Soda, pop, and coke

[minionofmidas]

That's a cool map. Is there more where this came from?

[minionofmidas]

What are the "other" responses? "Soft drink"? "Depends on what it is exactly"? Does anybody in the English speaking world say "Cola"?

[minionofmidas]

So they'd call a Coke a pepsi in North Carolina?

[minionofmidas]

there are obviously lots of counties here with only one response, but LOTW is obviously not one of them - it's not in the 80-100 bracket.

[minionofmidas]

The island of 'soda' around St. Louis is interesting.

I wonder if there is a German connection to Milwaukee.  What is German for Coke?

Cola. If you say "Coke" you're stressing that you'll only accept a product of the Coca-Cola Company. Of course that's true for most people who say Cola too, Pepsi's market segment in Germany is much smaller than in the US. (And I don't see who would want to swallow that stuff.)
If you're talking of a lemon or orange soft drink, the generic term is Limo (with a short i, from Lemonade)

[minionofmidas]

This one appears to have a German origin, though.

"51. Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence, to mean "Are you coming with us?"
     a. yes (38.01%)
     b. no (60.12%)
     c. other (1.87%)
     (10743 respondents)"

[minionofmidas]

Why, you say that?

[minionofmidas]

Going to some of the places that call it "coke" might be a bit confusing...

"Gimme a Coke."
"What kind?"
"What?  I want a Coke."
"Yeah, what kind of coke?"
"Uh..."
(etc.)

Nah it usually goes:
"What would you like to drink?"
"A Coke"
"What kind?"
"Sprite"
You get used to it i guess.

No, the guy asking for a Coke is me, who had no idea whatsoever that a "Coke" was the term for a generic soft drink.

It still won't be a problem.
"Gimme a Coke."
"What kind?"
"What?  I want a Coke."
"Yeah, what kind of coke?"
"Uh...Coke Classic."
Neither of you will even know there was a slight misunderstanding involved!

[minionofmidas]

Everyone in Canada calls it pop, see: http://www.popvssoda.com/stats/CAN.html

(except in Quebec)

You soda guys dont want to be in the same boat as Quebec, do you?

I think they call everything in Quebec "Pepsi"

No. Soft Drink, Coke, and Liqueur (yes) are all popular there.

[minionofmidas]

Going to some of the places that call it "coke" might be a bit confusing...

"Gimme a Coke."
"What kind?"
"What?  I want a Coke."
"Yeah, what kind of coke?"
"Uh..."
(etc.)

Nah it usually goes:
"What would you like to drink?"
"A Coke"
"What kind?"
"Sprite"
You get used to it i guess.

No, the guy asking for a Coke is me, who had no idea whatsoever that a "Coke" was the term for a generic soft drink.

It still won't be a problem.
"Gimme a Coke."
"What kind?"
"What?  I want a Coke."
"Yeah, what kind of coke?"
"Uh...Coke Classic."
Neither of you will even know there was a slight misunderstanding involved!

By Coke Classic you mean Real Coke? 

Yes.