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[–] blackbeards_bounty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

The south is easily persuaded, hence brand name

Soda is what it is, comes from soda fountain, soda water etc.

Midwest on some otherworldly cute BS. Dafuq is pop, the sound it makes?!

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

You know they're laughing at you, right? I mean that's my theory.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

TIL Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado are part of the midwest.

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

Chart gaslighting the public to think Washingtonians say 'pop'. Usually people say Soda here.

[–] Lumelore@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The sound it makes is exactly where the name comes from. Also there were people in soda territory also calling it pop as well way back in the day. That's why the term "soda pop" exists.

You can see a D.C. newspaper from the mid 1800s calling it pop in this wiki article.

History of Pop

newspaper image

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

When I asked for a Dr Pepper in Tennessee the waitress said 'here's your coke'. So I said 'wait, I didn't order a coke' and she said ' it's Dr Pepper'. I thought she was flirting with me, so I started smiling at her and gave her a nice tip. This whole interaction now makes a bit more sense.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah... I'm gonna need a detailed breakdown of the rationale you followed to get from "she called Dr. Pepper coke" to "she's flirting with me", if you don't mind.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

He thought she was saying a small lie to get a reaction out of him. Like playing a small prank. Playfulness

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, lets go with that. The fact she was really cute did not cloud my judgment in any way.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That would be a seriously weird way to flirt

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Could be said of 95% of all instances of flirting.

[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

In my adolescence I thought flirting was a secret art. Turns out it really is just being kinda weird and then the other person likes it since they would have liked anything you said with that cute mouth of yours.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Coke is not synonymous with either pop or soda...

[–] Redacted@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It is in the south, at least where i was

[–] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

How do you order an actual coke in the south?

[–] Redacted@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 weeks ago

"Ill have a coke" "What kind?" "Regular" or whatever you want, "pepsi", "diet", "dr pepper" etc

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The real question is "how do they order other sodas". The answer is extra steps.

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[–] knightly@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 13 points 2 weeks ago

"When I first come to America I wanted a cola and I say 'cola?' and they would be like 'excuse me?' and I say 'cola. Cola. Cola!' but it wasn't cola; it was cock. Right? You would say 'i want cock.'"

[–] three@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

I'll have a coke, please.

[–] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Where was that? I was in Georgia for most of my life. Everyone I knew said Coke when they actually wanted a Coke. Soda was the generalized term.

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[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I dunno where they got this data from, but the PNW is definitely not "pop" country in my experience.

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah around here in Cascadia we just call it “the dark waters of imperialism”.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It was when I grew up there. 80s-90s.

[–] jarmitage@mander.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

There was still a “Pop” aisle at my QFC until at least 2014.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i don't want to be in a place that calls it pop that's stupid as fuck

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Coke is just as stupid, referring to any soft drink

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[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago

I think the west side is a lot more blue than that. I've never once heard somebody refer to it as pop.

[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Where is Carbonated Beverage on the graph?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Utah should be a lot more blue, everyone says "soda" here.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Same with Colorado. I don't think I heard "pop" once in the 20 years I lived there

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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

Just a soda girlie living in a pop world fr fr 😔

[–] grueling_spool@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Anyone else remember Soul Calibur 2 Conquest mode?

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

No. Was that in the GameCube version?

FWIW I only rented the game once, so I didn't get to play it much. My most memorable moment in the game was when a female fighter said to Link, "you're all talk". Of all people, she chose to say that to Link. Fucking Link.

[–] grueling_spool@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Arcade version only, I think. You chose a character and one of three factions, and then fought your eight matches against CPU versions of other players' chosen characters. The CPU difficulty was based on the performance of the character's player, and I think there was even some variation in the AI depending on the player's habits. Likewise, your own character would be in the system for other players to fight.

Anyway, each faction controlled territory on a map based on its players' overall W/L ratio, and it looked something like the image in the OP.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 2 weeks ago

I saw we saw off everything south of the Mason Dixon line and deport all the Republicans to it.

[–] Owlboi@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

doesnt coke refer to coca cola specifically?

also pop sounds dumb as hell, soda all the way.

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not in the South lol. My grandma asks what kind of Coke I want, mountain dew or coca cola

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

As somebody from Tulsa I can confirm that Oklahoma is a weird mishmash of ‘anything goes’. People will literally say “soda pop”.

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obamna/ soda

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh right. Like #368 on list of reasons to hate the South, though.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Remember the Game?

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Vanu fucking sucks. New Conglomerate FTW.

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