Soda versus Pop

[Elijya]

Frankly, I think all you "pop" people are lunatics....

http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.gif
http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html

anyone got any clue what "other" might be?

[Holly Goodhead]

Pop*

[black_dust]

the other is "Foul tooth rotting crap!"

[deathshead2]

Soda!!!!

[akut401]

its soda.

[Alexia Dark]

I'm always careful to call it 'soda' here, but in real life I call it 'pop', because... uh... that's what everyone does where I live.

[Holly Goodhead]

The majority of the USA calls it Pop, so its pop. Deal with it.

[taskmaster]

Soda owns all

[deathshead2]

soda soda soda soda soda !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JLBats]

I have never once heard it called soda in real life, so I don't know where the "Pop" hate comes from.:confused:

[Elijya]

The majority of the USA calls it Pop, so its pop. Deal with it.
no, compare that map above with a popualtion chart

[taskmaster]

I just think pop sounds stupid. Pop is a noise not a drink

[TylerCalrissian]

I've never been able to say pop in the context of - "do you want a can of pop" - while keeping a straight face - therefore i don't, i refer to it as the brand name or not at all....i.e. coke, 7-up, sprite etc...

I'd much rather Soda became an everyday word for it here.

[JLBats]

Not once in real life have I hear it called soda. And pop is still not used a lot either, generally you just call it by brand name.

[CrAzYMoFo]

pop.... wtf?

SODA DAMMIT!!!! :mad:

[Elijya]

The majority of the USA calls it Pop, so its pop. Deal with it.
according to the site the map comes from, of 183, 000 people polled

pop 68897
soda 72075
coke 33715
other 8653

so... no

[Winter Spleen]

Ummm... I call everything coke. :confused:

[Deadpool187]

NO Its called PURPLE DRINK!!!!

[JLBats]

according to the site the map comes from, of 183, 000 people polled

pop 68897
soda 72075
coke 33715
other 8653

so... no

I think it's sort of a regional thing. Where I've come from, it's always Pop. So this thread is sorta pointless.

And I ****ing hate the idiots who call them fizzy drinks.

[Elijya]

Ummm... I call everything coke. :confused:
I bet you call all adhesive strips band aids, all cotton swabs Q-Tips and all tissues Kleenex, don't you, you corporate whore!!! :mad:

[Winter Spleen]

I bet you call all adhesive strips band aids, all cotton swabs Q-Tips and all tissues Kleenex, don't you, you corporate whore!!! :mad:

I sure do... I also call my legs Levi stands and my wrists Fossil holders... what can I say? :(

[_BB_]

Britain calls it Pop, all things like coke, 7up sprite, squash, its all pop

[dmcnx]

Britain calls it Pop, all things like coke, 7up sprite, squash, its all pop

What part of britain do you live it:confused:

We call them fizzy drinks or somthing man.Never pop:o

[Deadpool187]

Jesus juice

[Holly Goodhead]

Shut up Eli, its pop.

[Sarge]

What part of britain do you live it:confused:

We call them fizzy drinks or somthing man.Never pop:o
Fizzy drink? Come on. :o

It's f**king 'soda'. :up:

[Sarge]

Oh, and you 'pop' people ARE lunatics. :o

[Batty for Bats!]

In the south, everything is COKE... but i love Dr. Pepper.

[dmcnx]

Yer ****in Soda:mad:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/dmcnx/ugly.gif

[JLBats]

Oh, and you 'pop' people ARE lunatics. :o

...why?

[Sarge]

...why?
Pop is a noise, not a drink. It just SOUNDS wrong. :o

I think people who call it 'pop' do it to grate on peoples ears. :(

[JLBats]

Pop is a noise, not a drink. It just SOUNDS wrong. :o

I think people who call it 'pop' do it to grate on peoples ears. :(

:confused:

And "orange" is a colour, not a fruit! Let's now call it "Torana". There.

[Sarge]

:confused:

And "orange" is a colour, not a fruit! Let's now call it "Torana". There.
Yeah! :mad:

But the flaw in that logic is, soda doesn't make a 'popping' noise. :o

Fizzy drink would probably be more appropriate than 'pop', it just sounds stoopid. :p

[Deadpool187]

I heard its called pop beacuse thats what guys used to hit there wifes with and it made a noise. Kinda like a tank top is called a wife beater.

[Superman4ever]

If you go to Egypt, Lebanon, or Jordan it's Bebsi! :D

There is no Arabic equivalent for the letter "P" so we use the closest thing to it...B...when spelling it out. :D This is usually only isolated to those Mid-east countries the others like, Iraq, Saudi, and Kuwait actually say Pepsi...

What's this "soda vs. pop" crap. I say Coke! http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/happy/happy0005.gif

[Sarge]

I heard its called pop beacuse thats what guys used to hit there wifes with and it made a noise. Kinda like a tank top is called a wife beater.
Huh.

Hear that 'pop' people? You're being nostalgic for spousal abuse, you bastards. :o

[Deadpool187]

Bebsi


Damn them that shows why America should rule the world

[Sarge]

I think they just spelled pepsi wrong
Yeah, that's explained in his post.

[Deadpool187]

Yeah, that's explained in his post.


I know I just read it. my bad

[Ryoko]

its pop :o

[Sarge]

its pop :o
:mad:

*points*

Huh.

Hear that 'pop' people? You're being nostalgic for spousal abuse, you bastards. :o

[Ryoko]

thats not true.....I think I would make mre of a fizzy boom sound.
No one calls is Fizzy Boom.

[Sarge]

thats not true.....I think I would make mre of a fizzy boom sound.
No one calls is Fizzy Boom.
Unless you break a glass bottle over the womans head. At which point, it makes a 'pop' sound. We're also assuming that the spousal abuse went on BEFORE the invention of soda cans.

[Ryoko]

is this before the invention of cans of pop but after the invention of plastic pop bottles?
You hit people with them and they just thud.
Have a can of thud.
LMAO. Another noise name.

[_BB_]

What part of britain do you live it:confused:

We call them fizzy drinks or somthing man.Never pop:o


Everyone i know in all parts of the country call it pop! "can i get you a glass of fizzy drink?" doesnt sound right! Saying "can i get you a glass of pop?" is just a way of life

[Deadpool187]

And a religon

[Superman4ever]

I think they just spelled pepsi wrong

No. The Arabic alphabet doesn't have a "P" sound so they used the "B" sound. Pepsi has been in the Mid-east since the 40's/50's someone would have noticed an error in spelling by now if that was the case.

[Superman4ever]

Damn them that shows why America should rule the world

Booooo...http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/sign/sign0099.gif





:p

[Deadpool187]

This is how they make Pepsi in the mid east http://www.image2share.com/g.php?g=r7mw7t

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b244/Deadpool187/pepsi014wq_qinzwzo_thumb.jpg

[_BB_]

Makes me happy that i dont drink fizzy pop anyway I stick with orange juice and water :) Go ahead and mock me :p

[Superman]

POP! Always and forever!!! :up: :up: :D

[Jspider13]

It's called soda, damnit.

[Exabyte]

Well, in Canada its soda, and if its stupid to ask up there for a pop.

I direct the question towards the name of the beverage, "Do you want a Coke, Dr. Pepper..etc."

[Spider-Will]

In the UK I have heard it called

Pop/Fizzy Pop-Midlands, North and Scotland
Coke or Soft Drink- London

i have never heard it called Soda except on american tv shows

[Superman4ever]

This is how they make Pepsi in the mid east http://www.image2share.com/g.php?g=r7mw7t

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b244/Deadpool187/pepsi014wq_qinzwzo_thumb.jpg

Excuse them for being poor. That's not even the collective Mid-East, what is that a small village? They have factories in Iraq (used to, but coming back), Saudi, Kuwait, UAE, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, etc. that rival the US. You take the worst incident and pass it off as the WHOLE region. :down

That bottling company is probably supplying Pepsi for a small village/town, and not the big metropolises.

Moreover, THIS is not the MID-East, its Bangladesh (1998, I think)...get your facts straight next time, *****.

http://yumlum.com/index.php?art/id:110
http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/bisnis/leads/980817sf.htm

[SLVRSR4]

People in wisconsin also say bubbler for a water fountain why!?:mad:

[Superman]

It's called soda, damnit.I don't care, damnit! I'll call it whatever I want.

[taskmaster]

People in wisconsin also say bubbler for a water fountain why!?:mad:

Because a water fountain is a statue of a little kid that pee's water

[Rob H]

We call em' Soft Drinks down here in the land of OZ.

[Steve_Rogers]

Notice Memphis TN 80 - 100% call them coke. That'll be me.

[Slipknot]

Soda... but I barely ever use the term. When do you really need to use it? If it is Pepsi I am talking about... then I will refer to it as Pepsi, not soda.

[Prognosticator]

Of the two, we call it pop, but sometimes it's just refered to as 'Coke'...or the drinks respected name.

[Orko Is King]

I call it the blood of the sugarbeast.

[guitarsingerguy]

I call everything coke. It doesn't matter what the hell it is, it's coke.

[Steve_Rogers]

Good to know I'm not the only one.

[Swiftman]

I call everything coke. It doesn't matter what the hell it is, it's coke.
same here. "man thats ****in coke right there!" :up:

[Rob H]

Of the two, we call it pop, but sometimes it's just refered to as 'Coke'...or the drinks respected name.Well they own pretty much everything now. Even water.

[Assassin]

pop started cuz of a drink invented in Detroit called Faygo.

canada calls it pop, and so does the midwest.

Soda on the east and Coke on the west cost.

South? i dunno.

I call It POP!

[Steve_Rogers]

In the South, the majority calls it Coke.

[Archangel]

Well, in Canada its soda, and if its stupid to ask up there for a pop.

I direct the question towards the name of the beverage, "Do you want a Coke, Dr. Pepper..etc."

What? No it isn't, unless you're talking about the east coast...It's all Pop over here in BC.

[Assassin]

wikipedia proved me right :)

In Canada, "pop" is the most commonly used term among English speakers to refer to a carbonated soft drink. "Soda" is almost never used. Correspondents have reported that "drink" is common in Newfoundland. In French, a "soft drink" is referred to as "boisson gazeuse", or informally as "liqueur" or "liqueur douce" (but never "boisson douce", the literal translation of "soft drink"). The use of "liqueur" in this fashion is distinctly Canadian French; in France, "liqueur" refers to a very specific set of aperitif and digestive alcoholic drinks


In the United States, "soft drink" commonly refers to cold, non-alcoholic beverages. Carbonated beverages are regionally known as:
"Coke", regardless of the brand or flavour, in most of the South, including New Mexico and Oklahoma. Some older generations of Southerners refer to soft drinks as "dope".
"Pop" in most of the Midwest as far east as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Buffalo, New York, and west up to and including the Pacific Northwest.
"Soda" in the Northeast, the southwest (California, Nevada, and Arizona, the northeastern-settled parts of Florida (near Miami) and parts of the Midwest (around St. Louis and eastern Wisconsin).
"Soda pop" is used by some speakers especially in the mountain west.
"Drink" or "cold drink" are locally common in southern Virginia and the Carolinas, spreading from there as far as Louisiana.
"Tonic" is specifically a Boston, Massachusetts term, particularly among older generations.
See The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy for maps and geographical trends. Many of its correspondents are violently attached to their particular term and express incredulity at the use of any other.
At many restaurants in the U.S., one finds that the products of only a single major beverage producer, such as The Coca-Cola Company or PepsiCo, are available. While a patron who requests a “coke” may be truly indifferent as to which cola brand he receives, the careful order taker will confirm intent with a question like “Is Pepsi OK?” Similarly, “7 Up” or “Sprite” may indicate whichever clear, carbonated, citrus-flavoured drink happens to be at hand. The generic uses of these brand names does not affect the local usage of the words "pop" or "soda", to mean any carbonated beverage

[Ronny Shade]

How is there not a poll.

Pop.

[Steve_Rogers]

So the elderly southerners call soft drinks dope.....

[Assassin]

also from wikipedia

Faygo
History
Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works, the company that later became known as Faygo Beverages, Inc.(Faygo), was founded in Detroit on November 4, 1907 by Russian immigrants Ben and Perry Feigenson. The original flavors of Faygo were based on cake frosting recipes used by the Feigensons in Russia. Throughout the twentieth century, Faygo steadily increased its production line. Faygo is credited with the spreading of the word "pop" instead of "soda" to mean soft drink in the Midwest. Faygo pop is manufactured in a myriad of flavors. In 1998, Faygo Beverages, Inc. began distributing the Ohana brand of non-carbonated soft drinks. Faygo Beverages, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Beverage Corp., which also own Shasta Beverages, Inc. Many Faygo brand flavors are shared with Shasta brands, for example:

[Ronny Shade]

Faygo pwns. Rock & Rye.:up:

[Mentok]

Meh, I called it 'Soft Drink'... I dont drink the crap anymore so people can call it whatever they want :)

[Assassin]

Faygo pwns. Rock & Rye.:up:

on that sit eit says that the candy apple was the only commercial flop..that **** was gooooooooooooooood:(

[Ronny Shade]

on that sit eit says that the candy apple was the only commercial flop..that **** was gooooooooooooooood:(
Never had it.:down: :(

I used to drink the Creme soda all the time, but now I'm a Rock& Rye man.

[Leto Atrides]

Soda. Most definitely soda. Though Coke can pass for any dark soda, and Sprite for anything clear. But none of that Coke for everything business. You hear me, Georgia?

[Ronny Shade]

Soda. Most definitely soda. Though Coke can pass for any dark soda, and Sprite for anything clear. But none of that Coke for everything. You hear me, Georgia?
In Slither (great movie, go see it) the mayor said "Damn it! There's no Mr. Pibb and that's the only kinda coke I like!"

I laughed.

[Assassin]

in Iraq they called every dark drink pepsi, and clear drinks sevin..as in 7up

well thats what my parents tell me any ways

[Indiglo]

It's always been 'coke' in Texas, no matter what you drink.

[Assassin]

cant texicans read?

[KingOfDreams]

That's about right. A whole lot of people call every soda coke here in Texas. I call it soda, but I'm not a native Texan.

[Steve_Rogers]

The majority of the South call everything Coke. And I'm gonna keep calling everything coke.

[Ronny Shade]

The majority of the South call everything Coke. And I'm gonna keep calling everything coke.
You're promoting the company's strangehold on the market :mad:


just kidding I don't care

[Steve_Rogers]

Hey, I do have a bunch of family that work for the Coca Cola company.

[Mentok]

The majority of the South call everything Coke. And I'm gonna keep calling everything coke.

So its like the aliens on SUOTH PARK and the word 'Marklar'? :D

[Ronny Shade]

I got ultra pissed when my school banned Coke from campus.


but not pissed enough to do anything about it.

[8Ball2/JanG5]

Being from OHIO where we are right (because we are the best), I agree with this users opinion who is also from OHIO. I honestly believe this is the only right opinion on there:

It's pop. It comes from "soda pop". Pop is the noun, soda is an adjective that describes pop. Things are properly referred to by the noun, not the adjective. You say "tissue" for facial tissue, not "facial". If you ask for a facial, in some places you're going to get popped in the nose. "Pop" is the noun. "Soda" is the adjective. "Pop" is the correct term. End of discussion.

Now butter my toast.

[Mentok]

I got ultra pissed when my school banned Coke from campus.


but not pissed enough to do anything about it.

Why did they do that?

[InsaneMembrane]

I'm from Canada so everyone calls it Pop. I dont drink it anymore but Soda is just strange.

[KingOfDreams]

I don't like term "pop." It annoys me.

[8Ball2/JanG5]

They are all hideous, and not in the least bit flattering.

[Ronny Shade]

Why did they do that?
Some BS about sweatshops or something. I don't know.

[8Ball2/JanG5]

Some BS about sweatshops or something. I don't know.

I bet it's about how coke had firing squads kill villagers in South America. At least, that's the most common anti-beverage protest I remember.

[8Ball2/JanG5]

Soda Pop.

[Tsunulia]

Soda. Pop. I call it whatever I feel like callin it at the time. I'll use either word or both at the same time or part of the drinks name. I really don't care what it's called as long as I get to drink it.

[Elijya]

I don't like term "pop." It annoys me.
same

I honestly think this debate will spark the next civil war

[Elijya]

Some BS about sweatshops or something. I don't know.
seriously?

dude gimme details. And maybe the name/address of your school so I know not to send my kids there

[thedeadite]

i always have and always will call it pop.

....unless it's pepsi, and then i've been known to refer to that as, lifesblood, god, my best friend or "i need one NOW!!!"

[Wilhelm-Scream]

That map is a load. No one, NO one in Seattle says "Pop".

[Noon]

Just call it by brand name....or if speaking to children 'fizzy juice' :)

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Tickle Broth

[Hades]

Of all the bloody things to argue about.
Who bloody cares. Let and let live ****ers.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Who's arguing?

[Hades]

Isn't this a soda versus pop thread?

laawl, am i trixored?

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Frankly, I think all you "pop" people are lunatics....

http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.gif
http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html

anyone got any clue what "other" might be?It was just an observation about how the differences in terminology are regional. :confused:

[Morg]

Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop :D I'm a lunatic, Elijya :p

[Immortalfire]

No one within a thousand mile radius of me says "pop" :rolleyes:

[musclesforsupes]

this thread ranks up there with hot **** dj tanner I believe :(

[kane9321]

its soda..ahh it irks me when people say"pop:

[Wilhelm-Scream]

this thread ranks up there with hot **** dj tanner I believe :(


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/Wilhelm-Scream/Arfo-Thread602x138.jpg

[Erzengel]

So this is what colleges are up to these days?

Yes, I'd like to do my thesis on pop vs soda terminology in the US.

[Elijya]

pointless bump

[Kritish]

Soda damn it! :cmad:

[S_H_F_4839]

anyone use both?

sodapop

yeah but to make sure and stick with the proper southern slang, I pronounce it sodiepop

[Poetic Chaos]

My friend moved to Nebraska for college and told me about the whole "pop" fiasco over there when he got back to Cali. Non-corner states are ridiculous.

[Shuley]

I've always called it soda,when I hear someone say pop, I think they are still living in the 50's

[DarthRekal]

Soda!!!!!!!!:cmad:

my gf calls it pop... its only cute when SHE says it :cmad:

[Whiskey Tango]

I have relatives in the chilly northern lands of Michigan and Illinois. They use pop.:down:dry::whatever:

I use the generic but not stupid soda, or brand name since I tend to keep Mountain Dew around the house. I've never heard fizzy drink until this day.

If I'm feeling eXtreme and on the edge, I'll use 'frosty carbonated beverage', but never pop.

[doc ock rules!]

Soda or Coke (more likely because of my preference than anything else).

[Addendum]

I've always called it pop.

[unknownuser]

pop

[bullets]

soda!



pop has other meanings

[Untilteld]

I'm Canadian and everyone says pop, but I say soda.

[The Amazing Spider-Man]

It's pop. Soda is acceptable also.

Calling all soft drinks "coke" however, is incredibly wrong.

"Hi, I'll have a coke."

"What kind?"

"Root beer"

No. Wrong.

[Mr. Socko]

Everyone I know says them together as Sodapop. Myself included.

[Immortalfire]

For me, I generally call a soda by it's real name. Sprite, Dr Pepper, and whatnot.


I honestly don't think I have ever heard the word "pop" in my life.

[DOG LIPS]

I loves me some bubbles water.

[The Dude]

In Milwaukee it's soda. The rest of Wisconsin it's pop. Why, I couldn't tell you.

[Ring Deacon]

pop

[dr venture]

^ Figures you would say that your from Pittsburgh

it's soda

[クジラ]

Soda

[クジラ]

I loves me some bubbles water.

you have the best avatar here

[Elijya]

How the hell did you get a katakana username?

Kuzura, right?

[SUNRYZE]

Here in Dallas most of my friends and I refer to it all as Coke....unless we want Dr. Pepper.....so I guess we have two classifications.

1) Coke - Could be Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, etc.
2) Dr.Pepper - Any type of Dr.Pepper, no ****in Pibb here!

[Lando]

In Ohio it is called pop, but sometimes called Soda closer to the south.

[CaptainAmerica]

Soda.

[Lando]

Cap, Eastside or West?

[Silicon Surfer]

When I was a kid in the 50's and 60's the most popular was Pop but it began to change in the late 60's or early 70's. Suddenly it seems everyone was calling it soda and nobody really seemed to know why it changed. Look at the map, the densely populated areas like California and New England say soda while the pop areas seem to be the least densely populated areas of the country.

[enterthemadness]

Ummm... I call everything coke. :confused:

Same here. Unless if it's a light color or any color besides black.