"Soda"vs."Pop"vs....?

[Fryk]

So, what does everyone here call that little can or bottle of carbonated goodness?

It seems like people get VERY attached to the regional name for it, wherever you are. I have lived all over the east coast and midwest of the US, and no matter wherer I have lived, if I don't call it by its "proper" name, I get weird looks.

"Pop? What's a pop? OH!! You mean SODA!! Hyuck hyuck derp!!"
Now that I am in Michigan, I get the reverse. It's so sad, it's hilarious.

So, what do you guys call it? And how passionate do you get about the ame?

[McDreidel09]

In Illinois, we say pop, but I always said soda because my dad would always say "It's soda. Pop is what I will do to your nose if you call it pop again." Of course, he was joking.

Pop just seems like what would happen to a balloon or what you call your dad or grandpa.

As for my passion, if someone says pop, I know what they mean and I don't care. I will just say soda. However, other people here will correct you with a passion.

[AdminAssistant]

I say 'soda' or, being a true Southerner and country girl, 'Coke'. 'Pop' sounds really strange. I hear a mix of all three in Kansas, of course, most of the people I hang out with are from all different areas of the country. My friends from Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, and Ohio say 'pop.'

[Greenday]

I say 'soda' or, being a true Southerner and country girl, 'Coke'. 'Pop' sounds really strange. I hear a mix of all three in Kansas, of course, most of the people I hang out with are from all different areas of the country. My friends from Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, and Ohio say 'pop.'

Coke is the only one I can't stand. Soda or pop, makes perfect sense. But Coke is a brand of soda. So if you ask for Coke, you are getting Coke. It'd be like going to a bar and calling all beers Bud or something.

[AdminAssistant]

Coke is the only one I can't stand. Soda or pop, makes perfect sense. But Coke is a brand of soda. So if you ask for Coke, you are getting Coke. It'd be like going to a bar and calling all beers Bud or something.

What do you call cotton swabs? Q-tips. What do you call an adhesive bandage? A Band-Aid. I really only say it at home, where the conversation goes, "Do you wanna Coke?" "Yeah" "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."

[Stormraven]

I grew up in Kansas, and I think I recall calling it 'pop' usually. (It was a very long time ago.) Nowadays, I tend to call it soda.

[muses_nightmare]

As British Columbian I'm firmly on the Pop side of things. Soda is like club soda or something.

[Fashion Lad!]

Minnesota and it's pop here. Girlfriend calls it soda. She'll learn.

[IDrinkaRum]

I'm the odd man out, I think ...

I call it "soda pop"!

[Greenday]

What do you call cotton swabs? Q-tips. What do you call an adhesive bandage? A Band-Aid. I really only say it at home, where the conversation goes, "Do you wanna Coke?" "Yeah" "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."

How many types of cotton swabs and bandages are there? There are the one brand name and there are the generics.

How many types of soda are there? Coke, pepsi, sprite, 7-Up, Dr. Pepper, Mr. Pib, etc. etc.

So, even when you ask for a band-aid or a q-tip, you are being exact in what you want. If you ask for coke but you want orange soda, that makes no sense.

[HYHYBT]

I'm not particular about 'pop' vs 'soda,' but would still tend to ask people saying 'pop' to repeat themselves, because it's a word I'm not used to hearing in that context and it doesn't always register right away. Especially over a Drive-Thru speaker, where your engine speaks louder than you anyway; throw in odd names for things, even if they're not odd where you're from, and it lessens your chances of being understood on the first try.

[Wingates_Hellsing]

This guy the other day playing L4D2 kept referring to band-aids as 'plasters'... that's a new one for me

'Round here, if you want a carbonated and possibly caffeinated beverage, you ask for soda. Otherwise we're just going to give you the rape face 'till you get your act straight...








Kidding!

I don't know if it's the whole 'tourist spot of the nation' spiel or what, but people in and around DC are generally used to occasionally having to decipher some slang. The only time this hasn't been true for me is when someone asked a vendor for 'A pack of fags' and it took the guy a minute to work out. At least, in my experience, for what that's worth (negative seventy cents, last time I checked).

[Lace Neil Singer]

Fizzy. If you asked for soda where I come from, you'd get soda water. XD "Pop" is a bit oldfashioned; don't know anyone personally who uses the term. Everyone I know calls it "fizzy" or if they are being pedantic, "fizzy drinks", or sometimes, referring to specific drinks; "Coke", "7up", "Tango".

[telecom_goddess]

What do you call cotton swabs? Q-tips. What do you call an adhesive bandage? A Band-Aid. I really only say it at home, where the conversation goes, "Do you wanna Coke?" "Yeah" "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."

Yeah but it should only apply to other colas not all soft drinks in general. Just say Dr Pepper the first time

Anyway around here people generally say pop....no particular passion that I've noticed.

[Plaidman]

mixed here. Good chunk say soda. Another good chunk say pop. I say pop, and/or name of soda. Though lately I been calling coke/cherry pepsi colas.