BatmansWife Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Here's our second poll. If you missed the first one, search for the poll: "Do you call your evening meal Dinner or Supper? Like the dinner vs. supper poll......what do you call carbonated drinks like Pepsi, Mt. Dew, Root Beer, etc? When I was a kid.....it was always "pop". "Soda" was the fancy way of saying it (sound familiar to my supper/dinner poll?? :lol: ). When I got older I began saying soda and now I never say pop. We moved up north and everyone here says pop....they look at me weird when I say soda. I read a discussion similar to this once and found that some people call all sodas "Coke" even if it's not a Coke. :confused: At least....I'm pretty sure it was Coke. Just in case it was Pepsi, I'll add that to the poll. If you choose Pepsi, then that means you call ALL sodas, no matter what kind, Pepsi......same goes for Coke. Just to be clear. :D So, what do you call that fizzy carbonated beverage, the drink that I call soda? Please vote in our poll so dd can graph the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfamilygal Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Either. Here in Texas, though, everything it a Coke. At the restaurant: "I'd like a Coke." "What kind? We have Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Root Beer." "Diet Coke." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 http://popvssoda.com:2998/countystats/total-county.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I had to vote other. My natural inclination is to call it soda, but my husband's inclination to call it pop has rubbed off on me, so I call it both, depending on my mood, and who I'm talking to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I voted other, because it depends on if I'm with my family or my dh's family. With mine I call it soda, with my dh's I call it pop. When it's just dh, myself and the kids I use whatever strikes my fancy at the time. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Usually the members of my household say "soda" or "drinks" if it's just carbonated beverages in general, but most people around here usually refer to all such things as "Coke" unless they specifically mean Dr. Pepper, and there are a LOT of Dr. Pepper fans in our area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Either. Here in Texas, though, everything it a Coke. At the restaurant: "I'd like a Coke." "What kind? We have Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Root Beer." "Diet Coke." Funny how places can be so different. Here, if you were at a restaurant and said "I'd like a Coke"....you'd get a Coke; a Coca-Cola. Or they might say, "We don't have Coke products here, but we have Pepsi products". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieH Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I'm in Indiana. It's pop here. People who want to pretend they aren't Hoosiers usually call it soda, though. Coke is sometimes used generically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 http://popvssoda.com:2998/countystats/total-county.html Oh wow! This is so cool. I'll show this to my daughter. Thanks for posting this. We live where it says that 80-100% call it Pop. I don't even live close to where people say Soda. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Looking at that map, it dawned on me: Soft Drinks. I fogot that term.....I could only think of "carbonated beverages". Duh! I wonder if anyone here actually calls them Soft Drinks. I should have added that to the poll. Oh, darn it. :banghead: Post a reply to vote for: Soft Drinks :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Other: Fizzy Pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 http://popvssoda.com:2998/countystats/total-county.html I wonder if there's a map like this to show where in the U.S. people say Dinner or Supper (from my other poll). That would be cool too. Go search for that Melissa (Melbotoast) and report back asap. :gnorsi: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Other: Fizzy Pop I like Fizzy Pop. That's so cute. Shoulda added that to the poll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I call them soda now. I grew up calling them soft drinks, I do not recall when I made the switch, probably in my mid 30s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 "Soft drink." Alternatively, what brand of soft drink it actually is. In southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina (Outer Banks, specifically), we called everything a Coke. "Y'all want a coke?" "Sure." "What kind?" "A Dr Pepper." :lol: I was 9 or 10 when it dawned on me that it was silly to call a Dr Pepper a Coke, and that's when I began using specific brand names. I guess it's the Mr. Monk in me.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 "Soft drink." Alternatively, what brand of soft drink it actually is. In southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina (Outer Banks, specifically), we called everything a Coke. "Y'all want a coke?" "Sure." "What kind?" "A Dr Pepper." :lol: I was 9 or 10 when it dawned on me that it was silly to call a Dr Pepper a Coke, and that's when I began using specific brand names. I guess it's the Mr. Monk in me.:lol: :lol: You're a Mamma Monk too???! Welcome to the club! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Growing up I called it soda. Then I moved to a place where everyone called all soda "Coke" and you'd have to ask what kind of drink they actually wanted. I frequently had conversations that went like this: "Y'all wanna Coke?" "Yes, thanks." "What kinda Coke?" "A Coke Coke is fine." "You sure?" "Sure, give me a Coke Coke." I kind of miss that. It's silly, but fun to say "Sure, give me a Coke Coke." Here, everyone uses the word pop, and there are no opportunities for silly pop ordering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Either. Here in Texas, though, everything it a Coke. At the restaurant: "I'd like a Coke." "What kind? We have Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Root Beer." "Diet Coke." This. I also use it in instances of bringing drinks to a get-together. I'd say "I'll bring some Cokes", then go to the store and buy Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Sometimes soda, otherwise Coke. (For me, Coke is the beverage of choice, but it can refer to other carbonated beverages in a general way). I live in Texas now, but was raised in many places (usually the south -- New Orleans, Charleston, Norfolk making up the bulk). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I actually do call them carbonated beverages. For some reason this is what works for my 9yo. He will try to con his way into drinking something other than water by listing various carbonated beverages individually. For some reason the saying no soda doesn't work, but saying no carbonated beverages does. I have no idea why. In a restaurant I say what I want from the menu. I want ginger ale. I want sprite. I want a large coke with no ice. I want water with ice and a lemon. I want sweet tea with ice and no lemon. Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Either. Here in Texas, though, everything it a Coke. At the restaurant: "I'd like a Coke." "What kind? We have Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Root Beer." "Diet Coke." :iagree: Same here. "I'd like a coke" "What kind?" "Do you have Dr. Pepper?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I grew up where it was called pop. I don't know that I ever heard my family call it that. (They almost never bought it, and then we'd call it ginger ale). Then I moved to a college where no one drank it. Never discussed it. In NYC, I learn the word soda, which seems MUCH more civilized than pop, so I call it soda now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 "Soft drink." :iagree: I know it's old fashioned, but that's my natural inclination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Looking at that map, it dawned on me: Soft Drinks. I fogot that term.....I could only think of "carbonated beverages". Duh! I wonder if anyone here actually calls them Soft Drinks. I should have added that to the poll. Oh, darn it. :banghead: Post a reply to vote for: Soft Drinks :D I usually say soft drink for clarity, but I taught our 2yo to say pop because I grew up saying pop and prefer it. Now I get to say pop again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The local name for those drinks is "pop", but in my family growing up, that was the word for passing gas, so I canNOT use it to mean a beverage. :tongue_smilie: I say soda, and so does dh, though his background is very different from mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I grew up calling all soft drinks "Coke." I call it soda now, and don't even remember when I switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 It's all Coke to me! Well, mostly because I would never drink anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I voted soda, but I'll add another option for you. . . My IL's call it bubbly. It always makes me giggle to hear them say it, because "bubbly" makes me think champagne, and they (being a good Mormon family) would be horrified if anyone thought they were drinking alcohol. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 All sodas are cokes. The specific brand with the red can is coca-cola. I was raised in Arizona if that helps put a region on it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugs Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 http://popvssoda.com:2998/countystats/total-county.html I love this chart! It explains a lot. I grew up in a couple of different states where "soda" was the term. I really never heard it refered to as "pop" until I came to the PNW! My hubby and family call it "pop" - I think it sounds as if you're refering to your dad. I'm such a rebel, I still call it soda ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Team 'Soft Drinks' here! No-one in Australia calls them soda or pop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Growing up in MI, everyone said pop. Here in TX, everyone says coke, which I find confusing, so I say soda. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I grew up calling all of them "coke" (even though Pepsi originated in this state), but it has now changed to "drink." "Drink" is specifically a soft drink, while if I want water or tea, I ask for that by name. I hear "soda" more frequently now that the area has a lot more transplants (which really started in the 80s), but almost never "pop." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 My fil calls them cold drinks even if they have never been near a fridge. We usually say soda, but I grew up calling them all coke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Fizzy drink. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I grew up calling them "tonic" but when I moved away from New England I quickly learned to stop doing that because I'd get confused hostesses giving me tonic water :ack2: Now I call them "soda" or "soft drink" interchangeably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Soda! When I was little, I did call it pop. Now you have me wondering about my neighbor who always asks if I want a Coke. I just thought she really liked Coke, but now I'm wondering if she is referring to all soda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 We call them soft drinks. "Would you like a soft drink?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I voted soda, but I'll add another option for you. . . My IL's call it bubbly. It always makes me giggle to hear them say it, because "bubbly" makes me think champagne, and they (being a good Mormon family) would be horrified if anyone thought they were drinking alcohol. :lol: Don't the British call it "bubbly" too? Or is that seltzer/soda water? I seem to remember a good friend of mine, in childhood, used to call *some*thing "bubbly." She had just moved to the states from southern England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I love this chart! It explains a lot. I grew up in a couple of different states where "soda" was the term. I really never heard it refered to as "pop" until I came to the PNW! My hubby and family call it "pop" - I think it sounds as if you're refering to your dad. I'm such a rebel, I still call it soda ;). I lived somewhere where they say "pop" during college. "Pop" always makes me think of lollipops. :001_smile: I said "soda" anyway and either got weird looks or the waitress brought me seltzer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 other ~ soft drink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Everyone here says pop. If they say soda, I know they are from away, probably Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 What kind of Coke do you want?:D Dh's favorite Coke is Dr. Pepper.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 other ~ soft drink Add one more to the 'soft drink' category. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Either. Here in Texas, though, everything it a Coke. At the restaurant: "I'd like a Coke." "What kind? We have Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Root Beer." "Diet Coke." :iagree: Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Growing up I called it soda. Then I moved to a place where everyone called all soda "Coke" and you'd have to ask what kind of drink they actually wanted. I frequently had conversations that went like this: "Y'all wanna Coke?" "Yes, thanks." "What kinda Coke?" "A Coke Coke is fine." "You sure?" "Sure, give me a Coke Coke." I kind of miss that. It's silly, but fun to say "Sure, give me a Coke Coke." Here, everyone uses the word pop, and there are no opportunities for silly pop ordering. Now I'm homesick. :tongue_smilie: Everyone here calls it soda, but I grew up in the deep South, and it was all coke. ETA - Dh also says coke, and for the actual specific brand we say Co'cola. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Either. Here in Texas, though, everything it a Coke. At the restaurant: "I'd like a Coke." "What kind? We have Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Root Beer." "Diet Coke." This! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Oh wow! This is so cool. I'll show this to my daughter. Thanks for posting this. We live where it says that 80-100% call it Pop. I don't even live close to where people say Soda. :001_huh: The map got my home state right, but is way off with where I live now. Supposedly, we call it "Coke" but I worked for years in restaurants here in undergrad and grad school not to mention concession stands as a mommy and never heard anyone say, "Coke" unless they wanted the dark drink in the red can with white letters made by Coca cola. They may call that drink Co-cola, but I've never heard anyone say "Coke" who meant any soft drink. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 When I was a kid it was pop. Everyone in my extended family still calls it pop and so does my husband and his family. In high school my boyfriend was a transplant from NJ. His family called it soda and I thought it was so weird because I'd never heard that before. Somehow the soda thing stuck with me and now I call it soda. I also ask my kids what kind of soda they want. Weird..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I call them soda now, but for my entire childhood all the way up until going to college, everybody referred ti all carbonated drinks as coke. When somebody asked for a coke, you'd ask which kind they wanted. This was up in the Dallas area of Texas. Once I got to college, it seemed to switch rapidly over to soda instead of coke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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