Came across this in AOL Food....thought it was interesting. So...I copied and pasted. And, by the way....."pop" is the correct choice.
From AOL:
Pop -- Culturally
Posted Jun 13th 2007 12:30PM by Kat Kinsman
Filed under: Drinks, Non-Alcoholic, Sodas
Q: A man sits down in a diner and orders a soda. What's getting poured in his glass?
A: Depends on where he's sitting -- regionally-speaking, that is.
My brother-in-law was born and raised in North Carolina, where asking for a "co-cola" will get you a bubbly cola drink -- probably a Pepsi. That same request once netted him a blank stare from a New York City waitress, until my husband translated, "He'd like a soda, please." Had my aunt from Ohio been at the table, she'd have requested a "pop", and my college pal from Boston would have put in her order for a "tonic".
While cola (defined as a beverage or a drink made with caramel, and carbonated water) has enjoyed nationwide popularity since its invention in the 1880s, we certainly haven't reached a consensus on what to call it. Growing up in Northern Kentucky, "soft-drink" would get me a Coke, Pepsi, or the occasional RC Cola, but later caused my East Coast college friends to roll their eyes with an apologetic, "She means soda." Back home, that would have meant I wanted a Sprite or 7UP, but I learned to adapt.
Now in my eleventh year of Brooklyn life, I'll ask for a Diet Coke at a local diner, half the time be asked if Diet Pepsi is OK (yeah, sure -- I need my caffeine either way), and the vast majority of the time will be presented with a cold can, an ice-filled glass and a slice of lemon. Goodness knows what I'd get if I ordered a glass of "dope", like my friend's grandfather in Southern Kentucky, but I just might try to find out.
Add your two cents to the great pop vs soda debate, or just see how your state's lingo stacks up at http://www.popvssoda.com/.
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| Coke / Pepsi | 31734 | 33% |
| Soda | 31598 | 33% |
| Pop | 25524 | 27% |
| Soft Drink | 2730 | 3% |
| Soda Pop | 1523 | 2% |
| Tonic | 1074 | 1% |
| Other | 750 | 1% |
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Ok...it's me again.
Make sure you also visit this site: (also shown above)
http://popvssoda.com
4 comments:
Thank you!!! Yes, it's POP all the way. Out here in SoCal, I can't tell you the weird reaction I get. The Spanish speakers make me repeat myself over and over until I say soda. The guy at the deli here just rolls his eyes at me now...I get a little extra attention because he has a crush on my husband but nevertheless, he always just explains it to people as saying, "Oh, it's an Iowa thing"...whatev...I'm tired of saying OHIO OHIO OHIO. Great post!!!!!
When I lived out west...in Idaho AND in Washington, I just gave up explaining to people it was OHIO, not IOWA. Also, just about everyone seemed to think I lived smack on the east coast.
Down yonder (Georgia) they say "Coke" for everything. Even if you want a Mountain Dew or Dr. Pepper. How do people know what you really want if everything is Coke? I really throw them for a loop when I say "pop". They look at me like I am crazy! "Those Damn Yankees" I hear them mumble under their breaths.
Ain't that the truth Shelly girl
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