Boba Rhett Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Help! My whole world is crumbling around me! Here is was, thinking that most people called carbonated drinks such as Pespi, "Pop". In a conversation with Eets and Sherack tonight I was informed that only rednecks call them by that name. Is this true?!! I've heard it all my life everywhere I've gone in the midwest and it's the only term I've ever used for it. Is it really just a redneck term? What do you guys and gals call them? Soda? Phiz water? WHAT!? *curls up into fetal position* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 BAH! that's a Coast thing.....calling Pepsi and such Soda instead of pop..........Us NORMAL Mid-West Americans call it Pop, because it is pop, and always WILL be pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 The little town I lived in when I was in high school had some quirkey colloquialisms. One of them was "coke." If you were going to get ANYthing to drink from the store, drink machine, etc., it was a coke. Even if you bought a Dr. Pepper. For instance: "Man, it's hot... let's get a coke." Or, "You going to the store? Pick me up a coke, will ya?" "Sure, what kind?" "Dr. Pepper... if they don't have that... Sprite. But if they don't have that, then get me a Coke." (note the capitalization) It was strange, but you got used to it. If you said "Pop" you were a Yankee. BTW, that small town was in North Texas oilfield country.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Posted by Boba Rhett Help! My whole world is crumbling around me! Here is was, thinking that most people called carbonated drinks such as Pespi, "Pop". In a conversation with Eets and Sherack tonight I was informed that only rednecks call them by that name. Is this true?!! I've heard it all my life everywhere I've gone in the midwest and it's the only term I've ever used for it. Is it really just a redneck term? What do you guys and gals call them? Soda? Phiz water? WHAT!? I just....call.. it.... Pepsi o.O Erm, "soft drinks" is how most people in the UK refer to things like Pepsi, Coke, etc. (and lemonade) - but a fair few call it "pop" too... I loathe the word personally. Almost none of us call it 'soda', though... And I almost dislike that word as much as 'pop' - but not quite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teutonicknight Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Pop? Who says that? Must be an southern thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Largo-LaGrande Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 pop never heard ppl call it that prob cas i live in New Zealand i call it coke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I always call it pop, just like everyone else that lives in Chicago/Joliet does. It is a midwest thing, trust me. Farther south you go, it becomes soda, then sodie, then soda water. It's a very strange thing. But the farther south you go, you start learning a whole seperate language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munik Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I lived in Virginia/West Virginia when I was younger, and everyone called it pop there. Now I live in New York and everyone calls it soda. It's a regional thing, you just adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmjedi Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I will either call it by it's brand or I will say soda. Pop? You people need to stay with the ages [Garth voice] Live in the now!!!! [/Garth voice] I will always call it soda and will to the day I die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 here in the netherlands we call it cola, or "something fresh":D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Where's Wraithy with his Wraithy Cola pic when you need him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonkH8er Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Carbonated caffeinated beverages nah, everyone here calls them all soft drinks... Coke, pepsi, sprite, etc But you'll be lucky to find anywhere that has terribly much pepsi here.... which is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockV1.89 Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I just call it soda. A canadian guy I knew called it pop, but that may have just been him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCanr2d2 Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I call Pepsi Disgusting - don't really like it to drink, always opt for the Mountain Dew at KFC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C'jais Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 In Denmark: Sodavand, or just vand. When speaking the englisch, I call it soda. Pop sounds... wrong... Wacky, if I said to you that I wanted a pepsi, could I say "Fetch me a "soft drink", instead? It sounds so very odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonkH8er Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 It's not said as "Soft Drink It's like you slur the 2 words together and say it fast like "Soffdrink" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skate Boy Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Ohio calls it Pop. Florida calls it Soda. Michigan Calls it Soda. I know all this for a fact. I think it's weird that different states call it different things. But here in Ohio we say it the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonkH8er Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Pfffffffffft..... what's Ohio ever managed to do right? What has Ohio done for US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skate Boy Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Uh...without Ohio, you wouldn't have airplanes. This is where the Wright brothers were born. So there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breton Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Up here, we simply call it "brus", wich directly translated becomes "fizz". So, from now on, I think we should call all soft drinks "fizz". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Originally posted by Darth Groovy It's a very strange thing. But the farther south you go, you start learning a whole seperate language. Considering if you go south enough you head into Mexico..you DO learn a new language:p. I just call it by it's name. Or soda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pad Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 you americans are weird. why dont you just call it "pepsi"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacco Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Well pepsi has two syllables and it takes longer to say it than other words that we made up. I call it coke because it is a habit. If a person corrects me that they have pepsi, no biggie, I'll say pepsi. But coke, always comes into my mind first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedo626 Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 here in Pennsyllvania, normal people call it soda. or if they want a pepsi they call it "pepsi." pop is the word the used in the 50s. it's not normal to use the word anymore when refering to soda... unless you're 75, then people will know what you're talking about. if you walk into a store today and ask where the "pop" is, no one will know what you're talking about... unless you're 75... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Originally posted by Skate Boy Florida calls it Soda. Hey, I'm a Wangian and I sure as heck don't call it soda. It's either called a softdrink or the actual softdrink by name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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