Is it "soda" or "pop"?

Question

I'm from Western New York, and WE SAY POP!

Answer 1

i say junk food

Answer 2

It's a regional issue. In the Southeast, where I grew up it was called soda. Now I live in the Northwest and it's called pop. In the SE it's glovebox and pocketbook. In the NW it's jockeybox and purse. Those are just a few examples of regional differences.

Answer 3

I've always said "pop" or "soda pop", but a friend of mine says "soda". It's nothing more than a regional variation.

Answer 4

In Oregon we said pop. In California we say soda.

Answer 5

Some say soda, some say pop, some say soda pop, some say cola. We say coke, not matter what kind we want...When we are ask what kinda coke we tell them like Dr.peper, Diet coke, etc.

Answer 6

Well the Central USA says Pop, and the east and some of the west coast says soda, it just means you grew up with central or west coast influences either your parents are from there or who ever you lived with had lived in central or west.

Answer 7

Depending on where you live, it's called soda, soda pop, pop, coke -- and in the Northeast, it's called tonic.

Answer 8

They are the same! In fact I have heard people say, "soda pop." It's like bag or sack. It depends upon your geographic region or ethnic culture.

Answer 9

Well its both. I'm from NYC and we say soda, but usually we just say the name of the actual soda. Like if its Coke...coke. Sprite..we call it Sprite.

Answer 10

I have lived in Kansas City, Kansas and St. Louis, Missouri. In Kansas, people say "pop" and in St. Louis, people say "soda". I say both.

Answer 11

I am from Oklahoma and people from here call it soda, pop, coke, soft drink,etc. I call it pop.It's just where ever your from as to what they call it.