View Full Version : Pop vs soda vs coke
Hiroshi2
06-07-2004, 12:59 PM
If you're good at geography, you can find your county on this map -
Or you can visit this website to find more info on your county and what people round your way call it.
http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html
http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.gif
Most people around here call it a "coke" (even if you're really talking about a Sprite, Pepsi, etc).
hooligan
06-07-2004, 01:00 PM
soda.
thaite
06-07-2004, 03:05 PM
I don't drink that sugar water -- except for ginger beer, mmmmm, ginger beer.
TB4000
06-07-2004, 03:37 PM
Yeah, if you're in the midwest it's pop all the way. When we all went to Chino Hills, CA for a family reunion, my dad ordered a coke at a restaurant and asked if he could have a pop refill, and the girl was like, "ummm, sorry, I don't know what a pop is."
soda. i used to think 'pop' was an old school term for soda. it makes me think of 50's diners and poodle skirts, ala American Graffiti (the movie).
TB4000
06-07-2004, 03:48 PM
soda. i used to think 'pop' was an old school term for soda. it makes me think of 50's diners and poodle skirts, ala American Graffiti (the movie).
Really? Just the opposite for me, I think the term soda is more of a '50's throwback...like Richie Cunningham and Potsie going down to Arnold's for a phosphate and a strawberry soda, after being scared to death in health class by the film "Herpes..the Silent Killer".
Yeahman
06-07-2004, 03:50 PM
Carbonated beverage.
Really? Just the opposite for me, I think the term soda is more of a '50's throwback...like Richie Cunningham and Potsie going down to Arnold's for a phosphate and a strawberry soda, after being scared to death in health class by the film "Herpes..the Silent Killer".
okay, let's settle this once and for all! rent American Graffiti and pay attention to diner scenes. if they say 'soda' or 'pop'.
oh, what if they say 'soda pop'??? :tongue:
Kuchana
06-07-2004, 04:04 PM
Soda is what I used to drink but it's been so long since I've tasted it and I don't miss it either.
Hiroshi2
06-07-2004, 04:53 PM
Yeah, if you're in the midwest it's pop all the way. When we all went to Chino Hills, CA for a family reunion, my dad ordered a coke at a restaurant and asked if he could have a pop refill, and the girl was like, "ummm, sorry, I don't know what a pop is."
Yeah, but pop is so...................LOL. The first time I heard it I was like wtf is pop (my friend had a cousin from Michigan who said that, it tripped me out).
soda. i used to think 'pop' was an old school term for soda. it makes me think of 50's diners and poodle skirts, ala American Graffiti (the movie).
That's exactly what I thought, lol.
Down south, everybody says coke. Like if you go to McDonald's or whatever they'll ask you "what type of coke do you want"? Pop still sounds funny to me.
Seamus
06-07-2004, 06:57 PM
I say pop to piss people off. Soda is so snobbish. And what the hell is a "coke," unless it comes in a red can that says "Coca-Cola" on it?
I don't drink that sugar water -- except for ginger beer, mmmmm, ginger beer.
What is ginger beer? Is that the same as gingerale? It would make sense since an ale is a kind of beer if we're talking about beer beer.
Yeah, I don't drink pop either, because that stuff is so toxic.
Hiroshi2
06-07-2004, 07:50 PM
Coke doesn't just mean "coca-cola", it's every type of soda.
Seamus
06-07-2004, 07:57 PM
No wonder we kicked the Confederacy's asses!
What if it's clear, like a Sprite, or orange-flavored?
Hiroshi2
06-07-2004, 08:13 PM
Like I said, if somebody asks you what type of coke you want, you say Sprite. And that's fine.
You wouldn't say "I want a Sprite coke". You'd just say "I want a Sprite".
What do you call a coke machine? A pop machine, soda machine? lol
thaite
06-07-2004, 08:21 PM
What is ginger beer? Is that the same as gingerale? It would make sense since an ale is a kind of beer if we're talking about beer beer.
ginger beer (http://www.tropicalhaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=75) is like ginger ale, except the taste of ginger is much more strong and spicy..
Hiroshi2
06-07-2004, 08:23 PM
Oh yeah, people also say "drink" (well actually "draaaaaaaank") even though they're not talking about alcohol.
That's probably why not every county in Alabama says "coke".
mr. x
06-07-2004, 08:42 PM
Oh yeah, people also say "drink" (well actually "draaaaaaaank") even though they're not talking about alcohol.
That's probably why not every county in Alabama says "coke".
what do u guys call the civil war over there?
this old history teacher said they call it "the war between the states" or somethin
Hiroshi2
06-07-2004, 08:51 PM
what do u guys call the civil war over there?
this old history teacher said they call it "the war between the states" or somethin
The Civil War.
Maybe the white folks down here call it something different, I don't know. I don't hang around them too much.
tommyhtown
06-07-2004, 10:14 PM
I had a Jamaican teacher that called it 'groceries.'
Seamus
06-07-2004, 10:45 PM
The Civil War.
Maybe the white folks down here call it something different, I don't know. I don't hang around them too much.
I heard a lot of them whaaaht folks down south still call it the War of Northern Aggression. I wish we had a special Union flag (like a Confederate battle flag with the colors reversed or something) other than the flag of the United States that we could attach to the backs of our trucks.
Oh yeah, people also say "drink" (well actually "draaaaaaaank") even though they're not talking about alcohol.
That's probably why not every county in Alabama says "coke".
Holy shit, you guys are funny.
BeTheReds
06-07-2004, 11:09 PM
what do u guys call the civil war over there?
this old history teacher said they call it "the war between the states" or somethin
When I visited my brother in Mississippi, they referred to the Confederates as "we" and the Union as "they" or "The Yanks".
mr. x
06-07-2004, 11:49 PM
When I visited my brother in Mississippi, they referred to the Confederates as "we" and the Union as "they" or "The Yanks".
hah, i once read this nra piece featuring a black dude who said the confederate flag wasnt racist and that the war was fought over taxes not slavery
anyway i spose thats debatable but yeah, i bet he'd make colin powell look like farakhan :rolleyes:
Seamus
06-08-2004, 12:20 AM
Reminds me of that episode of Chappelle's show.
DragonKnight
06-08-2004, 04:08 AM
Soda.
Hiroshi2
06-08-2004, 04:19 AM
Oh yeah, people also say "drink" (well actually "draaaaaaaank") even though they're not talking about alcohol.
That's probably why not every county in Alabama says "coke".
Holy shit, you guys are funny.
What's wrong with "drink"? :confused:
Anyway, yeah a lot of southerners will talk about "those damn Yankees". I can't blame them for that. People up north say "pop", eat fried chicken with a knife and a fork and drink their tea hot and unsweetened *yuck* :wink: j/k
As for the Civil War............................whatever. It's over. Even though the state still celebrates Robert E. Lee Day. Even though I did see this one F-150 pickup in traffic the other day that had Confederate flags plastered all over with a tag that read "1 REB".
Emperor_Mike
06-08-2004, 05:45 AM
It makes no difference to me anyway since if I do decide to have a fizzy drink I always order Coke.
Oh, "fizzy drink" and "soft drink." There you go. Something new.
Hiroshi2
06-08-2004, 06:41 AM
"Fizzy drink"? Is that what people in England call it?
Emperor_Mike
06-08-2004, 09:31 AM
"Fizzy drink"? Is that what people in England call it?
To be honest, I have no idea. I've come across fizzy drink and soft drink and I have no clue what the general term is.
Banana
06-08-2004, 10:31 AM
Excuse me, I would like a carbonated liquid refreshment please.
Kuchana
06-08-2004, 10:37 AM
It makes no difference to me anyway since if I do decide to have a fizzy drink I always order Coke.
Oh, "fizzy drink" and "soft drink." There you go. Something new.
Fizzy drink???? Haha cute:)
When I visited my brother in Mississippi, they referred to the Confederates as "we" and the Union as "they" or "The Yanks".
That's not surprising. We still do that in Va as well:P
I heard a lot of them whaaaht folks down south still call it the War of Northern Aggression. I wish we had a special Union flag (like a Confederate battle flag with the colors reversed or something) other than the flag of the United States that we could attach to the backs of our trucks.
I thought the Union had one before? The one with stars in a circle?
onnihs
06-08-2004, 11:47 AM
There's no such thing as pop as far as I'm concerned.
:p
TB4000
06-08-2004, 03:24 PM
There's no such thing as pop as far as I'm concerned.
:p
Then how do you feel about hip hop and rock? :tongue:
rakovlam
06-08-2004, 11:54 PM
crack.
whoops, wrong discussion.
*leaves room*
lena99
06-09-2004, 04:02 AM
I grew up in the south too. I heard alot of people use the term,
"co-colas".
Hiroshi2
06-09-2004, 12:07 PM
I grew up in the south too. I heard alot of people use the term,
"co-colas".
"Co-colas?" I don't remember hearing that...........................where did you grow up?
thaite
06-09-2004, 12:22 PM
that's just retard-speak for coca-cola.
onnihs
06-09-2004, 12:41 PM
HAHAH co-colas
that der do soun lawk southern towlk
Irezumi Kiss
06-09-2004, 05:44 PM
Pop.
Yeah, I'm from Detroit! So what! Nyeeeehhhhh!
:tongue:
It has no nutritional value. I don't even drink the stuff...
...unless it's MIXED with something...heh heh heh...
Kuchana
06-09-2004, 05:49 PM
HAHAH co-colas
that der do soun lawk southern towlk
Errr...no :biggrin:
Hiroshi2
06-09-2004, 06:08 PM
HAHAH co-colas
that der do soun lawk southern towlk
I don't know what you were trying to say, and I'm from Alabama.
You should get negative karma for that.
j/p LOL I wouldn't be that mean. I've never negative karma'd anybody, LOL.
Irezumi, you're just as crazy as TB. "Pop"................wtf is that. Anyway............
onnihs
06-10-2004, 04:23 PM
hehe oops, didn't mean to offend anyone :)
Hiroshi2
06-10-2004, 07:39 PM
hehe oops, didn't mean to offend anyone :)
I wasn't offended - I just didn't get your joke.
lena99
06-11-2004, 01:35 AM
"Co-colas?" I don't remember hearing that...........................where did you grow up?
I grew up in North Carolina. I swear, it's true. At least in the country towns, I have heard quite a few people say 'co-colas'.
Hiroshi2
06-11-2004, 03:52 AM
I grew up in North Carolina. I swear, it's true. At least in the country towns, I have heard quite a few people say 'co-colas'.
*shrugs*
I've only passed through North Carolina. If that's what they say, then I guess that's what they say. I'm just saying I've never heard it in Alabama.
Then again, "co-colas" does sound like something Petey Pablo would say :biggrin:
soda.
pop sounds like something from an old 50s tv show or something.
coke is cool too cuz i lived in florida a bit.
co-colas, lol.
ZiJing
06-12-2004, 06:39 PM
i prefer to call it...a carbonated beverage
but realistically, i used to call it pop, when i lived in ohio. now i call it soda, in new jersey
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