Do you call it soda or do you call it pop? Or even a third party name (ie. cola)?

Question

I was just wondering why people were suprised I called it pop. Where I live (I live northerly) pretty much everyone calls it pop.

This is how I rank some well known names

Often:
POP
FIZZY DRINKS (one of few people who call it this)

Sometimes:
SODA
SODA POP

Never:
COLA
COKE
SOFT DRINKS

Answer 1

I call it tonic...I never hear other people call it that.

Answer 2

Where I'm from, it's 'POP'. But on the West Coast, it's 'SODA'. I say 'soda' because I lived in CA for so long... 'Pop' just sounds too weird.

Answer 3

Soda...(from Wisconsin)
In Florida, everything is called "Coke" even if it's root beer, Sprite or whatever. What kind of Coke would you like...wtf?

Answer 4

i call it pop. here in canada its pop. but in america i thought it was always soda

Answer 5

I simply call it coke, or soda =]

Answer 6

i say soda
but peeeps round here call it pop too

Answer 7

soda

Answer 8

No matter what it is, i call it coke

Answer 9

I call it fizz!!