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- bennyboy371, on 10/11/2007, -0/+47I want a cool glass of Diet Other.
- brocklese, on 10/11/2007, -9/+41Wow this is probally the third time I have seen this on digg already...
- russeller, on 10/11/2007, -0/+29Whats with that random patch around missouri and illinois where they call it soda?
- TalkingBanana, on 10/11/2007, -1/+28What I'm wondering is who calls their soda "Other".
Hey man, can you send an Other down my way, don't care what kind. Man am I parched. - vsujohn2, on 10/11/2007, -4/+25Did you also mention that you are an arrogant prick?
- CraigCarlyle, on 10/11/2007, -7/+26I don't get why some people apparently call all Pop/Soda "Coke." Doesn't it kinda seem awkward?
"What kinda of Coke do you want?"
"7UP Please!"
See? It's kind of confusing... - schroeder, on 10/11/2007, -0/+18I don't want a large Farva I want a goddamn liter of cola!
- vornan19, on 10/11/2007, -0/+17Actually we ask: Hey man, just give me something or OTHER.
- lieutenantmudd, on 10/11/2007, -3/+17That's just what we call it.
http://popvssoda.com:2998/
This is a better map. It show the percentages of each name everywhere, instead of the most popular name for each region. St. Louis / Soda doesn't seem like a random patch on this map. - sluggoo, on 10/11/2007, -4/+18I would like to see a map that showed the Dr. Pepper/Mr. Pibb divide. Having travelled around the country quite a bit, it seems like it's Dr. Pepper on the coasts, and Mr. Pibb in the middle of the country.
Not sure what this says about popular attitudes toward advanced degrees.... - iRoy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12"Other" could mean many different things such as fizzy water, magic bubble juice or paint thinner.
- crote, on 10/11/2007, -3/+15Dear militant soda and/or pop people,
The "all soft drinks are cokes" thing isn't as difficult as you're making it. If you're at a restaurant, and you want a Sprite, do you tell the waiter "I'll have a pop"? Or if you specifically want some orange Fanta, do you only tell someone going to the store "Pick up some soda"? Of course not. Same with us. It's pretty easy to tell what people mean when you hear them in context.
Now please stop being such condescending *****.
Love,
The South - Gizza, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11@russeller (#6662433)
I find it kinda funny that the title is "Generic Names for Soft Drinks" yet none of the names is just "Soft Drink". That's what everyone I know here (Western Australia) calls them. - LordSkywalker, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12Dupe. Check out the original, with a lot of funny comments.
http://digg.com/business_finance/Pop_vs_Coke_vs_Soda_A_map_of_what_U_S_residents_call_soft_drink - solemnraven, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8I want a list of others......
- Kerath, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9phantombantam:
Urban populations. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -7/+15It sounds stupid to me because I don't use I use soda and not "coke", but it's the same as people asking for a Kleenex up here in Connecticut. Same goes for Q-tip. At a certain point a brand becomes so ubiquitous it comes to become what you call the generic product.
I agree with vsujohn, you're a bigoted and arrogant prick. - wingnut21, on 10/11/2007, -5/+12"but it's the same as people asking for a Kleenex up here in Connecticut. Same goes for Q-tip. At a certain point a brand becomes so ubiquitous it comes to become what you call the generic product."
No it's not. Maybe if the only soft drink / pop / soda / cola was a COKE it would make sense. There aren't different flavors of cotton swabs or tissues, and that's the difference. If I ask for a Kleenex anywhere in the country, I get a tissue. If I ask for a Coke in the south, they ask "what kind?" - atari77, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7There are no right or wrong answers for this. I had a friend from St. Louis who heard somebody say "pop" for coke. He was truly pissed and thought that they were dumb for calling it that. I don't get how someone can be so sure of something and yet forget people around the country, and globe for that matter, use different words for different things. Nobody is right or wrong as language isn't a set thing and different words can mean different things in different areas.
- shaun1018, on 10/11/2007, -8/+14Soda > Pop
BTW I live in that random patch of Illinois. - Tenric, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8Just because it's an accidently dupe doesn't mean it's not interesting. I never saw the first one so I wouldn't have known about this at all.
- moojj, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Thanks for pointing this out, I didn't realise it had already been posted and the auto search didn't show this article either.
- rompom7, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9In Australia we call it Soft Drink. But its not like "hey man, want a soft drink?".. But more like "want something to drink?"... with soft drink being implied, otherwise it would be "want a glass of water?" or "want a glass of cordial?". (side note: do you guys in the states have cordial?)
I never got why people call it Coke... Theres Coke as in Coca-Cola, theres Coke as in Cocaine, so why call another thing Coke? Makes no sense to me, but I guess its just how people are brought up.
Soda doesn't sound as lame as Pop. At least Soda is partially descriptive. - PhantomBantam, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Could someone explain to me why the two coasts have more in common than their respective neighbors? I've never had it fully explained to me (overlay this map with an election map, or anything else that polls the nation).
- benita316, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Why don't you people just ask for exactly whatever the ***** you want.
If you want Coke, say "I want a Coke"
If you want Pepsi, say "I want a Pepsi"
If you want Dr Pepper, say "I want a Dr. Pepper"
Is that too difficult? I don't go into a deli and say
"Gimme a sandwich"
"What kind?"
"Suprise me!" - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Ok if you say so. Your comment has been dugg down.
- Pimptastic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4he said county, not Country, each state is broken down into counties, or in Louisiana's case Parish's
- deweather, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4As a southerner let me try to explain the "coke" idea to you guys. It is the most popular "soda," "pop," soft drink" name in the world. You can go all over the world and they have "coke." So, its just short-hand for all the other names. Example- you go to Africa or somewhere and ask for Soda pop or something and they may not know what the hell you are talking about, but say "coke" and they give you a coke.
It was invented in Georgia, so obviously its kinda of a pride thing for southerners. FYI-Pepsi was invented in N.C. also a big pride thing.
I'm a Coke drinker, so when I ask for a coke...I want a coke. As some others have already mentioned, if you want a Dr. pepper, pepsi, sprite, etc.. you ask by brand name. I think everyone in the country pretty much does that.
Hope that helps you guys get on with your day,night,week,month, year. As this seemed to really confuse some of you. - Tsujigiri, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Brilliant. Speaking as a Northern Michigan transplant in California, it's about time someone did a thesis on this.
- demonotaku, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Screw all those lame-ass names. We call it Grumbles!
- xJudahx, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6And for the 34225th time on digg......they call soda "coke" in the south.
- rspeed, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Virginia and North Carolina are a huge mess. They can't make up their minds.
- toran, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4yeah, I live in that random patch, and it is definitely "soda" here.
- Alex74447, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I always say coke whenever I go to a restaurant, even if I don't want it. It's like an instinct now.
- Habemus, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Lou: You gonna order something, kid?
Marty McFly: Ah, yeah... Give me a Tab.
Lou: Tab? I can't give you a tab unless you order something.
Marty McFly: All right, give me a Pepsi Free.
Lou: You want a Pepsi, PAL, you're gonna pay for it. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3@jo
It's called culture, learn to tolerate it and get off your high horse. Coke is based out of Atlanta, that is why it is so popular to call a soft drink a coke down here. You anti-coke folks are almost as bad as Apple fanboys, you have the condescending and arrogant attitude that everyone who doesn't agree with what you say is an ignorant *****. - luvs2spooge, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3@Rompom7
I live in Maryland and I've never seen or heard of Cordial. Can't speak for the rest of the country though.
Oh and you might as well get used to things not making sense in the United States. Not to bash it or anything but that sort of thing just happens when you combine a little bit of every culture in the world into one.
In fact, my friend in Spain, he says things "have no sense" which actually, at least to me, makes more sense..
I mean things can't make sense, but they can be sensible. Things can have sensibility, but not make it. I don't really know, it's late. I need sleep. - offwithyourtv, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Weird. I'm from a dark red "Coke" area of Georgia, I moved to a blue "pop" part of Washington, and I still call it soda. No one else I know calls it soda, so I don't know where the heck I learned it from.
- dragon76, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3That "random patch" around Missouri and Illinois would be the St. Louis metro area.
- Gizza, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4@wonderkind (#6666940)
Who actually asks for a soft drink by using a generic term though? You might use in in general conversion like, "I should cut down on soft drink" or "I'm gonna go by a carton of soft drinks, what type do you want". But why would you go to a shop and ask for soft drink using a generic term, the person behind the counter can only respond with "what type". Here in Australia we use "soft drink" as the generic term but always just use the actual brand name when buying them. - Tsujigiri, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3One possible theory on the "Soda" bubbles around the St Louis and Milwaukee areas: They are both areas known for beverage distribution from the mid 20th century. Perhaps language followed the industry somehow.
- Haphazardness, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4What generic names would be classified as 'other'?..... "carbonated beverage" - anyone use that?
- seasleepy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4You use Coke when you know it doesn't really matter to the person you're talking to what kind of soda you actually get. So I'll say "I'm going to get a Coke from the machine," or "We went to Sonic and got some Cokes before we headed out," even through I'm getting Dr. Pepper.
When you order a Coke, 99% of the time, you won't get asked "What kind?", they will bring you a Coke (or ask "Is Pepsi okay?"). The only time I'll order a Coke is if I'm at a fast food place and I'm just being handed a cup to fill on my own, which brings us back to the whole "the other person doesn't care what kind of soda you're having".
So, yeah, it's the generic term that people use, but it's honestly not as confusing as a lot of people make it out to be. - crote, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4phantombantam:
We already ice our tea, isn't that enough? - prockcore, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Yeah, I can't tell you how many times I've ordered a soda and gotten a glass of baking soda.
What? - Smuikas, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Funny thing is - I grew up in one of the counties that's light pink (30% coke) .... but in 21 years of living there, everyone I knew said Soda.
- SIBerger, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Coke is a brand based in Atlanta, GA...
Maybe we have some pride for our industry-leading brand.
Ask anyone from Atlanta what they would do in this situation and I think they would agree:
"I would like a Coke."
Is Pepsi okay?
"Water is fine." - sustren, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I've lived in Alabama for almost 18 years now and we usually just stick to brand names. Coke is coke, but Pepsi is Pepsi, and Sunkist is Sunkist. If you want a diet one of those? You add a 'Diet' to the front, and the message comes through. In general, though? They're called 'soft drinks.'
- deweather, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4As a southerner let me try to explain the "coke" idea to you guys. It is the most popular "soda," "pop," soft drink" name in the world. You can go all over the world and they have "coke." So, its just short-hand for all the other names. Example- you go to Africa or somewhere and ask for Soda pop or something and they may not know what the hell you are talking about, but say "coke" and they give you a coke.
It was invented in Georgia, so obviously its kinda of a pride thing for southerners. FYI-Pepsi was invented in N.C. also a big pride thing.
I'm a Coke drinker, so when I ask for a coke...I want a coke. As some others have already mentioned, if you want a Dr. pepper, pepsi, sprite, etc.. you ask by brand name. I think everyone in the country pretty much does that.
Hope that helps you guys get on with your day,night,week,month, year. As this seemed to really confuse some of you.
Here's a question for you northerners: Why do you guys bash the south and then move down here when you retire? And why then do you say how beautiful it is? I'm not trying to be rude, but you guys seem perplexed by us calling soda "coke" so I thought it only fair to ask you guys a (somewhat) stupid question. - benita316, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I'll bet if you're Australian you've heard "Esky" though ;)
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