can't stop drinking soda

[MelZombie]

i know it's not good for you...but i can't stop drinking soda..
i always have to have a coke

[EdDave]

Originally Posted by MelZombie

i know it's not good for you...but i can't stop drinking soda..
i always have to have a coke

Oh don't worry. Pop (or soda as people from the USA call it) is hands down the hardest thing to kick out of a diet. Its too good to pass up!

[sycro]

Originally Posted by EdDave

Oh don't worry. Pop (or soda as people from the USA call it) is hands down the hardest thing to kick out of a diet. Its too good to pass up!

People from the US call it many things. Pop, Soda, Coke. Only one of them is correct though, and that is Coke.

[MelZombie]

Originally Posted by EdDave

Oh don't worry. Pop (or soda as people from the USA call it) is hands down the hardest thing to kick out of a diet. Its too good to pass up!

pop? haha.. I had a roommate from Ohio call it that.
I always thought it was a northern thing.

[PrivatePixel]

Originally Posted by sycro

People from the US call it many things. Pop, Soda, Coke. Only one of them is correct though, and that is Coke.

Since when did Coke become a generic, catch-all term for a soft drink? It's not a generic enough term, certainly not in the same league as using Kleenex in place of a facial tissue.

It appears to be a Southern thing; that explains so much. And it goes without saying: Pepsi > Coke. (That should ruffle some feathers right there. )

[HAMP]

Originally Posted by MelZombie

pop? haha.. I had a roommate from Ohio call it that.
I always thought it was a northern thing.

lol... Ohio is an nothern state.

[djgeneral]

I call it pop

Never call it Soda or "Coke" (unless I'm drinking coke)

But I don't drink much pop anymore since I started my diet in January. And it was the hardest thing to give up since I would drink it pretty much every day, non stop. Sometimes I have diet pop and every few weeks or so I might have a can of regular pop on a "free" day.

I don't even get how calling all drinks "Coke". Makes no sense. While I think Soda is dumb, it at least makes sense lol

[Cocophone]

I'm from the west but I thought Ohio gets grouped with the south for some things and the north for other things. Also wasn't southern Ohio some what sympathetic with the confederacy? (it's been a long time since I've had US history class)

[Cocophone]

My soda of choice is Diet Dr Pepper!

[Hatter]

Always as in?

I'm at about a can (usually Pepsi) every two days provided their actually in the house already. I'm still lazy enough that I don't have the desire to rush out and get more. Sometimes it's literally drunk because it's there for me to take.

Remember kids, being lazy can be good for you too.

[EdDave]

Originally Posted by MelZombie

pop? haha.. I had a roommate from Ohio call it that.
I always thought it was a northern thing.

Its weird when I hear "Soda", because its a term not used in Canada. Neither is "Candy Bar", we usually say Chocolate Bar here. It's interesting to hear the differences between two countries that are already fairly similar.

[arcadeforest]

Originally Posted by sycro

People from the US call it many things. Pop, Soda, Coke. Only one of them is correct though, and that is Coke.

Love the map - grew up in Maryland and do call everything soda. Sometimes I slip into saying pop as my mother's half of the family is from Pittsburgh and do have quite a bit of family there - everytime I visist I'm saying pop before I leave (along with "yins" )

[Navster]

The only time I drink soda is when alcohol is involved

[Glassroots]

If you can't stop drinking soda eventually your Pancreas will stop for you.....your body always has the last word.

[Sad Beautiful Tragic]

Originally Posted by Cocophone

My soda of choice is Diet Dr Pepper!

Dr. Pepper is disgusting enough let alone DIET Dr. Pepper!

I have GERD, so I try to avoid pop (I'm from Pittsburgh, so yes I call it pop!) whenever possible. I drink mostly tea and water.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

Since when did Coke become a generic, catch-all term for a soft drink? It's not a generic enough term, certainly not in the same league as using Kleenex in place of a facial tissue.

It appears to be a Southern thing; that explains so much. And it goes without saying: Pepsi > Coke. (That should ruffle some feathers right there. )

Personally, I say "Coke" to mean Coca-Cola or Pepsi. If I want some other variety, I use it's name (Mountain Dew, Mr Pibb, Dr Pepper). I don't call any of them soda (which is acceptable) or pop (really? we're not talking about Rice Krispies).

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Fragile Line

Dr. Pepper is disgusting enough let alone DIET Dr. Pepper!

Dr Pepper is one of the top 3 drinks out there.

[Sad Beautiful Tragic]

Originally Posted by sycro

Dr Pepper is one of the top 3 drinks out there.

That just proves that a lot of people like nasty stuff.

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by Fragile Line

That just proves that a lot of people like nasty stuff.

Or you're just crazy.

But no diet of anything. That's crap.

Everyone I know says soft drink when it comes to Pepsi, Coke etc.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Fragile Line

That just proves that a lot of people like nasty stuff.

I'm not talking sales. I'm talking personally.