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Originally Posted by redwitch
In California, it was soda (Coke for me). In Kentucky (Harlan, Boomer), it was pop (usually RC). In Georgia, it was Coke-Cola, regardless of the brand. Overseas, it was strictly by brand name when shopping/drinking on a military post. In Europe and in the Middle East and Northern Africa, they did have soft drinks of a sort, but they were usually a fruity drink. I really don't remember getting a soft drink in the Far East unless on a base.
My logic worked as follows: Pop was something some people called their father or grandfather; Coke was a brand name and not to be confused with that disgusting soft drink called Pepsi; soda was the generic name for a soft drink; if you wanted to be 100% safe, you asked for the brand name or a soft drink or fizzy, flavored water. Man, traveling a lot can make the rules confusing!
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In the southern parts of Africa the choice is "dark fizzy drink" or "light fizzy drink". Eastern PA was "soda" while Denver was "pop".
Should we continue this fun banter and I'll ask the question: "Dressing," "Filling" or "Stuffing?"