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

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5-13-2007 @ 5:59PM

jon said...

I lived in Michigan for a while (I'm British) and it always threw me when I asked for a coke, which in the UK is a generic word for a cola - any cola.

They'd come back with a concerned 'I'm sorry we only have Pepsi'

'Er, yeah, that then'

That map also says that Allegan county (where I was) says 'Pop'. Not when I was there they didn't - they said 'soda'

In the UK btw, it's 'fizzy pop'

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