Soda? Pop? Cola?

[downwithapathy]

After making the decision to go vegan I still drank pop (that's cola to the rest of the world ;)

Soda, Ken. SODA. :):):)

[Lacykitten]

Pop. Not cola, not soda. POP dangit!! ;)

[jenbizagogo]

Originally posted by Sonja
Soda, Ken. SODA. :):):)

I'm with ya Sonja...SODA fer sure!!! :D

[VeganKen]

Originally posted by jenbizagogo
I'm with ya Sonja...SODA fer sure!!! :D

I'm feeling another poll a brewing...

[Moderator note: and here it is! - edited by VeganKen]

[shedonteatmeat]

Another vote for SODA! :D Never actually heard anyone under 70 say "Pop" in real life... :silly:

[Lacykitten]

I swear to gods, you guys with your "soda" are freaks. I am positive that the entire country of Canada calls it "pop"!!

When I was in Texas a couple years ago, they called everything Coke. They were like, "Do you want a coke? what kind of coke do you want?" ... I kept snapping. "I don't want COKE. I want a PEPSI, DAMNIT." lmao.

POP. POP POP POP POP POP. None of this "soda" stuff. Jeebies!

;)

[erasmus]

I like to call it soda pop. :p

[penfold]

:D erasmus


i'm with Lacy - POP POP POP!!!!!!

[VeganKen]

It's called POP! What the heck it wrong with you people??? ;)

[jenbizagogo]

Originally posted by VeganKen
It's called POP! What the heck it wrong with you people??? ;)

It's sooo not called POP! It's SODA! I can even deal with soda pop, and when people generically call all SODA coke, but POP...no way ;) :p

[erasmus]

Maybe some of you would be interested is this
Soda Pop (http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=33866) quiz?

(notice the title ;) )

[Dandelion]

and you call yerself a chicagoan?
it's totally POP
:)

or as i now call it, "no thanks"
;)

Originally posted by jenbizagogo
It's sooo not called POP! It's SODA! I can even deal with soda pop, and when people generically call all SODA coke, but POP...no way ;) :p

[dernami]

Originally posted by Dandelion
and you call yerself a chicagoan?
it's totally POP
:)

or as i now call it, "no thanks"
;)

I agree on the "no thanks."

Funnily enough though, growing up in Ohio, I've always called it pop. But when I came to Chicagoland, it's now "soda." I resisted this change with all my heart, but I was worn down over the past 4 years. :)

[Dandelion]

dang, what part of chicago yall living in?
:)

[VeganKen]

Originally posted by Dandelion
dang, what part of chicago yall living in?
:)

The Loooser side apparently. ;)

[icebear]

coke, lemonade, fanta, pepsi, L&P but never ever soda or pop, people would laugh at me, imagine.... how embarrassing

[downwithapathy]

I'm in an odd sort of place as the whole soda vs. pop debate is concerned. You see, Indiana is sort of split, with the northerners calling the stuff 'pop' and the southerners 'soda' or *cringe* 'sody'. I am from way down on the Ohio River (see red star). Muncie (blue square), I believe, is far enough north to be 'pop' country.

http://image.collegeclub.com/images/cc/user/matchu/574/8613/1048742163322.jpg

My truly southern relatives call the stuff 'cola'. I believe they think it makes 'em sound proper. :):):)

[dernami]

Originally posted by Dandelion
dang, what part of chicago yall living in?
:)

I'm in the suburbs, perhaps that can explain it. :)

[jenbizagogo]

Originally posted by Dandelion
dang, what part of chicago yall living in?
:)

The same part as YOU!

SODA SODA SODA SODA SODA SODA!!!

;)

[Husky Corn Star]

It's called a 'Soft Drink' in this part of the world, largley because there isn't any alcohol in it, but then I drink my Spirits straight anyway ;)

[downwithapathy]

Originally posted by icebear
coke, lemonade, fanta, pepsi, L&P but never ever soda or pop, people would laugh at me, imagine.... how embarrassing

Lemonade. *chuckles* That's another debate in itself. You mean Sprite-style, right? :D

OOOOOOOO. It just occurred to me!

http://image.collegeclub.com/images/cc/user/matchu/574/8613/1048744532750.jpg is on my side! :)

[purplemackerel]

Nope you're all wrong they are fizzy drinks :laugh:

[shade]

PPPOOOPPP!!!

I went to Florida last month and called it pop and they all looked at me like I was stupid. Same with calling "restrooms" washrooms. Silly people...

It is totally pop though. I have never said otherwise.

[misanthropy]

Originally posted by Lacykitten
I swear to gods, you guys with your "soda" are freaks. I am positive that the entire country of Canada calls it "pop"!!I think so! I say "pop". Everyone I know says "pop". My cousins in NYC say "soda".

[Lacykitten]

Jones Soda is a brand. It's like.. "Jones Soda" not "Jones Brand of Soda" ;)

HA!

[Vegit-8]

It is obvious to me that you need a difinitive answer on this...so.... POP!

Hey? Are you paying attention? What are you shaking your head for? Sheeeesh.

May peace and joy be with you.
Vegit-8

[mudy]

I think that what we've learned from this little poll is that Canadians stand united on the front..with one voice, we proudly proclaim, "We drink organic POP!"
but..tsk, tsk.. my dear southern friends and neighbours, you've got some serious comunicating to do with your fellow countrymen..just LOOK at the regional divsions this argument is causing your proud nation!
in other words.. what's with the split, yo? I was in Moscow, Idaho and ordered a 'pop' quicly correcting myself with 'soda', and the server assured me not to worry.."I'm from California." :huh: :umm: :D

[Lacykitten]

I can see the headlines ow.... :)

Canadians Stand United On the POP Front!

Americans Can't Decide WHAT To Call It...

[downwithapathy]

Originally posted by misanthropy
I think so! I say "pop". Everyone I know says "pop". My cousins in NYC say "soda".

...and NYC IS "the unofficial capital of the world". :) I remember someone calling it that. :)

[herbi]

I'm so conflicted!!!

Grew up calling it "pop" (most of my family still does), lived in the South for a while where it was all "CoCola" (in many different flavors), but in my old age I have settled on "soda" for some reason (probably the heavy mockery that "pop" garnered...). Hmmm.

[VeganKen]

Originally posted by herbi
I have settled on "soda" for some reason

herbi dear, that's just the fever talking... go back to sleep... sweet dreams....

shhhhhhh..... pop..... pop..... pop.... :D

[meatless]

It's POP for sure.

Soda just sounds.... dumb.

And I have never EVER rested in a public washroom.

[fayking]

its fizzy pop or fizzy drink or plain old pop here...soda is that horrid clear stuff you add to alcohol...ie Whiskey & soda...it comes in a syphon bottle and tastes very odd!
restroom, washroom..hahaha! its a public toilet! but i kinda like the WC (water closet) you see here some times..its kinda cute!

[herbi]

I have never EVER rested in a public washroom.
restroom, washroom..hahaha! its a public toilet!

heehee! I remember my grandma being simultaneously amused and scandalized that in Germany (my dad was stationed there when I was a kid, and the grandparents were visiting for the birth of my sister) they just say "toilet" and not some euphemism. ("Warsh-room" as Grandma would say... :rolleyes: ) Also she managed to confuse a nurse at the German hospital where my Mom & Sister were by asking "Where are your rest-rooms?" The poor woman said, "Umm... all of our rooms are for resting? Who are you looking for?" and then laughed when she realized what the deal was. :silly:

[Emiloid]

I say "carbonated beverage".
OK, just kidding--soda. Unless I actually want a Coke, and then I say "Pepsi". :D

Edited to add: this map (http://www.popvssoda.com/) that shows distibution of terms in the US. (I also thought there was another thread about this here on VRF, but I can't find it....)

[fayking]

heehee! I remember my grandma being simultaneously amused and scandalized that in Germany (my dad was stationed there when I was a kid, and the grandparents were visiting for the birth of my sister) they just say "toilet" and not some euphemism. ("Warsh-room" as Grandma would say... :rolleyes: ) Also she managed to confuse a nurse at the German hospital where my Mom & Sister were by asking "Where are your rest-rooms?" The poor woman said, "Umm... all of our rooms are for resting? Who are you looking for?" and then laughed when she realized what the deal was. :silly:

yeah my mum has great fun laughing at her friend (from texas) when she comes over to visit...she always says she is going to the bathroom or restroom...my mum asks if she is going for a shower, having a rest or going to the actual toilet. (well actually she says 'going to the loo' :p )

[dviolet]

Maybe some of you would be interested is this
Soda Pop (http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=33866) quiz?

(notice the title ;) )

Ok, so I vehemently disagree with the mixing of questions about "Yoohoo" and "Snapple" into the soda quiz! Notice the language ;)

By the way, I got a 6/10 which is kinda scary.

[dviolet]

I posted a related poll to see who drinks this stuff and why or why not:
http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4168

[spasticastic]

Did you know that the French call a book "un livre" ??
What the hell is that all about?
In China they call it something else completely!

edit: my choice wasn't an option. I would have said "soft drink" too.

[herbi]

7/10 on the soda quiz, and I agree that Yoohoo and Snapple don't count! :p

[jesa]

wow...i only got 3/10 on the carbonated beverage quiz.

but that doesn't matter because my Canadian bretheren and I stand firm; POP!

Admittedly I have called it soda occasionally - just to try it on for size. But never have i ever heard anyone else (younger than 65) call it soda or soda pop for that matter.

I kinda like 'fizzy drinks'. Thats a cool name. Anyway...I have decided that along with my latest feat in converting to veganism I would give up these fizzy drinks - at least the regular consumption of them. Too unhealthy. :(

[jesa]

this was inspired by "Super Size Me" (docu-movie)

has anyone seen it?? I thought it was fabulous!

[spasticastic]

has anyone seen it?? I thought it was fabulous!
Yeah, I just saw it recently too.
Super Size Me thread (http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3055)

[attackferret]

*bump*

This was the poll of the moment on the front page, and I never responded! I almost always say 'soft drink', although I will occasionally say soda. As soft drink is not an option, I'll vote soda :)

[ohboysoy]

I say pop. I always thought "pop" was a midwestern term. Are all you chicagoans who say soda originally from here? Maybe its something in the Lake Michigan water. I'll never forget in that Super Size Me movie when that guy who was getting gastric bypass called it soda water. That really disgusted me for some reason.

[grog]

I thought Chicago was the midwest. Everything between the coasts is the midwest, right?

[Hippopotamine]

Edited to add: this map (http://www.popvssoda.com/) that shows distibution of terms in the US.

I can't believe there is actually a map with these statistics! I had no idea this was such a controversy! :)

I say soda, but I don't drink it. When I was little I liked root beer, but root beer is root beer, it's not soda. ;)

[4theanimals]

In Alabama, everything is Coke. What kind of Coke do you want? is what I always hear. I can't drink anything carbonated though, it makes me puke. That's another story. My stepmom is from Canton, Ohio and she calls it "pop". We make fun of her endlessly for it too, in the same way that she calls vacuuming "sweeping the carpet" and calls the cabinets "cubboards". She drinks her tea unsweetened too, which is like the weirdest thing I've ever heard of.

[attackferret]

She drinks her tea unsweetened too, which is like the weirdest thing I've ever heard of. ha! I drink my tea unsweetened :)

[4theanimals]

Still weird. And gross. I guess that's why northern restaurants don't serve sweetened tea.

[bird]

Still weird. And gross. I guess that's why northern restaurants don't serve sweetened tea.Wait, are you referring to Southern "sweet tea"? I've had that a few times (in Alabama and North Carolina), and that stuff is way too sweet for my taste.

[4theanimals]

Maybe so, but it's the only kind for me!! Isn't it amazing how different the cultures of regions can be in one country? Everyone I know down here drinks their tea sweet.

[Hippopotamine]

We make fun of her endlessly for it too, in the same way that she calls vacuuming "sweeping the carpet" and calls the cabinets "cubboards".

Hey! I call them cupboards too! What's wrong with that? :)

[bird]

Isn't it amazing how different the cultures of regions can be in one country?It sure is! That's why traveling is especially educational. :cool:

[gladcow]

Hey! I call them cupboards too! What's wrong with that? :)
my (seven year old) son calls them "cover'ds". Makes more sense than "cupboards" in my book.... :silly:

[bird]

my (seven year old) son calls them "cover'ds". Makes more sense than "cupboards" in my book.... :silly: :laugh: Lol, yeah, I can see his way of thinking. I wonder how the word 'cupboard' came about. Maybe it started as "the house where the cups reside"?

[thriftyplanet]

Or maybe a long time ago people put their cups on a shelf ... a cup board... I'll check my "why are things like that" encyclopedia and see what I come up with.


:laugh: Lol, yeah, I can see his way of thinking. I wonder how the word 'cupboard' came about. Maybe it started as "the house where the cups reside"?

[lolamako]

I say soda and the word pop drives me nutty but my mother in law, from texas, east texas, says pop, but then again she also says things like, picture show*guffaw*its the movies!!! bill fold(wallet) icebox(fridge).

[Rawj]

Good ol wikipedia :P


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


Cupboard
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A cupboard is a type of cabinet, often made of wood, used indoors to store household objects such as food and crockery, and protect them from dust.

As the name suggests, this piece of furniture was originally a simple board or table on which to place cups or mugs - recorded use of such a name dates back to at least the Middle Ages. For the last few centuries, "cupboard" has referred to a storage area enclosed by doors. The word armoire typically refers to any tall, standalone, often ornated cupboard.

The storage of foodstuffs in cupboards was a major advance in public health as it protected foods from insects and vermin. Furthermore, in hot countries the temperature inside a cupboard is likely to be cooler than outside. This, and the dark interior, will preserve food longer than if it were stored outside.

[butterfly]

I voted Coke because I'm from Atlanta, where Coke originated and most folks here call it Coke, not soda or pop(those are thought of as yankee words by the ol' timers).

Anyway, the sad part about Coke, besides it's loaded with sugar and so bad for you, is that Coke outsources animal experimentation. So, if I were going to have an unhealthy coke before I found out they conduct animal experiments, I definately will never have one now that I know. I would like to know if Pepsi test also, they probably do. I don't drink any brand of soda anyway so I don't have to worry about who test and who doesn't.
:brokenheart:

[honeybabe]

None of them! Herbal tea, fruit juice and water for me! :happy:

[Astrocat]

Another vote here for the unsweetened herbal tea :D hehe

[hazelfaern]

My unsweetend tea is mostly green (although, right now, it's barley). Someday I hope to be strong enough to kick the coffee again. Le sigh. :blank:

[Prophet]

I searched the forums but couldn't find, is there any soda/pop that vegans can drink for sure? Maybe there is a lot or there is none, but I have no idea :P. Usually it says natural flavor on the ingredients and I usually don't look for soda now.

[VeganArtist]

In the past, when I still had some Michigan in me, I said pop. Now that I am practically a native Floridian, I say soda. :)

[Nicole302]

I call it soda

[moonflower]

It's called fizzy :)

[Kat]

Pop = any carbonated beverage

Soda = any carbonated beverage when attempting to avoid confusion while ordering in an American restaurant.

Cola = Any dark brown pop that has that flavour that I can't really compare to anything. But, like, coca cola. Pepsi. RC cola. I never say "cola pop" though, but I might say "cola flavoured pop". But usually just "cola" or "pop".

[JasperKat]

Pop, of course. VeganArtist, get back to the mitten so we can knock some sense into you. You've been out in the sun too long. :p

-JK

[Matthew]

I once worked with a girl (from Minnesota, I think), she kept mentioning POP. I could not figure out what she was talking about, until she pulled out a can of Cola. I proceeded to use the term "Coke", she could not believe that people on the east coast called it that. We back & forth on it for a while. Around here in Baltimore, if it is carbonated then it is referred to as "a coke" (but with different flavors to chose from). :laugh:

[nauthiz]

I used to say coke for everything as a child. Which is strange because I grew up in northern Illinois where everyone says pop.

[gravity_defiant]

So I guess no one here is from Massachusetts and drinks "tonic?" :laugh: God, that confused me my freshman year of college! (And it didn't help that my Texan roommate kept insisting that my Sprite was actually a Coke!)

For the record, it's SODA.

[Shion]

I use the terms pop or soda interchangably. I drink my tea unsweetened, but I have yet to find an iced tea that I like. So it is usually green tea or Twinings breakfast tea in the morning. White tea at lunch. Herbal tea after dinner. Pop or water when it is hot out.

[Tigerlily]

Pop!

[Vegan Dog's Life]

I said pop for the first ten years of my life when we lived in upper Michigan. Then we moved here & everyone says soda, so I converted.

[Earth child]

*bump*

I call it "soda." I used to live somewhere where people called it "pop," and it drove me absolutely crazy. :mad:

[michiganveganchick]

i call it pop or soda... pop when i lived in michigan, switched to soda when i lived in california, now back to michigan and i say both

i don't drink it anymore though

[~Wonder]

Soda, most everyone else around here calls it pop. Don't know why I'm different.

[Jessica]

I'm in Michigan. Everyone calls it pop. I call it soda. :)

[LuC]

It's pop! :p

[LuC]

It's pop! :p

[VegeTexan]

I don't mind if Angel, the vampire, sez "I drank Pop." Cause he did drink his Pop.

Otherwise, the fizzy drink to which this thread refers I call The Devil's Beverage.

[Mattitude]

I'm from MI so it's POP. When I lived in the South everything was a COKE and in the NE it seemed to be Soda.

I'll stick with POP for my vote

[compassionate1]

Yeah, here in the midwest it's generally pop. There are certain pockets (~Wonder's and Jessica's apartments for example) where people call it soda. But, generally it's pop.

[Jessica]

Yeah, here in the midwest it's generally pop. There are certain pockets (~Wonder's and Jessica's apartments for example) where people call it soda. But, generally it's pop.


:silly:

[vegankitty]

When I was a kid my cousins in Boston called it tonic.Anyone else hear it called that?I call it soda.But I don't drink it myself.Mr.Blondie is a PepsiVanilla addict , though,(of course , he's not vegan.):(

[bluedawg]

Yeah, here in the midwest it's generally pop. There are certain pockets (~Wonder's and Jessica's apartments for example) where people call it soda.
other pockets include the city of milwaukee. :silly: i always thought it was cute/funny to hear an "out-of towner" call it pop.

[VegeTexan]

When I was a kid my cousins in Boston called it tonic.Anyone else hear it called that?I call it soda.But I don't drink it myself.Mr.Blondie is a PepsiVanilla addict , though,(of course , he's not vegan.):(

Tonic? Tonic?

That's what my great-grandfather called it when he sold it from the back of his horse-drawn wagon.

And if you have ever seen a horse drawn wagon, you would agree with me that equines aren't very good artists.

[VegeTexan]

I hate it when that 'Last edited by' script turns up after only a minute of my rethinking a joke.

So I am not super-quick on the punch line. I think all great comics go over their material a few times to refine it.

[ViolinCyndee]

I say "coke", but may say 'soda'. You would never catch me saying "pop" however.. :)

[abbicus]

i call it pop or soda... pop when i lived in michigan, switched to soda when i lived in california, now back to michigan and i say both

i don't drink it anymore though

I call it soda. I went to MI for a summer camp when I was little, and on the way to the camp the people who picked us up stopped off at a fast food place. They asked "and would you like some pop?" It was ten o'clock and still light out so I was already sort of thrown and I was like "do I want some what now?" That was my first experience with pop.

I might as well call it coke since they all taste the same to me. To me the categories are "white soda" and "brown soda"