A Conversation for Identifying U.S. Regions by Cooking

Soda, pop, coke

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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC

Another indicator of where you are in the US is how you order a carbonated beverage. In the northeast, it is always "soda." In the midwest, it is "pop." I have heard but have not noticed for myself that in the south, especially in Georgia, all carbonated beverages are referred to as "coke."

So you could go into a restaurant and ask what kind of drinks they have, and identify the region by the response.


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