The in line/on line thing is an east coast/rest of the country thing. In the New York-ish part of the country, people stand on line, while waiting to go into the movie or buy a soda, pretty much every where else folks stand in line.
I grew up in SD and it was always pop. I've been moving around and hearing the others and now in MD for about 10 years I've gotten used to hearing soda all the time. I don't like the term so I just name the brand I want. Went out to visit relatives in SD recently and, in a convenience store, approached the counter with a Dew. A couple was approaching from the other direction with a bunch of stuff and he said "Let him go ahead, he only has a pop." It stopped me in my tracks, literally, as I pulled up short and just stared at him for a few seconds. Don't know whether I was more shocked to hear "pop" again or because they were thoughtfully offering to let me go ahead. Now, to play along and pile on a bit. Water fountain or bubbler? Grocery cart or buggy? I almost laughed out loud the first time I heard a woman in a local store tell her kid to "go git yersef a buggy."
Typical Tito - going his own way, not following the other Eastern Bloc countries! In Communist Russia, Pepsi was officially available. Pepsi did a cunning deal whereby they licenced the Russians to produce Pepsi and got paid by a combination of the Russians producing ships which Pepsi could sell to get dollars and the export of Stolichnaya vodka. So Coke was the (boo, hiss) 'capitalist' pop while Pepsi was the 'acceptable' one - until the end of the Soviet system, when Pepsi's connection to the old system worked against it. The only traditional fizzy pop in Britain is Dandelion and Burdock
Us Canucks often call it a washroom, as your more likely going to wash rather than bath, or rest. Mark
Yeah....... You crazy guy's..... Always washing after writing your name in the snowbank. The real reason for all that Canadian beer.:beer
Besides that, a hockey game starts at "center" ice (the middle) at the local hockey "centre" (a place), followed closely by a fighting match:beer Mark
Neither. It's a shopping trolley. Being a military brat, I've heard all sorts of regional differences. Apparently where I grew up we were odd ducks, because I remember hearing "soda pop" or "sodie-pop." Interesting that the Northeast and SoCal both are strong on the "soda" while most of the rest of the country does "pop" or "cola."
Hey! Leave :devil:Tito:devil: alone!:devil:... There was Пепси also... I just never cared for it's taste... There was "domestic" cola as well called Cockta (made in Slovenia). This drink is still around and when I feel nostalgic I go for it...
Aaaaaahaahaaahaaa! That picture is hysterical, and no way does it make me want to drink that. ROTFLMAO
Round these parts you can Dr Pepper from the original plant and it has real sugar in it. Sure does taste different but the cost is double that of the other stuff. You can also find Coke from Mexico in a lot of places too. That also is made with real sugar. Little known outside of the Jewish community but come Passover in the spring look for Kosher for Passover Coke, that is made with real sugar too.
And Mexican coke, comes in non-returnable glass bottles (because they reuse them, not melt them down-truly green). So good. Here in Orygun they sell them in the state run liquor stores and a few Dari-Marts. BTW Dari-Mart=local milk with returnable jugs, gas station treats, and beer and wine really, does it get any better? Oh and, Thanks for the tip Nathan!