Pop

[bhajishah 4]

ahh the glory days of ERIC!!!

[*julez* 124]

Pakistai husband, I thought he inherited it from u Brits

here they have been calling them american fries, since the French snubbed us (after saving thier asses a few times hmphh)

I checked with the Brit last night...said he never heard of finger chips before.

[*Robert* 2]

Where I am in Florida is a melting pot of some Northerners...I know them by sub, hoagy, and hero. Have rarely heard grinder though.

Well you know what we say here in Florida. The further South you go, the further North you get!

[Bootylicious!! 2]

I don't get this whole "coke" thing is from the south. I live in NC and I've never just called soda, "coke". And tbh that's just stupid. If you want a Mtn Dew then ask for Mtn Dew. If you want Sprite then ask for Sprite. The "coke" thing doesn't happen around here in these parts of the south.

[*Robert* 2]

I don't get this whole "coke" thing is from the south. I live in NC and I've never just called soda, "coke". And tbh that's just stupid. If you want a Mtn Dew then ask for Mtn Dew. If you want Sprite then ask for Sprite. The "coke" thing doesn't happen around here in these parts of the south.

Or you say "Dew Me"!!!

[Bootylicious!! 2]

I don't get this whole "coke" thing is from the south. I live in NC and I've never just called soda, "coke". And tbh that's just stupid. If you want a Mtn Dew then ask for Mtn Dew. If you want Sprite then ask for Sprite. The "coke" thing doesn't happen around here in these parts of the south.

Or you say "Dew Me"!!!

:lol:

[almaty 19]

yes..also, called sodie...and cokes..where i come from

[thetreble 19]

I like the term soft drink...like the opposite of a hard drink.

But you do know what pop is, right?

I really just want to know if most people know what I'm asking for if I said, "What kind of pop do you have?"

Based on this very unscientific thread, it seems that most do!

If I were at a party at your house, and you asked me what I'd like to drink and I, in turn, ask you what kind of pop you have, would you know what I was referring to?

Yes, I would know what you mean a soda

It is very regional, but everyone should know the major ones like pop or coke. Now, if you asked for a fizzy, i'd have to guess a bit at that one.

You say soda, I say pop...let's call the whole thing off!

As long as you don't force me to use the term soda, we can be friends.

I know it is me who you are referring to when I disagreed with you. You, however, are asking a lot of people who have immigrated to the US if they know what pop means. They might have used the term pop in their home country.

I didn't really think it was this big of a deal but my opposition to you was that no one here in New Jersey has ever known what I meant when I said pop. It is regional and if you have lived in one place for most of your life, you might not know or be familiar with the term.

Edited December 18, 2008 by thetreble

[chri'stina 190]

Where I am in Florida is a melting pot of some Northerners...I know them by sub, hoagy, and hero. Have rarely heard grinder though.

Well you know what we say here in Florida. The further South you go, the further North you get!

True!

[pedroh 21]

I don't get this whole "coke" thing is from the south. I live in NC and I've never just called soda, "coke". And tbh that's just stupid. If you want a Mtn Dew then ask for Mtn Dew. If you want Sprite then ask for Sprite. The "coke" thing doesn't happen around here in these parts of the south.

thank you..

[*julez* 124]

I like the term soft drink...like the opposite of a hard drink.

But you do know what pop is, right?

I really just want to know if most people know what I'm asking for if I said, "What kind of pop do you have?"

Based on this very unscientific thread, it seems that most do!

If I were at a party at your house, and you asked me what I'd like to drink and I, in turn, ask you what kind of pop you have, would you know what I was referring to?

Yes, I would know what you mean a soda

It is very regional, but everyone should know the major ones like pop or coke. Now, if you asked for a fizzy, i'd have to guess a bit at that one.

You say soda, I say pop...let's call the whole thing off!

As long as you don't force me to use the term soda, we can be friends.

I know it is me who you are referring to when I disagreed with you. You, however, are asking a lot of people who have immigrated to the US if they know what pop means. They might have used the term pop in their home country.

I didn't really think it was this big of a deal but my opposition to you was that no one here in New Jersey has ever known what I meant when I said pop. It is regional and if you have lived in one place for most of your life, you might not know or be familiar with the term.

It's not a really big deal, its just that I really think most USC do know what pop is and I wanted to see if I was way off base or not. I sincerely felt curious to know. I still think most (not all) will know what you mean when you say pop.

Based on my knowledge of the regulars here in OT, I'd say most who responded are actually the USCs in the international couple.

[*Robert* 2]

Where I am in Florida is a melting pot of some Northerners...I know them by sub, hoagy, and hero. Have rarely heard grinder though.

Well you know what we say here in Florida. The further South you go, the further North you get!

True!

I figured you'd appreciate that!

Edited December 19, 2008 by roi_aggie

[Welshcookie 17]

I did not read through the whole thread but when someone asks me that it takes me back to my childhood in Wales where 'pop' was any fizzy drink.

[Welshcookie 17]

I did not read through the whole thread but when someone asks me that it takes me back to my childhood in Wales where 'pop' was any fizzy drink.

"The term "pop", once popular as a generic term for soft drinks is now mainly restricted to the north of England, and Wales."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_drink_naming_conventions

I had to check that I was remembering that right

[Sister Fracas 5]

midwest.... yep