up here near chi-town, we call it pop in general, but if specifically we call it by its name.
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up here near chi-town, we call it pop in general, but if specifically we call it by its name.
Catnapper, you were a good western Pennsylvanian!! lol lol!Quote:
Originally posted by catnapper
I call it YUCK!
:D I used to drink too much of it so gave it up for Lent one year and haven't been able to tolerate the taste ever since. I wish I could do that with iced tea and ice cream!
LOL... really, everyone around here calls it soda, but when I lived in western Pennsylvania, they called it pop.
Anna 66, it's pop in Pittsbugh, too!Quote:
Originally posted by anna_66
I've always called it "pop". Never ever heard of it being called coke:D
In Illinois, "Downstate" means any place in the state of Illinois that is not Chicago or its suburbs. My hometown is geographically north of Chicago, but politically and socially "Downtstate"!Quote:
"Down State" means just that, the southern part of the State where in Ohio we say, "down South/or southern Oh". Down South in Michigan mean *cringe* Ohio or lower
To elaborate on NZer Carole's comments - collectively, all our 'soda' is known as fizzy drink, fizzy or just fizz. We call each brand by its own name when we are specifying.
When I lived in NM, I'm pretty sure that they called it 'soda'.
I cannot understand how people can drink Dr Pepper or root beer! (To me, root beer tastes like fizzy mouthwash!) No offense intended. Cultural differences :)
We are still able to get fizzy in glass bottles in 250ml, 330ml and I think 600ml sizes, then it comes in plastic bottles at 1.5litres and 2.25litre sizes. I know that in the States they are available in 3 litre bottles as well!
It drives me completely bananas when someone says a "coke" but, then specifies another brand. I'm from South Carolina and can't remember for sure what I called it growing up. But, now, I call it soda. I live in Texas, though, and, hear the whole "I wanna Coke. Dr.Pepper that is." thing. Omg. It seriously makes me want to poke my own eyeballs out. ha ha. ;)
I am originally from Arkansas and now in Texas for 5 years..they are all cokes to me..always have been and always will be!
And we have mashed tators..not creamed...fried green tomatoes are a must in Arkansas...can't get em here in TX tho...lol
Arkansas is the tomatoe state...they don't know a thing other than hot house here!
OK.....laugh at me!!!!!
My friends & I all call it....wanna guess?
"POP" all the way baby!!!!
:D
***OK......LET ME ASK THIS......
What do you call a "mixed drink"?
I always LAUGH when one of my friends says: "Let's go out and get a "COCKTAIL"!!!!:D :) :p ***
I live in Texas, and I call it "soda". To me, Coke is a brand name, and doesn't include every bubbly drink ever made. :D
I'm from Texas and they're all just cokes.
Teenster, I usually just call it a drink, or I specify which drink, Sex on the Beach, Pina Colada, Margarita. I hate the word 'cocktail'. :p
Thirsty now...
I personally think it's very logical to refer to them as "Cokes". Afterall Coke was the first, the rest are just imitators. And this is from someone who's a DP fan, not Coke. I view it as very similar to asking someone to Xerox something vs Copy.
Par...
I call it a Soda - but then that is what I grew up with in south Jersey. Here in Ohio - it is all Pop to them.....I keep looking for their father ;)
As for the 'cocktails'.......I call them 'Adult Beverages'. After all - you are supposed to be an adult when you imbibe in one, and you are supposed to remember to act like an adult after the fact! :D
Teenster3, in Pittsburgh, it's "POP" al the way baby!!!Quote:
Originally posted by teenster3
OK.....laugh at me!!!!!
My friends & I all call it....wanna guess?
"POP" all the way baby!!!!
:D
I say Coke.
If I'm going to buy some at a store I say Pop.
My cousins in Illinois say SoDee.