[Boomer]

Pop? Or soda? Or Coke? Oh my! Have you ever been misunderstood?

I was a part of a recent conversation that turned to this ever so fascinating topic. After a few minutes of discussion, one of the guests retrieved his laptop to show us the following map. Who knew that somebody had actually made quite an in-depth study of this -- by county even.

So if you are having kind of a slow evening, you could liven things up by opening this thrilling link to a map that says it all. -- Not only does it say it all about what is said where, I think it also speaks volumes about whoever made this thing. But......

I have to admit, I think it's kind of fun to look at. (And NO it was NOT an English major who showed us the map. It was a science guy. HAH!)

And what's up with Wisconsin?

http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html

Boomer the Easily Amused

[PinkNana]

Those mid-westerners crack me up with their "pop". In KY where I was born it's all Coke!

[raynan]

Most of MA calls it tonic.

[Pturner]

Pop cracks me up too. Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola, so everybody there who doesn't say Coke moved there from somewhere else.

Actually, soda sounds funny to us too. The only thing you can call it that doesn't make us laugh is... Pepsi.

[TednRobin]

Here in Central Pa it's Pop.

[islandgal]

Coke or Soft Drink in Virginia and South Carolina
PTurner - I agree - Pop really cracks me up!!

[bkcunningham1]

The kind of soda pop I like is Coke.

[ducati1974]

raynan- what part of MA are you from? In my whole life in Mass I would never call a "soft drink" tonic, unless it was tonic water. Generically it would always be "soda", never "pop". Specifically it might be Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, etc. I'm surprised that other areas might use "coke" as a generic.

[raynan]

Originally from Somerville, husband from Quincy but when we moved to Attleboro (on the RI border) they called it pop.

[sandybill2]

Well, I am from a coal mining town in Lynch, Ky---on the other side of Black Mountain from Appalachia, Va--and it was Pop----Not soda, Coke, cola but Pop. The link with map shows my area and Pop is what it was called.

[chuckinca]

Originally Posted by Boomer

Pop? Or soda? Or Coke? Oh my! Have you ever been misunderstood?


And what's up with Wisconsin?

http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html

Boomer the Easily Amused

I give up - What's up with Wisconsin? Was this a cheese quiz?


I did note that the red county in Nevada is the result of only one vote in the entire county.


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[teachnmo]

While the map showed a gray area where I am from, I would have to say from my town it was 100% pop. Course when you come from a town of 156 people there's not a lot of variety. LOL

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Boomer

Pop? Or soda? Or Coke? Oh my! Have you ever been misunderstood?

I was a part of a recent conversation that turned to this ever so fascinating topic. After a few minutes of discussion, one of the guests retrieved his laptop to show us the following map. Who knew that somebody had actually made quite an in-depth study of this -- by county even.

So if you are having kind of a slow evening, you could liven things up by opening this thrilling link to a map that says it all. -- Not only does it say it all about what is said where, I think it also speaks volumes about whoever made this thing. But......

I have to admit, I think it's kind of fun to look at. (And NO it was NOT an English major who showed us the map. It was a science guy. HAH!)

And what's up with Wisconsin?

http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html

Boomer the Easily Amused

The lack of the consideration of "tonic" in Massachusetts, makes me suspect the validity of the whole survey. It makes no difference how detail the survey is if the details are crap.

Yoda

[Ohiogirl]

All I know is that when my ex-husband ordered Scotch & Soda in Wisconsin, he got Scotch & 7 Up (more than once)!. Be very specific - Scotch & CLUB soda, if you please. Does anyone drink Scotch & 7 Up? I guess it's better than Scotch & Coke.

Once we had a cocktail party and went thru 2 bottles of brandy - everyone up there drinks Brandy Old Fashioneds - sweet or sour - I think sweet was Brandy & 7 Up, can't remember what sour was.
I'm pretty much a wine and beer girl now, much less complicated.

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by sandybill2

Well, I am from a coal mining town in Lynch, Ky---on the other side of Black Mountain from Appalachia, Va--and it was Pop----Not soda, Coke, cola but Pop. The link with map shows my area and Pop is what it was called.

Hi sandybill2,

I know your territory, or close to it -- Cumberland. I have not been there though for decades.

When I looked at the map and saw how Kentucky split into east and west, I wondered if it was possibly because many from that area of Kentucky came to Ohio for more job opportunities after WWII.

I can remember even in the 1960's, there was an effect on the traffic patterns which were heavier on Friday evenings and Sunday nights, as people went back and forth from Cincinnati homes and jobs to "home." Also Michigan says "pop" and many went there from Eastern Kentucky to work in the automobile industry.

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And hi chuckinca,

That thing about Wisconsin, the pop-soda divide. -- I bet it has something to do with who settled where, but I don't know anything about Wisconsin. So I was wondering what the pattern was and thought there might be someone among us here on TOTV who could explain it.

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And hi Pturner,

I had always wondered about that Coke thing and if it might be because of the Atlanta connection like you said. And now, you are the perfect person to ask this other question -- what do you do when you want to order 7-Up? Somebody once told me that they called it white Coke. Have you ever heard that?

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Oh my goodness. All of you, please forgive me. I think I am turning into Cliff Clavin right here before your eyes.

Boomer