What do you call a carbonated cold beverage?

[lynnestankard]

KK - He he he he - leave it to the oldies!!

Lynne

[Sirrahsim]

here in Japan if we are off base we call it Coh-Kah Coh-la. A lot of Japanese people know some english, but apparently Coke and Soda aren't very common terms??

[lizzielou742]

Originally posted by carole
I am with you on this one wolf q, why on earth would you call any other drink a coke, coke is coke, and fanta is fanta, strange, we are the same here Killearn Kitties, fizzy drinks or soft drinks or cold drink covers all the different kinds of carbonated drinks.

So tell me when you order at Mcdonalds if you want a sprite you ask for a coke hmmm more confused than ever lol.

Carole:
In Kentucky, people here say Coke. Usually, it's only used in sentences like, "I'm going to the store to pick up some Cokes" and other general statements. If I go to McDonald's I say, "Can I have a #9 with a Large Sprite please?" Or whatever. Rarely will you actually have people ask for a Coke at a restaurant and mean something else.

I am originally from Dayton, OH and there it's all called "pop." I got laughed at my first few weeks of college in Kentucky and called a "Northerner" or a "Yankee" (yes people still use that term) because I said pop, so I started switching to saying Coke more and more.

Moosmom - my boyfriend says "buggy" too!!! (I say "cart" or "shopping cart"). He's from southeastern Kentucky. He also calls a skunk a "polecat" and his mom calls us "young'ns!!!"

[sirrahbed]

QSA & Leslie - I am glad I found someone who calls them tonic ! I was pretty sure I remembered that from a long time ago but have not heard it again.
This thread has been fun

[primabella]

We call it a soft drink around here, lol. Or by it's brand name.

When we went to Toronto, they searches us before allowing in a theme park and the guard asked me "Do you have any pop cans?" I was like, "What the heck are you talking about?"

[sirrahned]

Originally posted by lynnestankard
This is funny!


Dennis - What is Moon pie?

A moon pie is a sweet treat made in the Southern US. It has been around for about 75 years. A moon pie is made of marshmellow and has a chocolate coating. It was best eaten while drinking a Royal Crown Cola. It is like a country "Caviar" for the masses. You can read it's interesting history at the link below....

http://www.moonpie.com/hist_text.asp

Blessings,

Dennis

[sirrahned]

Originally posted by sirrahved
Dad-

Every time I've EVER heard you talk about pop, you call it a beer! Or aren't you willing to own up to this?

[sirrahned]

Originally posted by sirrahned
Ref: Why did I call coke "beer"?

I used to tease my fellow teachers who were all "tea totalers". However, I loved to watch their reactions when I called coke "beer". I would say, "I had a "beer" before the morning staff meeting". They would all looked pleasently shocked. It was all in good fun. At one staff meeting they brought me a Root Beer.

By the way, I really was a tea totaler too while I worked at that school.

[Erika]

We always call it pop, but i have a few friends that used to live in FL that call it soda.

[lynnestankard]

Originally posted by sirrahned
A moon pie is a sweet treat made in the Southern US. It has been around for about 75 years. A moon pie is made of marshmellow and has a chocolate coating. It was best eaten while drinking a Royal Crown Cola. It is like a country "Caviar" for the masses. You can read it's interesting history at the link below....

http://www.moonpie.com/hist_text.asp
Blessings,
Dennis

Many thanks Dennis - all I can say is - Moon pie sounds delicious! Many thanks for the link.

Lynne

[stacwase]

Pop!!

I used to make fun of my husband for calling it "soda". My family still laughs at him for that.

[sirrahbed]

Originally posted by lynnestankard
Many thanks Dennis - all I can say is - Moon pie sounds delicious! Many thanks for the link.

Lynne

SHEESH! I have been WANTING a moonpie ever since he wrote about them this morning Soft cookies - gooey marshmallow middle - sweet candy coating He said he'll run get some when he is done working on a computer project. They used to make them with a maple coating but no more Those were my favorites - but I'll take 'em in vanilla or chocolate thank you! I'll even have a coke with it! Make mine a Dr. Pepper

[catnapper]

I call it YUCK!
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.

[tatsxxx11]

In the northeast (most of it anyway) Coka, Pepsi, 7Up etc are all considered sodas. If you go to a store or restaurant you might ask "what kind of soda do you have." If you know, you ask for one by name.

Most of my friends from the midwest call it pop, which we all found funny! Never heard of a moon pie till I moved to Mass. They are BIG here But no candy type coating on these; they're more like a SuzyQ...devils food cake filled with a gooey marshmallow filling.

In NYC, if you ask for a soda, you get an ice cream soda. Anyone ever hear of an egg cream? (Ice cream soda without the ice cream)

I also found that anywhere outside of the New York area, a Danish is called a sweet roll!

And up here, milk shakes are frappes but they've never heard of a malt!

And sprinkles on your ice cream cone...Jimmies!

I think we already did the hero, sub, hoagie, grinder poll!

[davidpizzica]

Originally posted by molucass
the "pop" one is what gets me... lol... that's definitely different!

If you are from Pittsburgh, EVERYBODY calls Coke, Pepsi, etc. POP!