What Do You Call This Popular Beverage?

[payn]

Growing up in Ohio, everyone used the term "pop." When I went to college (still in Ohio), the majority of my classmates were from out of state and used the term "soda," which I slowly adopted. My brother and local friends even switched to saying "soda." Now, over 30 years later, it sounds odd to me when I hear someone use the term "pop."

Pop still going strong here in MN and WI.

 

[Mad_Jack]

Look, we're not all Europeans. Those of us rockin' in the free world demand ice!

Wait... Connecticut isn't part of the free world? Are you from Massachusetts or something? lol

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Well, trademark genericization is not an issue local to you (just those particular brands are). Also see Xerox, Hoover, Google, Aspirin, Linoleum, Thermos, etc. Even 'Heroin'!

And "band-aids" (what you would call, I think, a plaster).

On the subject, I wouldn't call that a coke unless it was a coke, though most restaurants near me will call it a coke, even if it's a pepsi. I'll call the group of carbonated sugar-drinks "pop" - but I don't like pop, so I don't have to say it very often.

 

[Morrus]

On the subject, I wouldn't call that a coke unless it was a coke, though most restaurants near me will call it a coke, even if it's a pepsi.

Here it's always:

"A pint of coke, please."

"Is Pepsi OK?"

"Sure."

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Here it's always:

"A pint of coke, please."

"Is Pepsi OK?"

"Sure."

They USED to do that here, but somewhere along the line they got lazy and just serve you whichever they have. Or so it's been my experience, I never order the stuff, but my kids do (or did, they're getting old enough to have better taste!)

Oh, in case it's not known where I'm talking about (and in case someone local has a different experience), I'm talking Canada's West Coast. Vancouver-ish.

 

[trappedslider]

 

[Mannahnin]

Here it's always:

"A pint of coke, please."

"Is Pepsi OK?"

"Sure."

They USED to do that here, but somewhere along the line they got lazy and just serve you whichever they have. Or so it's been my experience, I never order the stuff, but my kids do (or did, they're getting old enough to have better taste!)

Oh, in case it's not known where I'm talking about (and in case someone local has a different experience), I'm talking Canada's West Coast. Vancouver-ish.

Same here in New England, although it's common for Coke drinkers to decline a Pepsi and order something else instead.

 

[Morrus]

They USED to do that here, but somewhere along the line they got lazy and just serve you whichever they have.

I'm pretty sure it's illegal here to sell somebody something different to the thing they think they're buying. They don't ask because they're being conscientious, they do so because they have to.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Here it's always:

"A pint of coke, please."

"Is Pepsi OK?"

"Sure."

 

[Corinnguard]

A pint of coke with ice. Whoever heard of being served Coke at a restaurant without ice?