Soda? Coke? Pop? Other?..Find yourself on this map

[SoCalDem]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/monthly/2004_05.php

[RummyTheDummy]

1. This is really interesting

Mired in pop country myself. OT: On my first trip to Chicago, one dollar bills were called singles. I remember that seeming strange at the time.

[Champ]

2. Was born in "Pop" country

Live in Soda country, never really noticed. I guess I'll start paying more attention but I normally call it "pop"

[Piperay]

3. Here in CA it's

good ole soda country! :-)

[SoCalDem]

4. I Offer people a 'coke"...no matter what I really have

Today you would get a choice of 7-UP, Hawaiian Punch, Barq's Root Beer or RC cola..but I would offer you a "coke":)

[LaurenG]

6. me too,

"want a coke?, what kind, I have 7-up, root beer or orange".

[MrSandman]

20. Me, too, unless,

It is Grape NEHI.:shrug: Don't know why.

[shanti]

31. yep, soda here in norcal too

my dad's from washington (state) and he calls it pop, just like the map shows.

[hlthe2b]

5. But is it (grocery) bag or sack ?

By all rights based on where I was born, I should not be calling soft drinks what I do...? :shrug:

[skygazer]

41. Yeah, I wonder about the bag/sack thing too

I've always called them bags and most people in my area do, too. We get the occasional request at my store for things to go in a "sack" though. The funniest one was a gentleman who'd bought some bulk cashews - he had them in a produce bag but requested that I put his nuts in a sack.

It was very difficult to keep a straight face.

[hlthe2b]

47. LOL

[Eugene]

7. Interesting. Greater Boston is a little odd.

Many people around here used to call it "tonic".

[yewberry]

19. Heck, my entire family (in NE) calls it tonic.

I wonder why that doesn't show on the map. Surely there are enough people that use that variation...

[Gormy Cuss]

24. It's too regional to be on the legend.

I'll bet nearly all of those non-SODA people in NE call it tonic. Tonic in the rest of the country is just that nasty mixer.
:beer:

[yewberry]

25. True!

And that mixer is called quinine (or quinine water) 'round those parts.

:hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

27. If I were still living in the Cambridge area,

I'd have to go to the corner spa and buy a tonic, because it's Sunday and the packies are closed.

:toast:

[yewberry]

30. The packies are open!

Yup. As of a couple of years ago, they can open at their own discretion on Sundays.

Bye-bye blue laws!

[progmom]

33. what are packies?

:shrug:

[Gormy Cuss]

34. Package stores

That's what liquor stores are called in that part of New England.

On edit: and "spa" is what they call the corner mom & pop grocery.

[maveric]

32. Grew up in NE and always called ot "tonic".

It was either tonic or coke.

[sniffa]

35. where's the tonic?

:mad:

[Clintmax]

8. Interesting map...

When I was a kid, I called it Pop. (Grew up in Missouri) When I got older (17 or 18), I started calling it Soda and do to this day. Now live in Florida.

I hate it when people call ALL soft drinks "Coke".

[NewJeffCT]

9. Connecticut is just right

I never heard anything besides "soda" until going to college for a year in Rochester, NY.

[blondeatlast]

10. Born in KS, raised int the southwest. I use "Pop" and "soda" both. nt

[supernova]

11. Everything is "coke" here

regardless if what you wind up with is a 7UP, Sprite, Pepsi, RC Cola, etc/

[Mutley]

12. I grew up calling everything "Coke"

now I call it Soda. My mother was born and raised in Pittsburg PA and grew up calling it Pop, but now she also calls it soda.

[SoCalDem]

51. My boys used to giggle whenever my New Jersey friend offered them

"soder"..:)

It's always been coke here:)

[Squeech]

13. Where are you?

if what you call it is "corporate weasel piss" or "obesity on the rocks?" :evilgrin:

[Blue Gardener]

14. I like the new term

Liquid candy. Mmmmm.

[immoderate]

15. That's a great map. Thanks.

--IMM

[SmokingJacket]

16. Look at that weird "soda" patch in Missouri/s. Illinois!

What gives?

Anyone here from NC who can explain what the "other" is?

I was born in "soda" territory then moved to "pop" land... still feel snobbish about "soda."

[lpbk2713]

17. I've heard some folks say "sody water", others "cola"

Don't know anything about their background though.

[progmom]

18. i grew up on a dividing line between pop and soda

but i say "soft drink". :shrug:

[Moochy]

48. Michigan Front Line in the War on Soda Pop

Looks like Michigan is one of those states that has an east-west soda-pop divide.

But the more important question, is How can we use this to the democrats political advantage ? :rofl:

[SmileyBoy]

21. It's all pop for us in ND.

All though it looks like Sheridan County is on the "soda" side. Hmmm...

[Reverend_Smitty]

22. my entire state is 80-100% soda

which is about right because I've been living in NJ almost all of my life and never heard it referred to as anything else. I had no idea that the majority of this nation is "pop country"

[libnnc]

23. "Coke" country where I'm from

but I remember my great grandmother used to call it "Cold Dope" my mom still calls it that.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

26. In NYS, it's soda

We really don't count Western New York as being part of the state. ;)

[progmom]

28. where do you draw the dividing line for Western NY?

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

52. the soda/pop line indicated on the map

nt

[tibbir]

29. I grew up calling everything "coke"

but sometimes I throw soft drink into the mix.

[Chicago Democrat]

36. Illinois is a confused place....

Its pop... as in Soda Pop.... Just shorten off the TWO syllable word and leave the cool essential Pop. Its just smart and correct.


As for Coke. That refers only to Coca Cola. What is up with that anyway.

[Burma Jones]

37. Is it OK to start denigrating "Coke" states now?

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[sakabatou]

38. Soda state here

[Neshanic]

39. Proves NJer's theory of Pittsburg being in Ohio.

New Jerseyites always though that Pennsylvania ended somewhere in the middle of the state. Others outside of Bucks county.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

40. This explains why I'm so confused

When I was small I called it pop due to my northern roots. I grew up in SoCal, however, and when I became aware of the others around me I started calling it soda. I now live in a coke county.

When someone comes over I just ask if they want a soft drink and run through the list of what I have on hand. :crazy:

[progmom]

42. that's what i do too.

I grew up in the Northeast, moved to Europe, then landed in the midwest. I have no fixed point of reference.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

46. We're diversified!

They can't lock us into a set stereotype. :D :hi:

[norml]

43. Pop

[Placebo]

44. Chicago should be DARK BLUE!

I can't remember the last time I heard someone not say "pop". :)

[yardwork]

45. Pop - I grew up in a dark blue county in a dark blue state - Ohio

When I moved to NC everybody around here was calling it soda. Soda was the stuff my dad mixed with scotch.

[RobinA]

49. Born in Soda Country

Went to college across the state in pop country. Never even came close to switching. Some things just ain't right. I could be a coke person, but never pop. Sounds like something out of a cartoon. Got used to "sack," "gumband" and "you'ns." Never got used to pop.

[DemGirl7]

50. for me "Soda and Coke" are somewhat interchangable

I usually call everything Soda, even through oncein a while I will refer it as Coke. And according to the map, I'm in Soda country.:puffpiece:

[ailsagirl]

53. I've always said "soft drinks" never "soda" or "pop"

Looks like I'm in the minority. I always think of "soda" as what
they used to drink in soda fountains-- wasn't it ice cream and
soda water? (before my time)

Other variety words:

stuffing or dressing (turkey)?
scallions or green onions?
mashed or whipped potatoes?
advertisements or commercials?

[xmas74]

55. I'm originally from WI but have lived in MO for a number of

years. I say soda when everyone here says pop, stuffing when they call it dressing, scallions instead of green onions. I call them whipped only because my Mom says that there is a difference (whipped is usually fluffier than mashed) and we grew up on whipped. As to commercials-if it's on tv it's a commercial but if it's in print it's an advertisement (and it's ad-ver-tiz-ment, not ad-ver-tize-ment!).

[ailsagirl]

57. Interesting. I say ad-VER-tis-ment (accent on second syllable)

instead of accent on third syllable.

We said "chesterfield" instead of couch
"Chest of drawers" instead of bureau
"Front room" instead of living room
"Li-CURE" instead of "li-KOOR"
"Kah-bec" instead of "quee-bec"
"pro- (rhymes with "go") gress instead of "prah-gress"

I love language!!

[xmas74]

59. I say some things similar.

it's pro instead of prah and kay-bec instead of quee-bec. I used to live in Upper Michigan. They have their own way of saying things there and I did pick up quite a few phrases from there (they are also known to end a sentence w/ "eh" in the UP). When I speak normally you can tell that I have lived a number of years in Missouri (except I do say Missour-ee instead of Missour-ah) and can usually be caught when I say specific phrases or even states names (I have the MO accent but say it as I learned it as a young child). When I get excited or upset you can hear my accent of birth (SE Wisconsin-right on the Illinois border). Surprisingly, when I get a little tipsy is when you can hear my Yooper accent (I will end every other sentence in "eh" and, for some very strange reason, I use the word "hose" often. I've heard it used when I visited the UP quite a few times so I guess I heard it in my childhood and didn't realize it).

[Not_Giving_Up]

54. Yep, it's Coke, no matter what it is

In this house though, it IS really Coke...nothing but the real thing!

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

56. I hope to GOD they asked more than this one question! -n/t

[Dukkha]

58. I say carbonated beverage

I live in Ohio which is all "pop" but my 10 years in California broke that habit now I'm all "soda". Hearing "pop" all the time sounds wierd to me.

I was a big "Coke" drinker most of my like now I prefer Red & Orange sodas.