. Pepper".

Now, to me, "Coke" always meant Coca Cola. If you wanted something else, you asked for it by name (i.e. ginger ale, orange soda, 7Up, etc.). If you didn't really care, you just asked for a soda and it was dealer's choice what you got.

Kinda made me do a double take the first few times I heard "Coke" used as a generic term for soda pop.

 

[White 6]

What about "Soft Drinks"? Nobody uses that name?

Stores do for the aisle name, but that is about it.

 

[ABikerSailor]

What about "Soft Drinks"? Nobody uses that name?

Only people I ever heard use that term were yuppies, or people on television.

 

[MisterBeale]

 

[MarathonMike]

Soft drinks? Isn't that 101 Wild Turkey with seven up?

Not sure but that's a great drink!

 

[MarathonMike]

Stores do for the aisle name, but that is about it.

Exactly, it's used in signage and on menus but I don't think anyone ever uses it.