Settled, once and for all

[edro]

WTF, how can you call a Pepsi "coke"?

What do these moron say when they want a Mt. Dew?
"What kind of coke do you want, Bob?" "Oh, I'll have a Mt. Dew please."

That's retarded.

 

[Josh123]

I'm from Texas so I think you can guess what I call it.

 

[Captante]

While I've always used soda I understand why people say pop (soda pop) ... but who refers to all soft drinks as Coke? (ie: Coca Cola)

 

[elmer92413]

No matter what you call it, we are all losing as pop/sode/coke is slowly killing us.

 

[meltdown75]

blue states FTW!!!

I can't believe how many people call it a "Coke". team America, F*CK yeah!!!

 

[SunnyD]

And you think my polls are useless!

 

[SilthDraeth]

This would explain why I call it soda. Though pop isn't a bad term. Or calling it soda pop. But calling it "Coke" is downright asinine. But I guess that is market penetration for you. IE Q-tip versus cotton swab.

 

[lokiju]

I live in the Atlanta area now and lived most of my life in south east FL and don't know anyone that says anything but soda that's from either area.

No one calls everything "coke" only that I've ever met.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: coldmeat
What do the people that voted "other" call it?

some of them have a mental disorder:

1 Thank you, this is an extremely important topic, and a concern of mine for many years!! This survey will clear up a lot of issues. I use either one depending on who I'm talking to. Soda, for some reason, seems more formal, pop seems like a slang term from where I grew up in Indiana. I think I started using Soda when I moved to Chicago. When our family lived in Hannibal Missouri, the other kids made fun of us when we said "pop". I said, what do you call it? "Sodie-pop or sodie", they would reply. Most people I met when I lived there seemed to confuse "a's" and "i's". For example, they would say Indiani and Missoura. I never quite understood that. If I use Coke it means Coca-cola but no other soft drink. There, I just used soft drink and I didn't even realize it. I never SAY soft drink, I must just use it when I write. Keep up the good work.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: MovingTarget
It is always a Coke. Always. Even a Pepsi is a kind of Coke, albeit an inferior one.

:|
Pepsi > Coke

and it's not surprising that all of NJ refers to it as Soda. Havent heard anything else. And pop? WTF mate?!

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: MovingTarget
It is always a Coke. Always. Even a Pepsi is a kind of Coke, albeit an inferior one.

:|
Pepsi > Coke

and it's not surprising that all of NJ refers to it as Soda. Havent heard anything else. And pop? WTF mate?!

Your opinion on which is better is moot. Besides, Pepsi was caught trying to steal Cokes formula. They strive to be as good as Coke is, though never will.

 

[SilthDraeth]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: coldmeat
What do the people that voted "other" call it?

some of them have a mental disorder:

1 Thank you, this is an extremely important topic, and a concern of mine for many years!! This survey will clear up a lot of issues. I use either one depending on who I'm talking to. Soda, for some reason, seems more formal, pop seems like a slang term from where I grew up in Indiana. I think I started using Soda when I moved to Chicago. When our family lived in Hannibal Missouri, the other kids made fun of us when we said "pop". I said, what do you call it? "Sodie-pop or sodie", they would reply. Most people I met when I lived there seemed to confuse "a's" and "i's". For example, they would say Indiani and Missoura. I never quite understood that. If I use Coke it means Coca-cola but no other soft drink. There, I just used soft drink and I didn't even realize it. I never SAY soft drink, I must just use it when I write. Keep up the good work.

Nothing wrong with that response aside from the opening sentence.

 

[Gooberlx2]

I interchange between pop and soda.

Strange though, my experiences living in the South and West are totally opposite from that chart. The South says Soda and the West says Coke. *shrug*

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: MovingTarget
It is always a Coke. Always. Even a Pepsi is a kind of Coke, albeit an inferior one.

:|
Pepsi > Coke

and it's not surprising that all of NJ refers to it as Soda. Havent heard anything else. And pop? WTF mate?!

Your opinion on which is better is moot. Besides, Pepsi was caught trying to steal Cokes formula. They strive to be as good as Coke is, though never will.

Wait, what? When? Why would Pepsi want to steal Coke's formula? Pepsi tastes better than Coke, that's why Diet Coke tastes closer to Pepsi than to Coke, and that's why Coke changed their formula ("New Coke") to taste more like Diet Coke (and thus like Pepsi) - because their own research showed that people preferred its taste.

Also, Pepsi > Coke.

 

[Ns1]

So basically, all the states that matter call it soda. Got it.

I used to be a huge pepsi fan, now I drink both depending on my mood. Pepsi goes down smoother, coke has more of a bite.

Neither one is good in bottles. Pepsi is better from the fountain.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Coke PWNS the South.

 

[Baked]

I've never heard anybody say Pop in Cali.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: MrLee
Its coke. Pop is the sound a baloon makes when it breaks. Soda is club soda. Coke is Coke. All fo you are wrong. We win. COKE.

club soda is a type of soda, just like coke is a type of soda. Thanks for playing.

No.

 

[Turin39789]

just frikken drink water, alcohol, coffee, or tea like an adult.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: Pollock

Originally posted by: Kelemvor

Originally posted by: newb111
Soda wins by population!

There's some site out there that has all kinds of those questions and shows who says what. Lots of terms that vary from place to place. Was very interesting to read.

Where?!

http://popvssoda.com:2998/

MotionMan

 

[us3rnotfound]

i call it mt dew

 

[TwiceOver]

It's still Soda to me even though my county is a deep blue "pop" area.

 

[gar3555]

Pop FTW!

Soda, sounds like somethin' my grandpa would say.