The key thing about this is, is that when brand names become acceptable generic names for all products, it becuase they are brand leader; there are very few rivals. Whilst Coke is one of the biggest, it's not by far the only recognisable soft drink brand name. The reason you call them kleenexes (I'll take your word for it, we don't over here) is becuase you can't name another brand of tissue, or at least it doesn't spring to mind. The reason we call frisbee by there brand name is becuase they had a monopoly on flying discs for a long time. The reason you call all soft drink 'coke'? I have no idea, it sounds retarded. The name makes it look like it correlates with poverty, so maybe you guys couldn't afford any other soft drinks back in the day. Soda and Pop are pretty weird too. Why not say 'Can I have a fanta or something'.
Midwest, it was pop growing up. Moved to East Coast and within a couple years it weirdly morphed into soda. It's been Soda ever since.
I say coke because I want a coke. It is my soft drink of choice. When I want a different type of Soda I say so. I wasn't aware the anyone born after 1965 used the term "pop". I always figured it was rare for people to deviate from the norm and use the word "pop". I can count the number of times I've heard that term on my fingers. Everyone around me says soda. On TV shows and movies that take after before the 1940s everyone says soda. It's very surprising for me to hear that a lot of people still use "pop" . Basically, Hollywoood has spoken. Soda wins. Pop had it's glory days. But that was then this is now. Today it's soda all da way.
See I always saw Soda as the old timey way to say pop. "Lets hop on the nickel trolley and go to the Soda Jerk for a few drinks, what do you say Eleanor!?!" I too ask specifically for Coke when Im out. Im from the midwest so I say pop otherwise.
When I used to drink it, I called it by the name brand. Usually Dr. Pepper. I don't anymore, too fattening and bad for the teeth.
As for calling everything Coke: Dealer: May I help you? Customer: Yes, I'm interested in buying a Chevy. Dealer: Well what kind of Chevy are you interested in? Customer: I'd like to test drive that Ford Mustang Chevy over there. Dealer: Certainly! I'll get the keys. I'm from Minnesota, where it's pop.
From the West Coast, where its soda. Living amongst the "pop" calling heathens of Ohio. My dad, who is from Bumfuck New Mexico calls everything Coke. I'll take the "coke" thing over pop. No idea why.
Because "paaahhhp" sounds stupid. "Coke" might be stupid because of the use of one brand to describe significantly different products, but it isn't as annoying or nasally a word as "paaahhhp". Surely you have that one guy you know who might be a decent person, but his annoying voice just causes your blood pressure to rise? Notice that guy can bug you more than that terrible person you know who doesn't have an annoying voice? It's sorta like that.
People seem overly confused about how calling everything coke works. Think of it this way: In your fruity part of the country you say "I'll have a soda (or pop)," and your friend asks "What kind of soda (or pop)?" You'd answer "A diet Sprite because I'm a lady and I'm watching my figure." Here in flavor country we might say "I'll have a coke" and our friend would ask "What kind of coke?" We'd answer "A regular Pepsi because I'm a manly man who doesn't worry about my weight."
As mentioned numerous times, it's "soft drink" down in Australia. Except, more often than not, people will refer to the drink they want by name. Restaurants will list them variously under soft drink. My Scottish girlfriend refers to "juice". Any form of carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage seems to be juice to her, which was very confusing until I got used to it.
Yeah, and what happens when you inbred retards get stuck in an infinite costello loop? "I'll have a coke" "What kind of coke?" "A coke" "What kind of coke?" "A coke" "Who's on second?" You do realize that up here in civilization we teach children as young as four about proper subsets right?
This is not a debate. Soda is far and away the term most commonly used. Do you want evidence? Try finding a single example, anywhere, in television or movies where it is referred to as anything other than Soda. You won't.
Do you think this might have something to do with movies and tv shows being filmed in California, where the local dialect uses "soda"? Fuck, someone posted a map with county by county use of soda, pop, and coke. There's some fucking evidence for you. I, for one, am amazed at how provincial all of you "soda" lovers are.
First of all, Who's on first, What's on second. Second, if you want a Coca-Cola, you ask for a regular Coke. I'm not saying it's the ideal system, I'm just trying to explain how it works to the few people on here who seem horribly confused.
Universal Soldier. Luc and Veronica were in a diner and Veronica ordered for him. She told the waitress that Luc would have a soda pop.
Yes, all movies and television shows are filmed in California, where all the writers are also from, as are all the actors. By the way, I'm from D.C., and it's soda there too. The point is they're written to ring true with the greatest number of people. Even shows set in Chicago, where they actually say "pop" still use "soda."