What is the difference between Soda & Pop? I am orginally from the East and always called it Pop, out West they call it Soda. Is there a difference or is it just East/West wording/slang?
2006-06-15 11:04:49 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
It's just dialect, and not necessarily East/West. I live on the East Coast, but down South. Here we call it "Coke" no matter what the beverage is. Oftentimes you can go into a restaurant, order a "coke" and the server will ask you what kind?! Here we also refer to it as "drink." Mostly I hear "pop" in the northeast and midwest, and even "soda-pop."
So in answer to your question "soda" and "pop" are the same thing - usually. SOME people are referring to soda water when they say soda. Like my dad, he orders Scotch and Soda, meaning club soda/soda water.
2006-06-16 07:03:42 · answer #1 · answered by Neeners 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Its the same thing, just different wording. I grew up in the Midwest and always called it pop but have called it soda since interning on the East Coast in 1998.
Now I live in Hawaii and it seems that most of the people here call it soda, also.
2006-06-15 11:22:49 · answer #2 · answered by homeskillet76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really think it's an east/west thing... I'm from the east coast and we called it pop, but people I know from around the great lakes areas all seemed to call it pop... maybe it has something to do with the lake water...
2006-06-15 12:31:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just east/west slang. There are regional variations, too. But I'm in California and it's always been soda.
2006-06-15 11:08:14 · answer #4 · answered by RabbitMage 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohio....the position i'm at it truly is said as pop. different resources of the state it truly is soda pop or soda. all in one state and also you get different solutions. Lol =o~ Have a passable day all....Peace n Smiles!
2016-11-14 20:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the same thing. Its just worded different in different places. I got made fun of when I moved to North Carolina, I was like get me a pop! LOL.. and they laughed and were like, "whats pop?" Its the same thing, but I call it Pop
2006-06-15 11:09:49 · answer #6 · answered by sweetpeaches_6915 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no difference: Pop, Soda, Soda-Pop, Coke (that's what they call it in Texas, no matter which brand it is), Soft Drink, Cola, etc...
2006-06-15 11:09:26 · answer #7 · answered by astrogrl273 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is all about were you live, personally I usually call it pop, even though I think soda would be the correct term.
2006-06-15 11:19:21 · answer #8 · answered by jillknit2002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soda, pop, soda-pop--all the same. In some parts of Pennsylvania they call it TONIC!
2006-06-15 11:11:14 · answer #9 · answered by nickdmd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the South, we call them all cokes.
Soda = Pop = carbonated drinks like Coke, Sprite, or Fanta
2006-06-15 13:34:41 · answer #10 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋