Sunday, February 21, 2010

Pop, Soda and Coke.

After a pleasant shopping trip to SUPER Target, I stopped at the little snack shop up front for a Diet Coke.

Me: "I'd like a large pop, please."
Refreshment Dude: "That will be $1.45.
Me (getting out change): "Great."
RD: "Hold on while I get your large popcorn."
Me: "WAIT. I wanted a pop. A large pop."
RD: Blank stare.
Me (recognizing his confusion): "Soda. May I please have a large soda?
RD: "Ohhhhh!"
Me: "I'm from Kansas."
RD: "Huh!"

There is research that supports this anecdote.

Americans that say pop. Notice the Virginia/Kansas difference.
Americans that say soda. What is up with Missouri?!? Pretending to be East Coasters. Ha!
And finally, crazy Americans that call everything Coke. This is even more confusing to me. But it's the south.
Come visit. I'll take you out on the town, and we'll drink some sodas. Because that's what you do around these parts.
Posted by VL at 12:10 PM
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8 comments:

  1. I am one of those "crazy Americans" you are refering to :) And I have no explanation for this because I am not from the south. Weird!
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  2. That is too funny! From time to time, I think about how people say it differently. As for myself, I've said all three a different points in my life. I guess I'm just cool like that. :)
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  3. That is too funny! From time to time, I think about how people say it differently. As for myself, I've said all three a different points in my life. I guess I'm just cool like that. :)
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  5. This is hilarious! I love the maps. And, that is really odd about Missouri...ha! The summer I spent in New York City I got so many weird looks and comments everytime I ordered a "pop."
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  6. This is hysterical! Possibly why Cory and I needed a translator in the beginning when we would ask each other for beverages
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  7. Switch to Diet Pepsi and you will have no issues!
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  8. You know, I've always said coke. Still do. I don't know why. I remember being at the Lake of the Ozarks as a young girl, and having my first clash of cultures experience when I met another young girl who called it soda.
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It was so nice of you to stop by and say hi!

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