What do you call a carbonated cold beverage?

[cocker_luva]

up here near chi-town, we call it pop in general, but if specifically we call it by its name.

[davidpizzica]

Originally posted by 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.

Catnapper, you were a good western Pennsylvanian!! lol lol!

[davidpizzica]

Originally posted by anna_66
I've always called it "pop". Never ever heard of it being called coke

Anna 66, it's pop in Pittsbugh, too!

[Edwina's Secretary]

"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

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"!

[catfancier]

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!

[guster girl]

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.

[GraciesMommy]

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!

[teenster3]

OK.....laugh at me!!!!!
My friends & I all call it....wanna guess?
"POP" all the way baby!!!!

[teenster3]

***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"!!!! ***

[PJ's Mom]

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.

[micki76]

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'.

Thirsty now...

[ParNone]

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...

[snappy]

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!

[davidpizzica]

Originally posted by teenster3
OK.....laugh at me!!!!!
My friends & I all call it....wanna guess?
"POP" all the way baby!!!!

Teenster3, in Pittsburgh, it's "POP" al the way baby!!!

[nibblets]

I say Coke.
If I'm going to buy some at a store I say Pop.

My cousins in Illinois say SoDee.