A county-by-county breakdown of the Pop vs. Soda vs. Coke debate. (Frankly I think people who call generic soft drinks “Coke” are a bit loopy, but I’ll be damned, look at that horrid mass of redness.)
Where does your city/region stand on this important and divisive issue? Do you live in one of the freak spots on the map, the odd little islands of unique terms surrounded by a sea of a different color? And what the hell are the “other terms” in green?
I moved from a 80-100% “soda” county to one that’s 80-100% “pop”. However, I did influence my husband - he grew up saying “pop” but now thinks that “soda” sounds better and says that.
I don’t really have much to add, but that is the coolest thing I’ve seen today. Thanks for posting that. The islands of “soda” in Eastern WI and Eastern MO/Southern IL are really interesting. I wonder how the heck that happened. I never knew anyone called it anything besides “soda” until I moved to Kansas City for college (from St. Louis). Until that point, I assumed I was in the majority.
ETA: The map calls Hamilton County (Cincinnati area) a “Coke” area, but I mostly hear “pop” around here.
Alaska is the most confused state on this matter. You’ve got a 80-100% Pop region, a 50-80% Soda region, an 80-100% Coke region and an 80-100% Other region all beside each other. How do they even communicate with those kinds of differences?
What’s up with Trinity County California? It’s a heavy Coke county among a sea of Soda counties. It’s the only non-Soda county in the entire state (where data is available).