Soda, pop, and coke

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Notice a patttern with the Presidential results?

[minionofmidas]

That's a cool map. Is there more where this came from?

[Hatman 🍁]

Calling it anything other than "pop" is blasphemy

[minionofmidas]

What are the "other" responses? "Soft drink"? "Depends on what it is exactly"? Does anybody in the English speaking world say "Cola"?

[Keystone Phil]

And the map is very accurate, too, for my area. Everyone calls it soda and if you happen to skip soda, it's Coke. Say Pop here and you'll be laughed at. I guess Pennsylvania will always be divided.

[Joe Republic]

The island of 'soda' around St. Louis is interesting.

[Keystone Phil]

I'd love to know what some of these "other" areas in Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas and New Mexico call it.   

[ATFFL]

I'd love to know what some of these "other" areas in Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas and New Mexico call it.   

North Carolina:  The Home of Pepsi.

[minionofmidas]

So they'd call a Coke a pepsi in North Carolina?

[ATFFL]

So they'd call a Coke a pepsi in North Carolina?

It happens a fair bit.  My brother-in-law does it all the time.  Most people call them by their brand names.  They do know what I mean when I say "a soda" though.

[ilikeverin]

I bet there was perhaps 1 response from the county that voted "Other" in Minnesota.  If you call pop 'soda' here, you won't necessarily get an odd look (Minnesotans are too polite for that ), but it would be incorrect.  If you call pop 'coke' here, you'll get a Coke

[minionofmidas]

there are obviously lots of counties here with only one response, but LOTW is obviously not one of them - it's not in the 80-100 bracket.

[ilikeverin]

there are obviously lots of counties here with only one response, but LOTW is obviously not one of them - it's not in the 80-100 bracket.

Well then it had 3, two of which were from the same family, and one of which was some random bum.

[Keystone Phil]

It looks like Alaska is the most diverse when it comes to their soft drink names.

[Alcon]

It looks like Alaska is the most diverse when it comes to their soft drink names.

Or the sample sizes weren't very big.

Basically, around here:

1. "Coke" or "Pepsi" means cola drink.  "Sprite" or "7-Up" means lemon-lime drink.  If you ask for a Sprite and they have 7-Up, they might ask, but they'll give that to you.

2. "Soda" is the default, although people don't think of "pop" as sounding weird at all.

3.  "A coke" can also mean a soft drink.  However, if you ask for "a coke" some people may just get you a Coke, even if they have other things.

[Cashcow]

I'd love to know what some of these "other" areas in Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas and New Mexico call it.   

Well, if jfern had bothered to give a link, you could.

http://www.popvssoda.com/

See the "other" answers here: http://www.popvssoda.com/stats/TOTAL.html

I posted this same thing a long time ago. It's very accurate - I was probably the only person in the entire state of Michigan who called it "soda." A friend of mine came to visit last year, and he tried to order a "pop" at Taco Bell... the cashier found it so strange that he went in back to laugh with his co-workers. I think there are some parts of the midwest in which "soda" will get you seltzer. Funny stuff.

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I'd love to know what some of these "other" areas in Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas and New Mexico call it.   

Well, if jfern had bothered to give a link, you could.

http://www.popvssoda.com/

See the "other" answers here: http://www.popvssoda.com/stats/TOTAL.html

I posted this same thing a long time ago. It's very accurate - I was probably the only person in the entire state of Michigan who called it "soda." A friend of mine came to visit last year, and he tried to order a "pop" at Taco Bell... the cashier found it so strange that he went in back to laugh with his co-workers. I think there are some parts of the midwest in which "soda" will get you seltzer. Funny stuff.

I didn't get it from there, but yeah, that allows you to see by state. For instance, NM:

coke 386
soda 219
pop 46
soda pop 13
a large farva 5
soft drink 4
and then some joke answers

[ilikeverin]

1. "Coke" or "Pepsi" means cola drink. "Sprite" or "7-Up" means lemon-lime drink. If you ask for a Sprite and they have 7-Up, they might ask, but they'll give that to you.

That is more 'common courtesy' rather than regional inclination... I believe...

I hope?

[jimrtex]

The island of 'soda' around St. Louis is interesting.

I wonder if there is a German connection to Milwaukee.  What is German for Coke?

There are some other distinctions between Kansas City and St Louis, but I can't remember what they are.  I think one is how they refer to a highway.  I think it is Highway 66 vs. 66 Highway.

[Sam Spade]

I was born in a "coke" mainstay, ie Harris County, and therefore have always referred to it as such.  If you want something else, you refer to it by name, as Alcon states, though that rarely happens.

"Soda" or "soft drink" is also an acceptable alternative, though rarely used.  Obviously, since I moved to Maryland, most people say "soda" or "soft drink".

"Pop" will get you laughed at or mocked at by fellow companions, as well it should be because it's rather silly and stupid.

[minionofmidas]

The island of 'soda' around St. Louis is interesting.

I wonder if there is a German connection to Milwaukee.  What is German for Coke?

Cola. If you say "Coke" you're stressing that you'll only accept a product of the Coca-Cola Company. Of course that's true for most people who say Cola too, Pepsi's market segment in Germany is much smaller than in the US. (And I don't see who would want to swallow that stuff.)
If you're talking of a lemon or orange soft drink, the generic term is Limo (with a short i, from Lemonade)

[minionofmidas]

This one appears to have a German origin, though.

"51. Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence, to mean "Are you coming with us?"
     a. yes (38.01%)
     b. no (60.12%)
     c. other (1.87%)
     (10743 respondents)"

[ilikeverin]

I'm surprised that Minnesota isn't a sea of red.

[minionofmidas]

Why, you say that?

[ilikeverin]

Why, you say that?

No, but it seems like every single person who was born in Minnesota does.  It's very annoying for us non-Minnesotans