It's unstoppable

Ah, a pop joke.

Don't ya know now

Take my upvote damnit!

As a French, I find pop really endearing and might even include it in my vocabulary.

If they showed Canada on this map, you'd think otherwise...

https://xkcd.com/1138/

As inconsequential as it is, it makes me mildly sad to see things like this become more homogeneous.

Not at all surprised where it's concentrated though. The poorest, least educated, least healthful States in the country, where corporate branding has superceded basic terminology.

Would you like a Coke?

hands you an orange crush

Have you ever asked for a root beer and been given a Dr pepper?

I'll never forget my horror when I asked for a medium coke and the lady just handed me some random beverage. She didn't even ask what kind of coke I wanted.

Though nowadays the only coke I drink is la croix.

It's not all that different from Kleenex, Scotch tape, Xerox, etc. Sometimes brand names become the common name for a product.

I mean, I assume part of that standoffishness is simply local pride since Coca Cola is headquartered there.

You ever say "Scotch tape" when referring to a transparent tape that wasn't made by 3M?

Is it any different?

Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. I prefer the word soda. Prepare to die.

Can you show me any other examples of when people use the latter part of the word when shortening it? Or is this somehow the only acceptable one for you?

Where do you live? That's horrifying

It's petty popular to pop open a pop with your pop. You should pop in some time and give it a try.

Dad's is root beer (a type of pop).

Soda is carbonated water made with sodium bicarbonate and citric acid (as opposed to natural carbonated water and modern injected carbonation). Pop is something that goes pop.

We call them soft drinks in America too.

Sodageddon

Popaganda

The Dr's less educated, libertine cousin Mr Pibb is even slightly better IMO.

But we buried you grandpa. How can you be on lemmy?

Congrats

You have transcended the want for fizzy

Now upon your tongue, only pizzy.

In Australia it's soft drink, which sounds a bit silly now I say it but it's better than fucking coke. I guess soft might refer to non-alcoholic.

Had to scroll all the way to the bottom to find a fellow soda pop enjoyer. Shame.

Bring it back!

I saw the little runt sitting there on a log I asked him his name and in a raspy voice he said "Yoda". Y O D A, Yoda

*Soder

I say coke not in reference to all soda, but rather it's the only one I drink so naturally it's the only one I say vocally.

All brown sodas are Coke. Sprite and it's equivalents were separate at least where I grew up. you ask for a coke and the person taking your order asks "what kind?" and you clarify "Pepsi" or "root beer" or "coke coke".

Yes

I've lived in many locations throughout the gray area for most of my life. I've never heard "coke" used as a generic for all sodas. It's some sort of pervasive myth. Maybe that was the case at some point in history but not in the last 47 years.

Nope. I live in the DFW metro and nobody calls it coke unless it's literally a coca cola.

Yes I'll have a soft drink

-real human

Hands over a Jerrycan of gasoline and a cup of water

I dunno about southern NM, but ABQ and North is Soda.

Same with North Carolina, though we could ask for a Pepsi, depending on preference.

I was expecting this and wasn't disappointed