The Sodapop Thread

Yakob · #1 07-27-2010, 07:35 PM

So TB, I like pop. I would rather drink pop than alcohol. I have had pop from Asia, Europe, South America, North America, Australia. Suffice it to say, I've had a lot of pop.

So far, my favorite pops have been the ones from South America. You can get all the brands you know and love, just without high fructose corn syrup. I don't mind HFCS for the nutritional/ health BS, but I do mind the fact that it makes the pop noticeably thicker. It makes me all phlegmy in the back of my throat. Gross!

So here's what I'm drinking. A "Medio Litro" (half-liter) Coca-Cola from the Mexican bakery around the corner from me. 200 calories of delicious. Bonus is that it comes in a glass bottle. Every soda tastes better in a glass bottle

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So TB, let's talk about soda. What do you like? What do you dislike? Why?

CrispyDelicious · #2 07-27-2010, 07:37 PM

Jones Soda > All

Thank you and good night.

geeza · #3 07-27-2010, 07:40 PM

Pop? You're not really from Cherry Hill, are you?
That being said, I like Polar Orange Dry, and Cheerwine.

Yakob · #4 07-27-2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by geeza

Pop? You're not really from Cherry Hill, are you?

I'm not allowed to call it pop? That's what I've called it since I was little. It has a better ring than "soda", IMHO. I generally switch off between soda, pop, and sodapop when speaking though.

tplyons · #5 07-27-2010, 07:50 PM

Mexican Coke is the greatest.

I've been on a bit of a Mello Yello binge lately.

TOOL460002 · #6 07-27-2010, 07:51 PM

i lived in west africa for a few years as a kid, and one thing i liked was that you saved the glass bottles and took them to the re-soda-ing place... or whatever its called. the thing i didnt like was when miscellaneous debris were present in the stuff.

now, i rarely buy soda, but am a fan of anything orange.

iamlowsound · #7 07-27-2010, 07:51 PM

I have stopped drinking pop, because of all the sugar, but when I was drinking it, the Mexican stuff was always the best.

lowsound

5StringBlues · #8 07-27-2010, 07:53 PM

I really dont drink "Cokes" ( yeah,I'm from the south...) anymore, but when I did it was usually Sprite.

geeza · #9 07-27-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Yakob

I'm not allowed to call it pop?

Sure you can. But, since everybody in the area calls it soda, don't you get funny looks when you call it pop? I know I did when I first moved to the area from Western Pa.

Yakob · #10 07-27-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by geeza

Sure you can. But, since everybody in the area calls it soda, don't you get funny looks when you call it pop? I know I did when I first moved to the area from Western Pa.

Sometimes from my friends, but rarely do people give me any mind. Most people know that "Pop" = "Soda", and even if they didn't before, the popularity of the Pop Shop has helped teach people.

Still, my mom was born in Cincinnati and grew up calling it pop, too, so I guess that rubbed off on me.

jrthebassguy · #11 07-27-2010, 08:07 PM

"pop" ...lol at you northerners.

My favorite soda is either Dr. Pepper or Mountain Dew.

Yakob · #12 07-27-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jrthebassguy

My favorite soda is either Dr. Pepper or Mountain Dew.

Soda = Float = Pop + Ice Cream. Just sayin'.

basstotheface · #13 07-27-2010, 08:24 PM

Mexico drinks the most coke of any country, maybe thats why theirs is so good.

Thunderscreech · #14 07-27-2010, 08:55 PM

I am a Dr. Pepper man myself. Haven't been drinking soda that much either, lately due to sugar and random bouts of what I can only assume to be dehydration, so it's been water for me, or seltzer water. Or a gin and tonics, due to rampant mosquitos. Gotta keep the quinine levels up, ya know?

also, Mexican Coke for the win.

James Hart · #15 07-27-2010, 09:27 PM

http://ale8one.com/ FTW!

Thunderscreech · #16 07-27-2010, 09:33 PM

Oh, I forgot to mention: Moxie. Moxie is my favorite soda of all time. OF ALL TIME.

Pilgrim · #17 07-27-2010, 09:33 PM

This drink is one of the items which reveals the geographic origin of the speaker.

In the South, all soft drinks are Coke. "You want a Coke? What kind, 7-Up?"

In the Northeast, it is often "soda."

In Texas, long-established families frequently refer to it as "soda water."

On the West coast, I've generally heard it referred to as Pop.

I'm sure that the terms cross geographic boundaries, but that's what I've noticed in my travels.

James Hart · #18 07-27-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pilgrim

I'm sure that the terms cross geographic boundaries, but that's what I've noticed in my travels.

I've actually spent too much time in this argument with friends and family over the years... read the cans. Most I recall checking said "Soda" a couple said "Sodapop". I can't recall any actually calling themselves just "Pop".

**jmattbassplaya** · #19 07-27-2010, 09:38 PM

I use to love Dr. Pepper and later on went through a big Coke phase, but these days I simply don't drink sodas except on very rare occasions. They just have too much sugar and they always leave my mouth and throat feeling kinda gooey.

Pilgrim · #20 07-27-2010, 09:39 PM

I don't drink any of them except diet versions. It's just silly to throw all those calories into your body with no benefit. Maybe it doesn't matter at age 20, but when your metabolism slows with a few years, it makes a big difference.

Making the change from sugared to diet takes a couple of weeks - all you have to do is do it and let your taste buds adapt.