Soda or Pop? Or both?

[watermelon punch]

This thread wasn't my fault was it?

Ketchup or catsup?

 

[Slash]

Who the heck says "pop"?

Most of the US and Canada.

 

[GranTurismo916]

People in the south say "Coke?" So when they see a Pepsi they'll say "hey, hand me that Coke over there?"

 

[phillgt2002]

Drank.

 

[AOS-]

Ketchup or catsup?

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Catsup_vs_Ketchup

 

[Bopop4]

Drank.

Grape Edition.


Lol, who says soda?




























Answer: Heathens.

 

[Daniel]

I have never called a fizzy drink a "Soda," a "Soft drink," a "Pop," or an "Other." And I've never called a bottle of Lemonade a "Coke."

I call it "fizzy." All the budget sort of brands or small name brands I call fizzy, but big name brands like Coke, Sprite, Pepsi, Fanta, etc. They are referred to by brand name.

Same thing here. In New Zealand, it's colloquially known as fizzy drink and sometimes soft drink. We do use the term soda water for carbonated water, but that's about it.

 

[Turtle]

I usually say 'soda', I used to say 'pop', but I realized that sounds kinda dumb.

 

[Small_Fryz]

Down here it's never referred to as pop or soda.
Generic term is soft drink although mostly the specific brand is referred to, coke,solo,fanta etc.

Seconded

 

[kikie]

I have never used these terms (words).

I heard it on American tv shows though..

 

[a6m5]

The map is from 2003.

And soda has slowly been gaining traction in Washington, praise Jesus.

Not sure since when, but you are right.

When I moved to the States from Japan, everybody said "pop" & I thought it sounded really dumb. I was used to "soda" or specific names(cola, sprite, etc.). By the time I was Americanized, I thought "soda" sounded weird, but it actually sounds normal again.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

People in the south say "Coke?" So when they see a Pepsi they'll say "hey, hand me that Coke over there?"

Haha. I have a friend who's sister refers to soft drink as "Coke". He's told me about multiple occasions where she would ask him if he wants a "Coke", only to return with a completely different soft drink like Sprite or Fanta.

 

[Wilbur]

Haha. I have a friend who's sister refers to soft drink as "Coke". He's told me about multiple occasions where she would ask him if he wants a "Coke", only to return with a completely different soft drink Sprite or Fanta.

Hey, don't knock it! I usually call it soda or coke regardless of what it really is.

 

[NINE_HUNDRED]

Just say whatever the drink is called. Older folk will generally say "pop" though, my parents for example.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Ketchup or catsup?

We don't get catsup here in Blighty. There are two types of Tomatoey condiment - Tomato Ketchup or Tomato Sauce. The first one is mostly Tomatoes on the ingredients with a little of other things like Spirit Vinegar, Sugar and some spices. Tomato sauce is what you get in those little sachets, it is mainly water with thick tomato puree and both spirit and malt vinegar to strengthen it up.

As I said earlier, it's either the brand of drink (Coke, Pepsi, Fanta) or just a fruit with -ade on the end if it is a cheap supermarket knock-off. Pop is rarely used and soda? No chance.

 

[Sage Ages]

but pop is the main thing where I live.

New York

Does not compute.

And no, I'm not talking about NYC.

 

[watermelon punch]

People in the south say "Coke?" So when they see a Pepsi they'll say "hey, hand me that Coke over there?"

YES! Someone told me that years ago.
(Someone who lived in the South - like in Alabama or something.)
They said if people come to their house, they say, "Would you like a Coke? We have ginger ale, orange, or Pepsi, which coke would you like?"

Oh and don't even get started about the various liquids the word "tea" can refer to!!
There's some concoction in the South that they call tea - but it's not tea at all - not even herbal tea, as near as I could figure. It's more like Tang lemonade or something.

 

[Slash]

Does not compute.

And no, I'm not talking about NYC.

You are a New Yorker I presume?

 

[Joey D]

If you said anything other than pop in Michigan, people would look at you strange.

 

[Sage Ages]

You are a New Yorker I presume?

Jersey. I just can't really imagine someone saying "pop" in the northeast.

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

I'm genuinely surprised by the amount of people here saying how they "can't understand how one would use that word instead of this one" or some variation of that phrase. I guess growing up with people from everywhere made me used to all the different terms people used, instead of remaining in disbelief that someone might actually prefer one word over another.

 

[Slash]

If you said anything other than pop in Michigan, people would look at you strange.

It can be kinda that way here. It was that way when I met that girl from Jersey.

 

[Jay]

Neither, as mentioned Australians don't say "soda" or "pop", sounds weird to us. Usually we just call it by it's brand name directly (Coke, Coke Zero, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Fanta, Sprite etc etc)

Haha. I have a friend who's sister refers to soft drink as "Coke". He's told me about multiple occasions where she would ask him if he wants a "Coke", only to return with a completely different soft drink Sprite or Fanta.

Haha crazy, I remember overhearing something like this at a drag meet years ago between a couple guys:

"Want a coke?"
"Nah.... wait... you mean real coke?"
"Yeah real coke"
"Oh yeah I'll have a real coke"

Was amusing to listen to the back and forth of Coke authenticity.

 

[maSonn09]

Fizzy or not I call it juice.

 

[Robin]

In the UK there mostly called 'fizzy drinks' back maybe in the 50's-60's they were called 'pop'.

Ketchup, Tomato Sauce or Red Sauce is the one I wana know...

 

[Slash]

Fizzy or not I call it juice.

I have never heard pop referred to as juice. It just doesn't happen.

 

[Duke]

Soft drinks as the graph is titled.

Funny how we southerners just go straight for Coke, even though it's dead on. Can't remember the last I heard anyone ask for soda or pop. We usually just get straight down to the specific make.

Except that in the South it's used generically, so I've seen people with a straight face order a "Pepsi coke".

I use soda for the generic term, but I always order a Coke, because I don't WANT a Pepsi. If the server doesn't ask "Is Pepsi OK?" then I make sure double check I'm getting The Real Thing.

 

[LancerEvo7]

I mostly use the specific name, like Coke. I occasionally say soda though.

 

[XS]

I call it either or both at the same time, doesn't matter to me - sometimes soda, sometimes pop, or sometimes soda-pop.

 

[EVader]

Have always refered to them as "Soft Drinks"


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