Comments on He Said, She Said: Pop

Where I grew up (in Northeast Massachusetts) it is...

2008-05-23T17:04:00.000+02:00

Where I grew up (in Northeast Massachusetts) it is called "tonic" but my Mom (who came from western Massachusetts) could not ever switch from calling it soda so that's what I always called it growing up. Then I went to college in Ohio and lived for most of my married life in Ohio and Michigan so by default I started referring to it as pop. My favorite non-cola soda here in Spain is Casera and I always order it when at a restaurant because the bottles are significantly larger than the Coke or Pepsi products. We also like Coke Zero now better than Coke Light. And Coke Light here in Spain over "diet Coke" from back home in the states.

We used to call everything coke and then I met peo...

2008-05-19T23:10:00.000+02:00

We used to call everything coke and then I met people who said "pop" and then I met others who said "soda" and now I honestly don't know what to say so I usually end up saying the brand name or every synonym--it's very frustrating...I think I'll make up my own name for it --"gulp-gulp".

In Texas, it's "coke." Always "coke." Even if it's...

2008-05-19T15:42:00.000+02:00

In Texas, it's "coke." Always "coke." Even if it's Dr Pepper (and why is there no period after the "Dr"???) And why is it that Dr Pepper is so much more difficult to find in the non-south? What's up with that?

Frikkin bubbly prune drink . . .

i had my first rc cola at a family reunion in st. ...

2008-05-19T15:19:00.000+02:00

i had my first rc cola at a family reunion in st. louis, mo, when i was 6 or so. and every time i have me a royal crown cola, it takes me back. and yes, with a moon pie, preferably a double moon pie microwaved for about 10 seconds, to echo what the lovely mrs. says!

royal crown. and it is best consumed with a moon ...

2008-05-17T10:58:00.000+02:00

royal crown. and it is best consumed with a moon pie.

Royal Crown baby!

2008-05-17T10:48:00.000+02:00

Royal Crown baby!