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

[ABikerSailor]

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I learned to make wonderful organic naturally carbonated ginger beer. Not only yummy but loaded with health benefits! Same skill applied to homemade root beer.

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If you're ever in Pueblo CO, stop at the Shamrock Brewing Company. Not only is it a great place to eat, but they make their own beer (which has some really great varieties), and best of all, they make their own root beer, and it's made with honey, not sugar. Stuff tastes even better than the old A&W rootbeer from the 70's (old timers will know what I'm talking about).

Best part? You can buy a "growler" (1/2 gal. glass jug) for a fair price and take it home with you. Bring the growler back, and they will refill it for cheap.

 

[braalian]

Calling all varieties of pop “Coke” is just weird….

 

[braalian]

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

Just extremely outdated is all.

Like calling a couch a “davenport”

Using words like that indicate one is old af

 

[JOSweetHeart]

I don't know why anyone would say "Coke" when Coke is just one of the many drinks out there. I just say "soda" or drink".

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Concerned American]

Just extremely outdated is all.

Like calling a couch a “davenport”

Using words like that indicate one is old af

Or a Chesterfield.

 

[MizMolly]

I’ve lived in the South since 1973. Most people call them cold drinks

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I’ve lived in the South since 1973. Most people call them cold drinks

Here in Texas most just call em a Coke.
If you want something specific you have to ask for it if someone's going in to get the drinks.
It's mainly used generically as in lets stop and get a Coke,but that doesnt mean you want a Coke.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Here in Texas most just call em a Coke.
If you want something specific you have to ask for it if someone's going in to get the drinks.
It's mainly used generically as in lets stop and get a Coke,but that doesnt mean you want a Coke.

That sounds like piney woods East Texas.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

That sounds like piney woods East Texas.

It's the same in the Hill Country.
When I was a kid we went boating on Lake LBJ a lot and when I told someone to hand me a Coke they all knew I meant a Big Red.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I have been that way a long time ago, Granite Shoals, Kings Landing, and Marble Falls. Pretty country. Understand it can be miserable in the summer.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I have been that way a long time ago, Granite Shoals, Kings Landing, and Marble Falls. Pretty country. Understand it can be miserable in the summer.

It's still cooler than South Texas and the lakes are clear and much more inviting to jump into.

 

[Concerned American]

Just extremely outdated is all.

Like calling a couch a “davenport”

Using words like that indicate one is old af

Frigidaire is another that used to be pretty common.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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I guess I have thoroughly reverted to South Dakota dialect. It's pop.

Talking to my next door neighbor about her garden, it came out "muskmelon" with no conscious effort at all.

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[Concerned American]

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I guess I have thoroughly reverted to South Dakota dialect. It's pop.

Talking to my next door neighbor about her garden, it came out "muskmelon" with no conscious effort at all.

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I grew up calling it musk melon. They seemed to taste different than the canteloupe that they grow in CA.

 

[SaxonJackson]

If you're ever in Pueblo CO, stop at the Shamrock Brewing Company. Not only is it a great place to eat, but they make their own beer (which has some really great varieties), and best of all, they make their own root beer, and it's made with honey, not sugar. Stuff tastes even better than the old A&W rootbeer from the 70's (old timers will know what I'm talking about).

Best part? You can buy a "growler" (1/2 gal. glass jug) for a fair price and take it home with you. Bring the growler back, and they will refill it for cheap.

One of the highlights of summer vacation in Orange, CA was to walk with a bunch of my neighborhood friends to the local A&W and grab lunch and either a large mug of root beer or a root beer float.

 

[The Duke]

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?

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.

Y U no RC Cola and a Moon Pie?

 

[Concerned American]

One of the highlights of summer vacation in Orange, CA was to walk with a bunch of my neighborhood friends to the local A&W and grab lunch and either a large mug of root beer or a root beer float.

An American classic. Nothing better than a draught A & W root beer in a cold mug!

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I grew up calling it musk melon. They seemed to taste different than the canteloupe that they grow in CA.

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I had some that was grown in Montana and it was, by all means, different. Maybe that's why I never liked the cantaloupe I ate on the West Coast.

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[Concerned American]

Y U no RC Cola and a Moon Pie?

I saw an older gent in the store the other day. He was telling his granddaughter that she could get RC if she couldn't find Coke. She said "What's RC" LOL, I just walked away smiling. I prefer Royal Crown.

 

[The Duke]

I saw an older gent in the store the other day. He was telling his granddaughter that she could get RC if she couldn't find Coke. She said "What's RC" LOL, I just walked away smiling. I prefer Royal Crown.

I prefer Coke, but RC's alright by me!
Coke>RC>Pepsi