Cariann sent over this Pop vs Soda map. It’s based on a survey where people first say where they’re from, and are then asked to describe what term they use to describe pop (or soda, Coke, etc).
I imagine people tend to use the term they grew up with except when it’s a burden to stick with your roots after relocating to a different area of the country where people think you’re weird for calling pop “pop.”
As well, you can’t move from a “Coke” location to another without changing your habits or you’ll get a Coca-Cola every time you ask for a soft drink.
I had know idea that St.Louis was the last bastion of Soda-hood between the coasts, holding on for dear life between the crushing Yankee pop-trolls and the coke-heads of the South.
The “other” scares me more than I can possibly explain.
LOL… a co-worker of mine pointed out that Alaska looks a little confused…
Soda-pop or sodie.
So, what do they call it in the Northwest Angle?