The Origin of Your Favorite Soda, Pop, Drink, Coke, Dope or Whatever You Call It
Where I'm from in NC, we generally call soft drinks - drinks, occasionally sodas, but never pop or any of the other names people use around the country. One of the most unusual references of beverage is the one my brother uses. He grew up in LA, Lower Alabama that is, and down there people ask you in total seriousness, "What kind of coke do you want"
It is perfectly OK to reply to that question by saying "I'll have a Pepsi." Weird, huh?
Another thing I like about soda culture is the prevalence of regional drinks. In North Carolina, we have two, Cheerwine and Sundrop. When I hiked up north, i was delighted to find out the folks in Maine have a popular drink called Moxie Soda
- Coca-Cola History
- The History of Pepsi
- The Unknown History of Mountain Dew
- History of Dr. Pepper
- The History of 7UP and Charles Leiper Grigg
- A Brief History of Sprite - It's German! Who knew?
- The haunting history of Fanta - Too weird not to include
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