Coke, Soda, or Pop?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Anyone who calls it "coke" is a moron. Coke is a brand name. You dont say "man, i need some burger king." "oh ok, what kind of burger king do you want?" "mcdonalds, please"

 

STUPID

 

Do you say, "Q-tip" instead of cotton swab or "Kleenex" instead of tissue?

 

Big difference. A q-tip is a q-tip. It doesn't matter what brand, same with a kleenex. A coke, pepsi, sprite, dr. pepper, mountain dew, etc are all very different.

 

what?

 

Q-tip is a brand name and so is Kleenex. You can get Scott's tissues and you can get CVS brand cotton swabs.

 

There is no difference.

 

What's the difference between Q-tips and generic cotton swabs? Between Kleenex and Puffs? Very little. Now what's the difference between Coke and Mountain Dew?

[CubinNY]

Anyone who calls it "coke" is a moron. Coke is a brand name. You dont say "man, i need some burger king." "oh ok, what kind of burger king do you want?" "mcdonalds, please"

 

STUPID

 

Do you say, "Q-tip" instead of cotton swab or "Kleenex" instead of tissue?

 

Big difference. A q-tip is a q-tip. It doesn't matter what brand, same with a kleenex. A coke, pepsi, sprite, dr. pepper, mountain dew, etc are all very different.

 

what?

 

Q-tip is a brand name and so is Kleenex. You can get Scott's tissues and you can get CVS brand cotton swabs.

 

There is no difference.

 

What's the difference between Q-tips and generic cotton swabs? Between Kleenex and Puffs? Very little. Now what's the difference between Coke and Mountain Dew?

 

There is no difference in Georgia. Everything is a coke. there is pepsi coke, moutain dew coke, well you get the point.

[Derwood]

Anyone who calls it "coke" is a moron. Coke is a brand name. You dont say "man, i need some burger king." "oh ok, what kind of burger king do you want?" "mcdonalds, please"

 

STUPID

 

Do you say, "Q-tip" instead of cotton swab or "Kleenex" instead of tissue?

 

Big difference. A q-tip is a q-tip. It doesn't matter what brand, same with a kleenex. A coke, pepsi, sprite, dr. pepper, mountain dew, etc are all very different.

 

what?

 

Q-tip is a brand name and so is Kleenex. You can get Scott's tissues and you can get CVS brand cotton swabs.

 

There is no difference.

 

What's the difference between Q-tips and generic cotton swabs? Between Kleenex and Puffs? Very little. Now what's the difference between Coke and Mountain Dew?

 

There is no difference in Georgia. Everything is a coke. there is pepsi coke, moutain dew coke, well you get the point.

 

Proving (once again) that Georgians are morans

[SouthSideRyan]

Anyone who calls it "coke" is a moron. Coke is a brand name. You dont say "man, i need some burger king." "oh ok, what kind of burger king do you want?" "mcdonalds, please"

 

STUPID

 

Do you say, "Q-tip" instead of cotton swab or "Kleenex" instead of tissue?

 

Big difference. A q-tip is a q-tip. It doesn't matter what brand, same with a kleenex. A coke, pepsi, sprite, dr. pepper, mountain dew, etc are all very different.

 

what?

 

Q-tip is a brand name and so is Kleenex. You can get Scott's tissues and you can get CVS brand cotton swabs.

 

There is no difference.

 

What's the difference between Q-tips and generic cotton swabs? Between Kleenex and Puffs? Very little. Now what's the difference between Coke and Mountain Dew?

 

Very little. They're both syrup based caffienated beverages.

[BigbadB]

Growing up in Central Illinois, I went to a 2 week computer class in Minneapolis back in the '80's. On the first day, the teacher said "let's take a break and go get a pop". I looked at her strangely and said "can you repeat that?"

 

"Let's go get a pop". I was floored. When I finally figured out pop meant to go get a coke, it took me quite some time to quit laughing at her for using the term pop. I then returned to Central Illinois, where I would say "hey, if you are going for a pop, get me one too", to which I received all kinds of ribbing.

 

I live in SoCal now. The other day I was sitting in a bar watching the Bears game, and a guy came to the bar and ordered 2 beers and a pop. I asked him if he was from Minnesota. Nope. North Dakota.

 

Them Northerners sure do talk funny.

[Jon]

I just don't see why anyone uses a single word to refer to all of them anymore. They're all brand names that are basically made by two companies. Why not just ask for what you want? If you say coke (as a general term) or pop or soda, all you're going to get is a list of what that place has and then you have to give them the brand name anyways. I doubt many places serve generic or lesser known brands anymore.

 

End the debate forever and just specify.

[SouthSideRyan]

So does anybody want a tonic?

[FloridaCubbie]

I say Coke, and when I say coke I mean a cola (pepsi, RC, ect.). If I want a mountain dew I say mountain dew, a dr.pepper I say dr. pepper.

 

coke refers to a type of drink, the colas.

 

If we have a variety of soft drinks that include cokes, I'll say "cokes and stuff". If it doesn't include coke (or colas) I'll say sodas.

 

Never under any circumstances will I say pop.

[XZero771679666304]

Anyone who calls it "coke" is a moron. Coke is a brand name. You dont say "man, i need some burger king." "oh ok, what kind of burger king do you want?" "mcdonalds, please"

 

STUPID

 

Do you say, "Q-tip" instead of cotton swab or "Kleenex" instead of tissue?

 

Big difference. A q-tip is a q-tip. It doesn't matter what brand, same with a kleenex. A coke, pepsi, sprite, dr. pepper, mountain dew, etc are all very different.

 

what?

 

Q-tip is a brand name and so is Kleenex. You can get Scott's tissues and you can get CVS brand cotton swabs.

 

There is no difference.

 

What's the difference between Q-tips and generic cotton swabs? Between Kleenex and Puffs? Very little. Now what's the difference between Coke and Mountain Dew?

 

Very little. They're both syrup based caffienated beverages.

 

Big difference. I can drink Mountain Dew without wanting to vomit.

 

Seriously though, there is a much more substanative difference between types of soft drink than between Kleenex and Puffs. Sugar and caffeine content, color, flavor, chemical composition, etc.

 

People call tissues Kleenex because Kleenex has been the leading brand in a very limited market. How many big name types of tissue can a person name off the top of their head? Or Q-tips? And even the few there are tend to be indistinguishable from one another. I can name dozens upon dozens of fairly unique soft drinks.

 

Coke is a brand. I think it is ridiculous when I am in a theater or fast food joint when someone asks for a coke, gets a coke, and complains because they weren't asked what kind of coke they wanted. So you have to wait longer because some person can't deal with the fact that the word Coke is limited to, well, Coke.

 

Coke = Coke. A Pepsi is not a coke. Nor is a Sprite, a Mountain Dew, a Dr. Pepper, a 7up, a Root Beer, a Sunkist, and on, and on.

 

People can argue about pop vs. soda, I don't care either way. But neither of those can actually cause confusion.

[J.R.]

Pop.

[SeldomSeen]

Coke= cola

Sprite= lemon/lime drink

Beer= what I usually order

[Warpticon]

If people were smarter, they'd just call them "soft drinks" like I do.

[Roast]

Pop. Cola is coca cola. and soda is like club soda.