Comments on: Soda Lingo from All Over America

By: matt

matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:47:00 +0000

I know the map shows all that part way up in the north central and north west as POP country…but in all of my travels, the ONLY people who call it pop are from West Virginia. Go anywhere else, ask for a pop in burger king, etc… and you get blank stares. I know this probably right, but I don't really believe the map.

Davet….interesting to know that it's pop in the UK. Any other Europeans out there want to comment?

But, I've got a new one for you to add. My wife and I recently moved to Serbia (no, not Siberia…Serbia). Here the generic term used is сок (sok). But, the funny part is….that's the same word they use for juice. So kids take heart…there is someplace where pop is on part with juice!

By: matt

matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:47:00 +0000

Davet….interesting to know that it’s pop in the UK. Any other Europeans out there want to comment?

But, I’ve got a new one for you to add. My wife and I recently moved to Serbia (no, not Siberia…Serbia). Here the generic term used is сок (sok). But, the funny part is….that’s the same word they use for juice. So kids take heart…there is someplace where pop is on part with juice!

By: Paul D.

Paul D. — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:41:00 +0000

So what do people say in those green "other" areas?

By: Paul D.

Paul D. — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:41:00 +0000

So what do people say in those green “other” areas?

By: Daveyt

Daveyt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:10:00 +0000

In the UK, "pop" is the word. Although probably only used by mums off of the 80's. Most people would ask for the specific item – eg "coke" or "lemonade". Soda here only means carbonated water.

By: Daveyt

Daveyt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:10:00 +0000

In the UK, “pop” is the word. Although probably only used by mums off of the 80′s. Most people would ask for the specific item – eg “coke” or “lemonade”. Soda here only means carbonated water.

By: Fen

Fen — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:34:00 +0000

I live in one of the areas that supposedly uses "coke" strongly to refer to soda in general and have never heard a single person use it that way, period. My guess is that the question was unclear. People simply don't use coke to refer to sodas in general (at least here); that's asinine.

By: Fen

Fen — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:34:00 +0000

I live in one of the areas that supposedly uses “coke” strongly to refer to soda in general and have never heard a single person use it that way, period. My guess is that the question was unclear. People simply don’t use coke to refer to sodas in general (at least here); that’s asinine.

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:41:00 +0000

We use supper as well here in Quebec Katy! :)

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:41:00 +0000

We use supper as well here in Quebec Katy! :)

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:27:00 +0000

Hey, "pop" isn't only midwest. It's what's used in Western New York and Pennsylvania. It makes more sense than soda. Soda is just carbonated water (and boy does it taste nasty). Pop is the sound the can makes when you open it.

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:27:00 +0000

Hey, “pop” isn’t only midwest. It’s what’s used in Western New York and Pennsylvania. It makes more sense than soda. Soda is just carbonated water (and boy does it taste nasty). Pop is the sound the can makes when you open it.