Do you ask for a "Soda" or "pop"?

My whole life it was always "Gimmie a pop"...

 

Then when I was in the Marines I live in California for a while and it's been "may I have a soda" ever since.

 

Soda vs Pop map of U.S. click here.

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Permalink Reply by David P. on July 5, 2010 at 3:45am
To me it's all 'Coke.' E.g. What kind of Coke do you want? Coke or root beer?
'Pop' is married to 'mom.'
(Guess what part of this country I grew up in?)

David
Permalink Reply by mike w. on July 5, 2010 at 5:56am
Can't find any references yea or nae... sounds pretty gruesome and largely mythical.

Does a microwaved kitten go "pop" or "soda?"

H3N3 said:
Well . . . the part about the time he used a common kitchen appliance to dry his kitten is still true, isn't it?

mike w. said:
Regarding "Mikey" :

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/poprocks.asp

H3N3 said:
Let's see, the rest of the related info .. .

Oh yeah, and you know that "Mikey" kid from the Life commercials in the 70s?
You'll never guess how he died . . .
Permalink Reply by mike w. on July 5, 2010 at 5:57am
Do you say "by accident" or "on accident?"

heather stratton said:
Is 'bubbler' common anywhere except Wisconsin? I thought there was some regional marketing campaign back in the day that started the whole thing.

When I moved to NYC for college I was roundly mocked for my Midwestern accent until I learned to tone it down. I refused to call pop 'soda,' though. Partly out of what was left of my midwest pride, partly because it just sounds so wrong.

I did pick up saying 'on line' instead of 'in line,' as when you're queued up. I can't seem to drop it at this point, even though it confuses everyone I come across here, who think I am referring to being on the Internet.



mike w. said:
Soda, ever since my Lost Year in Connecticut... Sometimes sodie, sodapop. or sodiepop.

Do you carry groceries in a bag or a sack, drink water from a fountain, a cooler, or a bubbler?
Permalink Reply by Michael J Blane on July 5, 2010 at 7:49am
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mike w. said:
Do you say "by accident" or "on accident?"

Permalink Reply by Kelli on July 5, 2010 at 10:46am
I've always said pop. I was in California for work once and I said to a co-worker "that's a HUGE pop" (super super gulp type size) and he said "what? I didn't hear anything"
Permalink Reply by heather s on July 5, 2010 at 11:59am
I've never really thought about it...they both sound ok. I think I say "by accident."

mike w. said:
Do you say "by accident" or "on accident?"


Permalink Reply by Joa on July 5, 2010 at 3:12pm
I have lived in Chicago all my life and "pop" was the word but I defected on that years ago. So, now it's soda for me, however, I do tilt my glass when I pour anything fizzy be it pop, soda or beer...
Permalink Reply by Chuck a Muck on July 5, 2010 at 4:36pm
I grew up dirt poor in rural Indiana. We didn't have any money for hifalutin sodepops, but we do call creeks cricks...
Permalink Reply by Kelli on July 6, 2010 at 10:22am
Oddly I was at a stand up show last night and this was discussed at length...as well as "bubbler" being a water fountain in some places and a bong in others..
Permalink Reply by Michael M on July 6, 2010 at 10:32am
Milwaukee area is an exception to "Midwest is pop." We grew up saying soda. It is one of the few unresolved conflicts in my marriage.
We Milwaukeeans also say "bubbler" for drinking fountain and "jimmies" for sprinkles (like on ice cream). I once heard a theory that these East Coast expressions came with Gimbels, which for many years had stores only in New York, Boston, and Milwaukee.

Gabe said:
Soda is north east and west coasts, midwest is pop. And Michael is right about Coke no matter how odd. ;-)
Permalink Reply by Terry Witt on July 6, 2010 at 4:14pm
It's both. I'll have a soda pop, thanks.
Permalink Reply by Chuck a Muck on July 6, 2010 at 5:53pm
In Oakland CA a jimmie is a condom... Hella right Bro! I had my Jimmie on when I did that skank...

Michael M said:
Milwaukee area is an exception to "Midwest is pop." We grew up saying soda. It is one of the few unresolved conflicts in my marriage.
We Milwaukeeans also say "bubbler" for drinking fountain and "jimmies" for sprinkles (like on ice cream). I once heard a theory that these East Coast expressions came with Gimbels, which for many years had stores only in New York, Boston, and Milwaukee.

Gabe said:
Soda is north east and west coasts, midwest is pop. And Michael is right about Coke no matter how odd. ;-)

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