Soda, Pop, or Coke? Generic Names for Soft Drinks by County

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Too funny! Ordering a Coke when you really want a Dr. Pepper. Why couldn't you--why can't you--just ask, "Dr. Pepper, please"? I don't know...

I'm a Coke addict, pure and simple. The Classic kind. No substitution. These days, actually for the longest time now that I think about it, when I ask for a Coke I'd get ... a Pepsi. For an entirely different reason: it seems more places carry Pepsi as the cola of choice than Coke, probably due to marketing muscle (Coca-Cola, are you listening/reading?), especially on airlines (on those long trips where they still hand out free softdrinks) and in a lot of fast-food joints, even internationally. I'd always get stymied and puzzled when this happens. Not enough fizzles for my taste.

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