[blessingx]

Interactive map here.

Definitely 'pop' where I grew up (Ohio) and 'soda' where I now live (California).

 

[nfusion770]

Seems accurate in my part of the country. Everyone I know uses the term "pop." I prefer "soda."

 

[Duggeh]

Pop? Soda? Coke?

Just to give you the transatlantic perspective.

Soda is just carbonated water. Soda water.

Coke refers to mainly Coca-Cola, but can refer to cola drinks in general. If you ask for Coke and they have Pepsi, you'll just get Pepsi.

Pop? One of the Rice Krispie characters, along with snap and crackle.

The generic name in the UK is fizzy juice, or sometimes juice afaik. Juice usually refers to squash or cordial or fruit juice though.

Impressive map, good to know that money is being spent on such important national surveys.

 

[feh1325]

i call it soda
my family in san antonio, texas call it soda water

 

[MrSlacker]

I call it soda... map seems pretty accurate to me from my own experience.

 

[Squeek]

In Canada, in my experience, it is pop. There used to be a chain of stores that would refill your bottles with their brand of pop. It was called The Pop Shoppe. I miss it.

**edit**

Aparently it still exists! Website... http://www.thepopshoppe.com/flash_site/main.html

 

[virometal]

Appears, broadly speaking, about how I imagined it.

It's interesting. Coke is based in Atlanta Georgia. The generic term used could be looked at as spreading from that one focal point.

I keep looking at this map. Newer states like Nevada, Oklahoma, Alaska, and New Mexico use all three terms more than others.

 

[nickknutson]

The map seems pretty accurate for my area...but I call it soda.

 

[Denim]

I prefer Coke over Pepsi to drink, so always ask for a Coke.

I tried asking for a cola in Florida for awhile, but often got strange looks and had to then say "Coke". It amazed me that so many people hadn't heard of cola before.

Another interesting map to see would be "For here" vs. "To stay" and "To go" vs "Take away". Anyone got one of those?

 

[kramer5150]

Soda for me.

Coke?? Thats kind of surprising so many use it as a generic term. I've only heard it used as a specific brand.

 

[colonelkernel8]

I wonder how this is calculated? Just an ongoing poll?

 

[shigzeo]

haha, good laugh. yeah, soda is water. pop in canada as far as i know.

 

[rhythmicmoose]

Western PA... pop country. I hate it when the natives call it that. It's definitely soda.

 

[SonicArmada]

I'm from Chicago, when I moved to Tampa and asked for a "pop", I was looked at like I was an idiot. Now I use "soda" full-time.

Here in Tampa when you ask for an Iced Tea at a restaurant, the waiter/waitress follows up with; "Sweet or unsweet?". That threw me off the first time I heard it.

One of my cousins was sent off to France as a foreign-exchange student by
Penn State. He asked for water there (it may have been tea), and the server asked "With or without gas?". Gas meaning, bubbles I guess, like seltzer water.

Edit: The map shows that the Tampa area uses the term "Coke". I don't think thats right, people use that when referring to the brand, Coca-Cola.

Heh.

 

[buddha911]

What's 'other'?