The other day, and I kid you not, I saw someone say to someone else “would you like a soda” and the person stared back and said “why would I want a soda” and a third party repeated the question, only saying “would you like a pop” and the person said “yes, very much, thank you.”<\/p>\n
I grew up in Soda Country, where 80 to 90 percent of the time people used the word soda. Now, I live in Pop Country where 80 – 100 percent of the time people call soda pop. For a while, I lived in the Soda Enclave along the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, where soda is commonly used but there is enough nearby pop that people are cautious.<\/p>\n
There is a website that deals with the Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy. Here<\/a>. I love the rollover interactive map, but this graphic here<\/a> is the cold hard reality.<\/p>\n I’d love to see one for frying pan vs. skillet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The other day, and I kid you not, I saw someone say to someone else “would you like a soda” and the person stared back and said “why would I want a soda” and a third party repeated the question, only saying “would you like a pop” and the person said “yes, very much, thank … Continue reading soda. pop. snap.<\/span>