I just moved to Wisconsin from Michigan, and I noticed that just about everyone here says soda, not pop, but people from Minnesota say pop. Wisconsin is right between Minnesota and Michigan. What's the deal here?
2006-09-02 12:45:48 · 116 answers · asked by scubagurl40 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Woooo-Hoooooo! A Wisconsinite! Yes I call it Pop. But my Brother calls it Soda. He's from Tennessee and calls all pop-soda. WELCOME TO WISCONSIN!!
2006-09-02 12:49:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I am right on the Illinois - Wisconsin Border and I use to say Pop and my girlfriend use to curl up her chubby little hand and always remark " I'll give you a Pop." So to keep those nuts at bay just call it soda it will help you save your sanity.Oh by the way I wasn't calling my girlfriend a nut,Alright? Have a Good Life.
2006-09-02 12:51:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a regional thing not state. You may find other parts of Wisconsin say pop. I grew up in the Chicago area and we called it pop but when I moved to sw Illinois they called it "sody" which I could not bring myself to do so I called it soda,now everyone seems to use soda. When I lived in Florida, I worked with people from all over the US so I heard pop,soda pop,soda, soft drink and cola. Its one of those mysteries of the universe we may never solve.
2006-09-02 12:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by jidwg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was born in Wisconsin, but now live in Ohio. Everytime I come back to visit, I notice some of the oddities. Yes, they do say soda. When I ask for a pop, everyone looks at me like I'm crazy. They also say bubbler for a water/drinking fountain. One time my dad asked me if I brough a pair of bibs to go out in the woods in. I had no idea what he was talking about until I learned that bibs is the word for overalls. They also reserve the word gym shoes for only really expensive athletic shoes. I went to a store and said I needed a pair of gym shoes. Then the guy asked for what sport. When I tried to clarify, they told me the word I needed was sneakers.
I agree, Wisconsin is wierd.
2006-09-06 08:46:29 · answer #4 · answered by smm_8514 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I call it pop, and I'm from Wisconsin. But my family moved here from Pennsylvania/New York before I was born. I see a lot of Upper Michigan influence in Wisconsin. I've been blaming that.
2006-09-02 13:34:53 · answer #5 · answered by 42ITUS™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm from Ohio. We call it pop here. I notice they call it soda in West Virginia, and I notice they call it soda in Texas. I got laughed at really hard for saying pop in Texas. But saying soda sounds kind of 60s to me or something. It might just be what somebody prefers saying though.
2006-09-02 12:52:11 · answer #6 · answered by Little Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in MIchigan and I call it pop. I barely call it soda. Never lived in Wisconsin.
2006-09-02 12:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in NH and say "soda." We've also got "grinders" there instead of "subs" or "heros."
My Dad, also a New Englander said "tonic."
Now I'm in Ohio and they say "Pop" here and I find myself saying it too sometimes. Sometimes I say "soda pop." I'm feeling a little like I have dual personality.
Sorry, don't know about the Wisconsin phenomenon.
2006-09-02 12:50:31 · answer #8 · answered by wicked64 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am originally from the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin, where it was commonly called soda. I moved to Iowa many years ago where it is called pop seemingly from border to border. I believe some of the more rural parts of WI may call it pop, one place I know of is the south-western border around Prairie Du Chane (sp?).
2006-09-07 09:00:11 · answer #9 · answered by Bravo Your Life! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say Soda and I live in Virginia, but my family in Michigan calls it pop when i visit
2006-09-02 12:51:51 · answer #10 · answered by Daycia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from the UP of Michigan, and I say pop. the Lower Peninsula says soda
2006-09-02 12:51:43 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋