Poll: What do you call it? Soda, cola, pop, etc...

[Hellz_Barz]

Here in Australia I think most people call it soft drink.

 

[azukar]

These are the correct terms for Australia:

Fizzy (carbonated) drinks are called 'soft drink', or 'fizzy drink' as a general term. 'Fizzy drink' is a bit childish though.

Coca Cola's flagship drink-flavoured syrup dilute is called "Coke" for short.

"Soda" refers to soda water, which is just carbonated water.

Edit: while we're at it, you generally ask for a specific drink by brand name, "Sprite", "Solo", "Coke Zero" etc..

 

[Vancleef]

In Sweden, the all-around name for soda, pop, soft drink is "läsk" (Basically means 'quench' as in thirst-quencher or something)
Though, where I live it's mostly called "Dricka" (which simply means 'Drink')

 

[Someone Depressing]

"Fizzy Drink" Is what I called them as a kid, now I just think the term's a bit strange.
Now I call it Soda.

 

[instantbenz]

pop ... i'm in the midwest and i'll switch it up from time to time but it's usually pop

what type of pop ya want? sorta just rolls off the tongue for me

 

[XiahouDun]

Pop. True "soda" is mixed at the time of serving like in the old days. Syrup into a glass, then add the soda water, thus the name. To call a pop or cola "soda" is just inaccurate. Anything from a can/bottle is a pop, from a fountain is when it becomes soda.

 

[cahtush]

Läsk, im swedish

 

[Ishadus]

Huh that's interesting. We call them soft drinks here too (Quebec). I thought that was unique to us; I didn't know Australians had adopted that as well.

Go out to other provinces in Canada, and you hear pop/soda.

 

[tthor]

Pop. when i actually think about it, it seems like a stupid word to use, but its all a cultural thing of what you call it
also, i'm from southern Minnesota

he he... mini-soda...

 

[tthor]

We call it by it's name...

coke = coke
sprite = sprite
fanta = fanta

what do you do if you want to refer to any pop? do you just start listing it out?

"Do you have any Sprite? no? Pepsi? no? Coke? no? Fanta? no? Mountain Dew? no? Nesbitt Grape? no? Nehi Grape? no? Crush Orange? no? Dr. Pepper? no? Seven Up? no? Sierra Mist? no? Royal Crown Cola? no? Jolt Cola? no? A & W Root Beer? no? Hines Root Beer? no? Mug Root Beer? no? Goya Ginger Beer? no? Mr. Pibb? no? Tab? no? Squirt? no??"

 

[ENKC]

Fizzy drinks or soft drinks here in Australia.

 

[GotMalkAvian]

I live in Massachusetts, and it's always been soda. Sometimes I'll call it by the brand name, but "soda" usually suffices.

 

[Alakaizer]

Here in northern California we call it soda.

 

[The Apothecarry]

I call it by whatever it is I want to drink. Mountain Dew, Coke, Pepsi, etc.

 

[BabyRaptor]

For most of my life I referred to all sodas as Coke, because my grandfather was a sales manager for Coca-Cola and I didn't actively drink anything else until I got my first job at 16.

Since moving to Arkansas, I've gravitated towards calling everything but Root Beer "soda." Root Beer gets it's real name because it's Just That Awesome.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

If we are talking about the actual drink Coke then Coke or Pepsi or whatever brand I am havibg. If it is something like generic Tesco brand then fizzy cola/orange/lemonade/etc. If I was to umbrella them I would call them soft drinks.

 

[Tynermeister]

Fizzy drink in Ireland. Or something like that.

 

[Cheesus333]

7 Up = 7 Up
Sprite = Sprite
Dr. Pepper = Dr. Pepper
Fanta = Dr. Pepper
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Pepsi Max } ='Coke'

 

[Joleo]

in england (north) we just call it by the most famous brand, so coke/pepsi/own brand is coke, fizzy orange fanta etc