Poll: What do you call it

KeyRyn320

Since I'm from Michigan, I say "pop," but DH is from Texas and he says "soda" and while living in Louisiana I always heard "Coke!" I always wonder which one LO will end up saying or if the poor child will be confused lol.

So, I'm curious what do you and your SO's call a carbonated beverage?

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kroseq

I voted special snowflake because I say coke and soda.

I'm from Florida and I don't think I've ever heard someone from around here use the word "pop" for a drink.

campberson

I picked special snowflake.  DH and I are from Michigan too, so it's pop to us!  However, we live in Atlanta so we have to call it soda, or risk getting made fun of.  I love going home to visit because I can say pop all I want!

prostarr19

It's pop up here in Canada.

KeyRyn320

DH teases me all the time when I ask him what kind of pop he wants when we're out to eat or at the store. All my family in Virginia says soda and teases me and my brother all the time. Those soda people are some bullies!

DaniGirl0517

I said soda since that's what I use most.  I say pop or soda-pop on occasion but since NO one around here (California) uses that people look at me weird, all I have to say to them is so there!  I do say Coke when I want an actual Coca~Cola but I don't say that for any kind of soda-pop.

maltwin1

I voted special snowflake. I'm from Alabama and I've never used the words "pop" or "soda" in my life...nor have I heard anyone else from there use them. I either call it a Coke, if it is a Coke, or Sprite, or Pepsi, or whatever, or if we are just referring to a generic "Who is going to bring __________ to the party?"...I'd call them soft drinks.

Maybe its an Alabama thing, but down there soft drink is the word of choice.

shabby

I, too, am a Michigan gal so I say pop. When my brother moved to New York a few years ago he started saying "soda" to avoid being teased at work. It's strange to me to think that my nephew will call it "soda".

D&J=Forever

Im from Michigan too and we say "POP". The only time we say Coke is if its a Coke.

brymanda

I said Coke because that's the only thing I'll ask for. If I want sprite, I'll say Sprite. If it's a bunch of different kind then I will say soda.

KeyRyn320

brymanda:

I said Coke because that's the only thing I'll ask for. If I want sprite, I'll say Sprite. If it's a bunch of different kind then I will say soda.

But see, when the people I hung around in Louisiana (and it may just be a northern Louisiana thing because there was a big Coke factory there) called it a "coke," it was their generic term for pop/soda/soft drink/soda pop. So they would say "I want a Coke" and the person would say "Which kind?" and then they would say Sprite, Coke, Vernor's, etc.

sparklesbrooks

I'm from Michigan and grew up calling it "pop". I've been living in Texas for almost 5 years and most people say coke down here. I still call it pop and just take the weird looks in stride lol

mjlewis101

Well, I'm from Canada so up here I usually hear "pop" (prob just shortened from soda pop), or soft drink! I use both!

Refering to ALL pop as "Coke" seems so funny to me! )

MichelleL1118

I'm from TX, and grew up calling everything "Coke"... when I lived in NYC, I tried to transition to calling it "soda," with some success.  Now, I usually call it coke, but occasionally I still use soda.

juliane2004

prostarr:

It's pop up here in Canada.

Yup, this!

ffejsGirl

I'm from Nebraska and everyone I know calls it pop. In college we went on a motorcycle trip south. I think we were at a BBQ joint in Oklahoma where I asked for a Coke and they said what kind? It was a nice little back and forth for awhile until I finally pointed out what I wanted, and got "we call everything coke down here, miss." hehe

KeyRyn320

karohrig:

I'm from Nebraska and everyone I know calls it pop. In college we went on a motorcycle trip south. I think we were at a BBQ joint in Oklahoma where I asked for a Coke and they said what kind? It was a nice little back and forth for awhile until I finally pointed out what I wanted, and got "we call everything coke down here, miss." hehe

What part? Was it southern OK? Because here in Tulsa it's soda. I don't even notice the weird looks anymore lol

alliecarrie41

if you say COKE then what do you call sprite?  coke is a dark syrup drink and a name brand.  it's like saying "band-aide" so that's totally wrong. haha... pop or soda i can see.  we say soda.

LolaCook

I'm in MN and growing up, it was always 'pop'...until I met my husband.  He's from Philly where it's 'soda'.  He laughed at me everytime I said 'pop', so I gradually made the change.  I don't think I have called it 'pop' for almost 10 years...and now it actually sounds funny when I hear friends or co-workers call it 'pop'.

But because it's MN, it's 'pop'...and hotdish (not casserole)

ffejsGirl

KeyRyn320:

karohrig:

I'm from Nebraska and everyone I know calls it pop. In college we went on a motorcycle trip south. I think we were at a BBQ joint in Oklahoma where I asked for a Coke and they said what kind? It was a nice little back and forth for awhile until I finally pointed out what I wanted, and got "we call everything coke down here, miss." hehe

What part? Was it southern OK? Because here in Tulsa it's soda. I don't even notice the weird looks anymore lol

Most likely southern because it was on the second day. However we could just as easily have been in Texas by then too Sorry I don't remember where exactly just one of those two states.

vivere_ridere_amore

I am a cali. girl so it is soda to me. My husband is from Kansas so he says pop. he also says crick instead of creek which is weird to me but it is my husband and in-laws that tease me. so, pop people are bullies too.

starsmaycollide

I'm in the south, we mostly call it coke-like , "what kind of coke do ya'll want?"  lol.  But, I also refer to it by what kind it is specifically, like maltwin said. (I'm also from Alabama). 

DH has always lived in the south but his family is from Ohio-so he says soda.

starsmaycollide

alliecarrie41:

if you say COKE then what do you call sprite?  coke is a dark syrup drink and a name brand.  it's like saying "band-aide" so that's totally wrong. haha... pop or soda i can see.  we say soda.

easy-it's sprite.  it is kind of like band aid-or saying kleenex for tissues.