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#51 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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No problemo. :P Anyways, I'm in Williston. Not the biggest place in the world...coolbeans90
Ohh I've only passed through there a couple of times. It is pretty small, yeah.

The only good city in North Dakota is Fargo! ;)

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#52 SavageM2
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Map is spot on where I am in Pennsylvania.

Soda for me.

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#53 DigitalExile
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"Soft drinks" here (Australia/Sydney) generally refer to all fizzy/carbonated drinks. So Coke, Pepsi, Fanta, etc. We don't use the term "pop" here at all.

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#54 btaylor2404
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Coke. Since I only drink Coke it's kinda fitting. And according to the map the percent of my county that uses the term Coke is the 50-80% range.
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#55 UbiquitousAeon
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What's up with that map? I can't imagine anyone calling Sprite, "Coke".

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#56 GabuEx
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Coke. Since I only drink Coke it's kinda fitting. And according to the map the percent of my county that uses the term Coke is the 50-80% range.btaylor2404

How does that work to call them "Cokes"? How do you ask for a Coke, as opposed to a Pepsi, if they're both "Cokes"?

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#57 Shadow2k6
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As the map says Soda and I live in California.

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#58 coolbeans90
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[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]No problemo. :P Anyways, I'm in Williston. Not the biggest place in the world...t3hrubikscube

Ohh I've only passed through there a couple of times. It is pretty small, yeah.

The only good city in North Dakota is Fargo! ;)

Eh, I prefer the movie to the place. :P Jk, haven't been there. Realistically though, Fargo was the only place I heard about in North Dakota besides Bismark before visiting. Mainly cuz of floods...

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#59 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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Eh, I prefer the movie to the place. :P Jk, haven't been there. Realistically though, Fargo was the only place I heard about in North Dakota besides Bismark before visiting. Mainly cuz of floods...coolbeans90
Haha, nah, I probably prefer the movie too! Oh ya, it floods here (and, well, in most of eastern ND) every spring. :x Well, I hope you enjoy Williston! :D
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#60 coolbeans90
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[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]Eh, I prefer the movie to the place. :P Jk, haven't been there. Realistically though, Fargo was the only place I heard about in North Dakota besides Bismark before visiting. Mainly cuz of floods...t3hrubikscube
Haha, nah, I probably prefer the movie too! Oh ya, it floods here (and, well, in most of eastern ND) every spring. :x Well, I hope you enjoy Williston! :D

Will do. Anyways, I think I'm going to try to get some sleep.

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#61 Deihjan
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Soda if I'm not drinking a specific brand known by the rest of the world. So, I usually say Coke, because I drink coca cola. Pepsi would be, well, Pepsi.
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#62 Cherokee_Jack
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I live in a soda state, but I was born in Washington so it's pop for me, but I do spontaneously say something else on occasion.

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#63 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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[QUOTE="t3hrubikscube"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]Eh, I prefer the movie to the place. :P Jk, haven't been there. Realistically though, Fargo was the only place I heard about in North Dakota besides Bismark before visiting. Mainly cuz of floods...coolbeans90

Haha, nah, I probably prefer the movie too! Oh ya, it floods here (and, well, in most of eastern ND) every spring. :x Well, I hope you enjoy Williston! :D

Will do. Anyways, I think I'm going to try to get some sleep.

Good night, coolbeans! :)
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#64 JadeNic
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Where I grew up and am currently living it has always been pop. When I moved to the east coast for school people would literally get mad at me for saying pop. I got yelled at and lectured on several occasions for saying pop instead of soda. I had no idea it was such a heated issue. :|

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#65 Cherokee_Jack
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Where I grew up and am currently living it has always been pop. When I moved to the east coast for school people would literally get mad at me for saying pop. I got yelled at and lectured on several occasions for saying pop instead of soda. I had no idea it was such a heated issue. :|

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They were just trying to protect you. You could get shot if you go around saying that on the streets.
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#66 coolbeans90
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[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="t3hrubikscube"]Haha, nah, I probably prefer the movie too! Oh ya, it floods here (and, well, in most of eastern ND) every spring. :x Well, I hope you enjoy Williston! :Dt3hrubikscube

Will do. Anyways, I think I'm going to try to get some sleep.

Good night, coolbeans! :)

Good night rubikscube.

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[QUOTE="btaylor2404"]Coke. Since I only drink Coke it's kinda fitting. And according to the map the percent of my county that uses the term Coke is the 50-80% range.GabuEx

How does that work to call them "Cokes"? How do you ask for a Coke, as opposed to a Pepsi, if they're both "Cokes"?

There are hardly any Pepsi fountain machines down here. Pepsi's kinda a dirty word :P.
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#68 UbiquitousAeon
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="btaylor2404"]Coke. Since I only drink Coke it's kinda fitting. And according to the map the percent of my county that uses the term Coke is the 50-80% range.btaylor2404

How does that work to call them "Cokes"? How do you ask for a Coke, as opposed to a Pepsi, if they're both "Cokes"?

There are hardly any Pepsi fountain machines down here. Pepsi's kinda a dirty word :P.

I never really understood the love for one product and the heavy opposition for the other. They taste so similar, so I like to switch it around. Right now, I've got some Pepsi Throwback, which is pretty good. Though out of all of the Cola drinks I've had, I found Jones Cola to be the best.
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#69 Deihjan
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="btaylor2404"]Coke. Since I only drink Coke it's kinda fitting. And according to the map the percent of my county that uses the term Coke is the 50-80% range.btaylor2404

How does that work to call them "Cokes"? How do you ask for a Coke, as opposed to a Pepsi, if they're both "Cokes"?

There are hardly any Pepsi fountain machines down here. Pepsi's kinda a dirty word :P.

Yes, unless it's followed by the word Twist. :lol:
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#70 Oblivionfan10
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Washington County, Minnesota, just like you a few 30 miles away, we call it pop
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#71 GabuEx
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="btaylor2404"]Coke. Since I only drink Coke it's kinda fitting. And according to the map the percent of my county that uses the term Coke is the 50-80% range.btaylor2404

How does that work to call them "Cokes"? How do you ask for a Coke, as opposed to a Pepsi, if they're both "Cokes"?

There are hardly any Pepsi fountain machines down here. Pepsi's kinda a dirty word :P.

Well OK then, Sprite or 7-UP or Dr. Pepper or whatever alternatives you have; the point is that I'm confused how it works to call all of them by the same word when that word also refers to a specific type of drink as well.

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#72 X360PS3AMD05
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Soda pop? Coke reminds me of the hispanics calling all cereal "con flays" all video game consoles "Nintendo" :lol:
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#73 Dragoran123
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I call it soda.

I'm from...umm...Europe :/

I feel like the odd one out now :P

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#74 Vesica_Prime
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The formal term I use is soft drink but people around here usually refer to soft drinks as cans i.e "grab us a can, mate."

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#75 Pixel-Pirate
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Soda, like 90% of California.

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#76 Robbler
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However you refer to it, High Fructose Corn Syrup is making America FAT. HFCS is NOT the same as cane sugar- don't let the propaganda commercials fool you!

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#77 jwsoul
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Usually i call it rubbish.

Tho Coke i guess wins out i usually call everything else by name.

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#78 Deihjan
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I call it soda.

I'm from...umm...Europe :/

I feel like the odd one out now :P

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#79 jubino
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I prefer to do it the right way and call it soda :P. I live in southern Illinois and it confused the hell out of me when I was working at my theater's concession stand and Northerners would ask for a pop. Probably wouldn't have thrown me off so badly if we didn't have popcorn.

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#80 Tauruslink
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I say soda, as does everyone else in California. "Pop" :lol:
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#81 kezlehan
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I just say "coke", "sprite" etc. Basically, I just use the name of whatever drink it is.
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#82 horgen  Moderator
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Soda.... Although it would be more correct of me to post the Norwegian word for it.
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#83 T_REX305
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i say pop. do u have one for Canada

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#84 Xx_Hopeless_xX
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I call it "soda"..which appears to be the general term used around where i live..

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#85 scorch-62
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I say "soda."
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[QUOTE="btaylor2404"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

How does that work to call them "Cokes"? How do you ask for a Coke, as opposed to a Pepsi, if they're both "Cokes"?

GabuEx

There are hardly any Pepsi fountain machines down here. Pepsi's kinda a dirty word :P.

Well OK then, Sprite or 7-UP or Dr. Pepper or whatever alternatives you have; the point is that I'm confused how it works to call all of them by the same word when that word also refers to a specific type of drink as well.

It's just a case of brand recognition overwhelmingly being associated with the thing itself, like Kleenex, or Dumpster. People will say "coke" when referring to soda in general e.g. "I could go for some coke", but I they normally wouldn't do so when ordering at a drive-thru or something.
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#87 Lord_Daemon
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I've lived in Southern California all my life except for three teen years in Utah and I generally refer to it as "pop" or "coke" even though I always drink Pepsi.

I assume I picked it up from my Father who was brought up in Michigan.

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#88 raven_squad
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Soda. Apparently, 50-80% of people in my area say Soda aswell.
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#89 gubrushadow
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who is my soullmate that also picked fizzy drink.
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#90 MarioRPGer
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We usually call it "soda" here in Maryland.

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#91 The-Mosher
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I say Soda, but I love it how people up North say Pop.

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#92 bobbetybob
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Pop but rarely, I usually just say whatever the name of the drink is.
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#93 markop2003
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I just say the name of the drink
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#94 Deihjan
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Soda.... Although it would be more correct of me to post the Norwegian word for it. horgen123
Then they should add sodavand to the poll *nods*
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#95 Lord_Daemon
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It's just a case of brand recognition overwhelmingly being associated with the thing itself, like Kleenex, or Dumpster. People will say "coke" when referring to soda in general e.g. "I could go for some coke", but I they normally wouldn't do so when ordering at a drive-thru or something.homegirl2180

Indeed and with fountain drinks it's always either Coke or Pepsi never both and typically if it's an uncommon Pepsi fountain chain or restaurant you get their usual "is Coke OK?". Not that it really matters with fountain drinks though as they are typically fairly generic tasting as Coke and Pepsi's syrup aren't that different from a fountain as it more depends upon how they balance the syrup with the CO2 water mix.

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#96 Kenny789
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"Soft Drinks" since that's what everyone else calls it here.
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#97 bebopoutlaw3gun
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30-50 percent of my area say pop. I use pop and soda.

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#98 Flamecommando
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I say pop over here. =-)

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#99 Big_Bad_Sad
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Whatever it is called. I call coke coke, lemonade lemonade, pepsi pepsi, etc...
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#100 Cherokee_Jack
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Whatever it is called. I call coke coke, lemonade lemonade, pepsi pepsi, etc...Big_Bad_Sad
You don't ever refer to carbonated beverages in general?