Soda vs. Pop vs. Coke... see a map of the vernacular battlefield

[glenn1]

Conflict Map

 

[PlatinumGold]

interesting

not very surprising that COKE dominates the south east tho.

i'm just surprised that pepsi didn't make a strong showing on the west coast.

 

[geno]

:Q Wow that's detailed

 

[ScottyB]

That's a lot of pop drinkers.

 

[Kadarin]

That's old, but still a very interesting link... Soda drinker here...

 

[ElFenix]

that can't be right without bruce lee as a choice.

 

[Amused]

As I've always suspected, although because of a much more mobile population, it's become more diluted.

Pop: Midwest
Soda: West and NorthEast
Coke: South

BTW, Note the strong showing of "Soda" along the eastern coast of FLA?

My Mom was from Indiana, and called it "Pop." My pop was from NY and called it "Soda." We called it "Soda Pop."

Then I lived in the South for about ten years after I got out of the Army. I picked up the habit of calling it all "Coke."

A few years ago I moved up to Illinois. Now I call it "Soda," because "pop" is just too weird for me and everyone looks at me like an idiot if I call a non-coke product "Coke."

 

[Demosthenes]

One day, we Coke Southeners will rise up against the mistreatment of Cokes and will lay claim to the entire nation.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Demosthenes
One day, we Coke Southeners will rise up against the mistreatment of Cokes and will lay claim to the entire nation.

i think that happened once. it didn't turn out too well.

 

[yakko]

Where is cola as an option?

 

[Maggotry]

Being a native Texan, I wasn't surprised at all to see that "coke" clearly dominated here. Those with "other" responses from Texas are obviously immigrants to our great state.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

I hear A LOT of 'Cocolas' here in the south.

 

[CKDragon]

I actually had to do a survey for my Antrhopology class on this last week, odd that this shows up now. I was surprised to learn that some people called all soda 'Coke'. Doesn't that get confusing?

CK

 

[MacBaine]

Damn! Pop is ahead in Illinois by 500 votes! We sodas can't have any of that!

 

[Paulson]

It's pop for me...

(live in minnesota)

 

[tokamak]

Originally posted by: CKDragon
I actually had to do a survey for my Antrhopology class on this last week, odd that this shows up now. I was surprised to learn that some people called all soda 'Coke'. Doesn't that get confusing?

CK

i'm from texas and call all types of carbonated soft drinks 'coke', even though i don't like actual coke that much. its not confusing because everyone else does it and understands that you may or may not actually be referring to coca-cola.

example:
me: "hey man you want a coke?"
friend: "yeah grab me a dr. pepper"

 

[morkinva]

Originally posted by: CKDragon
I actually had to do a survey for my Antrhopology class on this last week, odd that this shows up now. I was surprised to learn that some people called all soda 'Coke'. Doesn't that get confusing? CK

Yeh I don't get it:

Waiter: What would you like to drink?
Customer: A Coke
Waiter: What flavor coke?
Customer: A 7-up Coke
Waiter: Excellent choice, sir !

or later:

Customer: Hey, I didn't want a Coke, I wanted a COKE!

 

[crawford]

Originally posted by: morkinva

Originally posted by: CKDragon
I actually had to do a survey for my Antrhopology class on this last week, odd that this shows up now. I was surprised to learn that some people called all soda 'Coke'. Doesn't that get confusing? CK

Yeh I don't get it:

Waiter: What would you like to drink?
Customer: A Coke
Waiter: What flavor coke?
Customer: A 7-up Coke
Waiter: Excellent choice, sir !

or later:

Customer: Hey, I didn't want a Coke, I wanted a COKE!

lmao thats what i was thinking, everyone should just call it soda

 

[tokamak]

Originally posted by: morkinva

Originally posted by: CKDragon
I actually had to do a survey for my Antrhopology class on this last week, odd that this shows up now. I was surprised to learn that some people called all soda 'Coke'. Doesn't that get confusing? CK

Yeh I don't get it:

Waiter: What would you like to drink?
Customer: A Coke
Waiter: What flavor coke?
Customer: A 7-up Coke
Waiter: Excellent choice, sir !

or later:

Customer: Hey, I didn't want a Coke, I wanted a COKE!

this isnt a problem. we use 'coke' just like 'soda' or 'pop' - its a general term. when ordering in a restaurant, you dont use a general term - you use specifics. i mean, you wouldnt walk into a restaurant and say 'i want a soda' and then wait for the waiter to ask what kind. you would say 'i want a sprite' or 'i want a pepsi'. it works the same here - we dont use our general term ('coke'), we use specifics just like you do. if i want a 7 up at a restaurant, i'll tell the waiter to bring me a 7 up. 'coke' is just general - as in 'hey man lets go get some cokes'

 

[bunker]

this isnt a problem. we use 'coke' just like 'soda' or 'pop' - its a general term. when ordering in a restaurant, you dont use a general term - you use specifics. i mean, you wouldnt walk into a restaurant and say 'i want a soda' and then wait for the waiter to ask what kind. you would say 'i want a sprite' or 'i want a pepsi'. it works the same here - we dont use our general term ('coke'), we use specifics just like you do. if i want a 7 up at a restaurant, i'll tell the waiter to bring me a 7 up. 'coke' is just general - as in 'hey man lets go get some cokes'

Yes, but when I actually want a Coca~Cola in a restaurant, I say "coke". How do you order a coca~cola from a restaurant?

On the subject of the map, it looks like the Atlanta area is covered with "coke". I've lived here 2 years and never heard anyone refer to it that way. It's always "soda".

Pop for me though! Originally from Michigan.

 

[A5]

Exactly. I can say 'Go get me a coke' and your buddy would say 'Sure, what kind?'

It's simple really

 

[cmdavid]

what would be "other".. some examples please...

edit:nevermind.. found it

 

[cmdavid]

do they really call it tonic in massacusettes or is that one guy filling it out all those times??

 

[Lucky]

Yes, but when I actually want a Coca~Cola in a restaurant, I say "coke". How do you order a coca~cola from a restaurant?

We say "I'd like a coke" just like any other person would. However, as explained above except in those instances where clarity is required (restraunt), COKE is by far the best choice of words.

 

[tokamak]

Originally posted by: bunker
Yes, but when I actually want a Coca~Cola in a restaurant, I say "coke". How do you order a coca~cola from a restaurant?

i say 'coke'. waiters dont have time to ask what kind, so if you say coke, youre getting a coca-cola