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ilikeverin
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Re: Soda, pop, and coke

« on: June 27, 2005, 12:06:44 PM »

I bet there was perhaps 1 response from the county that voted "Other" in Minnesota. If you call pop 'soda' here, you won't necessarily get an odd look (Minnesotans are too polite for that

), but it would be incorrect. If you call pop 'coke' here, you'll get a Coke

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ilikeverin
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Re: Soda, pop, and coke

« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2005, 12:30:32 PM »

Quote from: Lewis Trondheim on June 27, 2005, 12:11:02 PM

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.

Well then it had 3, two of which were from the same family, and one of which was some random bum.

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ilikeverin
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Re: Soda, pop, and coke

« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2005, 08:12:02 PM »

Quote from: Alcon on June 27, 2005, 04:43:17 PM

1. "Coke" or "Pepsi" means cola drink. "Sprite" or "7-Up" means lemon-lime drink. If you ask for a Sprite and they have 7-Up, they might ask, but they'll give that to you.

That is more 'common courtesy' rather than regional inclination... I believe...

I hope?

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