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Only if you're black or a transplant from an area that says soda.
not true, lots of white natives here in Memphis say soda too. I grew up saying it and I was born & raised here. It's often seen as the more proper alternative to saying coke. Pop is never used.
Only if you're black or a transplant from an area that says soda.
That argument may have worked years ago, but it doesn't mean much today because black, white,latino, asian and more. I've never heard any of these races use the term "coke" in place of soda.
That argument may have worked years ago, but it doesn't mean much today because black, white,latino, asian and more. I've never heard any of these races use the term "coke" in place of soda.
I do not contend that most southerners say "COKE" to refer to a Mountain Dew. I do agree with Texas Reb, or whoever it was, assertion that some people will say, "go pick up some cokes" and get a variety of soft drinks.
Realistically, the generic term of soft drinks in the south is "Soft drink". For example, if you see four different glasses on a table filled with four different soft drink flavors, and someone asks another, "what are those glasses filled with", very few would say, "those are filled with cokes". Rather, they'd say, "Those are different types of soft drinks". Only in the general when something is unknown or indirect, in terms of flavor, such as "go pick us up some cokes", will someone use the word "coke" in the general. When ordering specific drinks at a restaurant or store, only when someone wants a cola and does not know what type of cola is served will someone usually say "coke" in the general sense.
From my experience, very few whites in the south say "soda", and most of the ones who do once lived in places where soda is said, or have parents who are transplants. Native-Born white southerners whose parents were born here generally never use the word soda beyond fruit flavored sodas such as orange or grape soda.
Last edited by Stars&StripesForever; 07-22-2011 at 01:06 PM..
While here in New England, we'll say "soda" as opposed to "pop", but usually we'll just ask for the drink BY NAME, i.e. "I'll have a root beer, ginger ale, sprite, etc", and yes, a "coke" (meaning Coca-Cola or Pepsi)....
Not really. Have you never asked for a kleenex or a bandaid, jello, aspirin, etc.?
For many people 'coke' is used generically to mean any carbonated soft drink, the same way kleenex is commonly used to mean any kind of facial tissue.
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