Saturday, February 23, 2008

Pop vs. Soda

I grew up calling soft drinks "pop." But when I moved to New England, I realized that hardly anyone knew what pop was. Instead, virtually everyone calls it "soda," and a few even call it "tonic." Here's a fascinating map that shows, county by county, the most common term for soft drinks.



Click the map to enlarge it.

3 comments:

  1. North Carolina looks pretty confused. Must be where the melting pot gets stirred up.

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  2. I noticed that. It seems like North Carolina is in somewhat of a soft drink identity crisis. There also seems to be a disproportionate number of "other" responses I wonder what term(s) they use.

    "What will you be having today, ma'am?"
    "I'll have one of those non-alcoholic drinks with bubbles in it."

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  3. St. Louis is an epicenter for soda drinkers.

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