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May 25, 2010 4:23 AM
does anyone's parents or grandparents call burger king, "burger chef"? my grandpa calls it that.
May 25, 2010 4:23am
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May 25, 2010 7:55 AM
I remember the old Burger Chef places. They were some early pioneers in the fast food industry.
May 25, 2010 7:55am
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May 25, 2010 8:59 AM
pop---to me soda is "soda water"--yuk
May 25, 2010 8:59am
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May 25, 2010 10:36 AM
BigAppleBuckeye wrote: Soda, but obviously I am in the minority as I grew up and currently live on the East coast.

Other differences I noticed when I went to OSU:

*I say sneakers, you say tennis shoes
*I would call pizza places and ask for a large pie, and would get confused silence or baffled questions
*The guys I hung out with from Newark, OH coined "banging a girl" as fingering her, and not having sex with her, which is what I mean when I say that
A buddy from college that was from Boston asked the 1st day we were on campus where the "bubbler" was in our dorm. All the guys from Ohio and Western PA just stared at each other in confusion, until we figured out it was a water or drinking fountain.
May 25, 2010 10:36am
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May 25, 2010 1:35 PM
I don't understand the Coke thing either. Whenever I go to KY and order a coke they always ask me what kind. If I wanted a Mountain Dew I would have said I will take a Mountain Dew. I said I want a coke, so bring me a coke.
May 25, 2010 1:35pm
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May 25, 2010 4:03 PM
Shouldn't be a surprise that I call it soda. I've lived in New York all my life.

The first time I heard "pop" used regularly was on a teen trip with kids from all over the country.

The other thing I noticed was the difference in how I pronounced things. I got a lot of shit for how I said coffee, walk, talk, etc.
May 25, 2010 4:03pm
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AcesinCalifornia

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May 25, 2010 4:11 PM
I would speculate that southerners call all pop Coke since it is a southern company and was the first (and only for a while) widely available brand. I think of it like some people calling all tissues "Kleenex" regardless of the brand.
May 25, 2010 4:11pm
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May 25, 2010 4:21 PM
AcesinCalifornia wrote: I would speculate that southerners call all pop Coke since it is a southern company and was the first (and only for a while) widely available brand. I think of it like some people calling all tissues "Kleenex" regardless of the brand.
That's not really that good of an analogy since all tissues, Kleenex or not, are the same.
May 25, 2010 4:21pm
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May 25, 2010 4:31 PM
tk421 wrote:
AcesinCalifornia wrote: I would speculate that southerners call all pop Coke since it is a southern company and was the first (and only for a while) widely available brand. I think of it like some people calling all tissues "Kleenex" regardless of the brand.
That's not really that good of an analogy since all tissues, Kleenex or not, are the same.
And Kleenex does not like this. In fact they had a whole campaign with some of the magazines at my publishing company enforcing the importance of brand identification.

Another one like this is Band-Aid. It is a brand name that has come to be the catch-all term for all adhesive bandages.
May 25, 2010 4:31pm
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May 25, 2010 4:37 PM
tk421 wrote:
AcesinCalifornia wrote: I would speculate that southerners call all pop Coke since it is a southern company and was the first (and only for a while) widely available brand. I think of it like some people calling all tissues "Kleenex" regardless of the brand.
That's not really that good of an analogy since all tissues, Kleenex or not, are the same.
Yeah thats what I was going to say... when someone say they want a Kleenex you know they mean a tissue unlike when someone says they want a "coke" when really they mean a mountain dew.
May 25, 2010 4:37pm
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May 25, 2010 4:38 PM
trackandccrunner wrote: That map is not very useful though, only 120,464 people out of the whole answered US when there is 6 million people in the US. Its still pretty cool to see the amount of people down south who call it "coke"
6 million, 300 million, whatever, who's counting? :)
May 25, 2010 4:38pm
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May 25, 2010 4:46 PM
i say pop, as I'm from Ohio.

My wife, who grew up in Mississippi, actually says soda. I'm surprised by the "coke" in Mississippi on that map, whenever I was visiting my wife when we first started dating, EVERYONE in Mississippi said "soda".

Now, I have traveled to Georgia a few times for work (Coca-Cola is HQ'd in Atlanta) and in GA, everything is coke, whether you want a Mountain Dew, Pepsi, or a Coke.
May 25, 2010 4:46pm
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May 25, 2010 4:46 PM
I get your point about it not being an exact analogy, but pop is all the same ultimately, carbonated sugared water. Coke was (and is) so prevalent in southern states that it became synonymous with all carbonated sugared water drinks.
And southerners understand very well that "coke" is a generic word and not just for the Coke company, so they don't have the level of confusion others are having with it. It would be like going into a restaurant in Ohio and asking for a pop, forcing the waitress to go through the list of available brands. I have seen this many times in Ohio.
May 25, 2010 4:46pm
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May 25, 2010 4:55 PM
AcesinCalifornia wrote: I get your point about it not being an exact analogy, but pop is all the same ultimately, carbonated sugared water. Coke was (and is) so prevalent in southern states that it became synonymous with all carbonated sugared water drinks.
And southerners understand very well that "coke" is a generic word and not just for the Coke company, so they don't have the level of confusion others are having with it. It would be like going into a restaurant in Ohio and asking for a pop, forcing the waitress to go through the list of available brands. I have seen this many times in Ohio.
It's still stupid.

I don't go to the car dealership and say "I'm looking for a Ford" and expect him to run down the list of car brands that they carry.

If you want a Coke say Coke. If you want a Mountain Dew say so. If you want to know what sodas they have ask them. Not that difficult.
May 25, 2010 4:55pm
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May 25, 2010 5:36 PM
Haha Jmog your like the 3rd person who pointed that out. I fucked it up twice though I honestly thought I put 6 billion both times cause I was thinking of the entire world population. Its ok I made my mistake and Im still here so people can make fun of me for it :).
May 25, 2010 5:36pm
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May 25, 2010 5:48 PM
trackandccrunner wrote:
tk421 wrote:
AcesinCalifornia wrote: I would speculate that southerners call all pop Coke since it is a southern company and was the first (and only for a while) widely available brand. I think of it like some people calling all tissues "Kleenex" regardless of the brand.
That's not really that good of an analogy since all tissues, Kleenex or not, are the same.
Yeah thats what I was going to say... when someone say they want a Kleenex you know they mean a tissue unlike when someone says they want a "coke" when really they mean a mountain dew.
along those lines, when in elementary, middle and high school i remember hearing a lot of teachers say can you make a xerox of this or xerox of that, etc when their wasnt a xerox machine to be found in our schools
May 25, 2010 5:48pm
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May 25, 2010 5:56 PM
UA5straightin2008 wrote:
trackandccrunner wrote:
tk421 wrote:
AcesinCalifornia wrote: I would speculate that southerners call all pop Coke since it is a southern company and was the first (and only for a while) widely available brand. I think of it like some people calling all tissues "Kleenex" regardless of the brand.
That's not really that good of an analogy since all tissues, Kleenex or not, are the same.
Yeah thats what I was going to say... when someone say they want a Kleenex you know they mean a tissue unlike when someone says they want a "coke" when really they mean a mountain dew.
along those lines, when in elementary, middle and high school i remember hearing a lot of teachers say can you make a xerox of this or xerox of that, etc when their wasnt a xerox machine to be found in our schools

Now thats pretty weird since most people I know just say a copy haha.
May 25, 2010 5:56pm
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May 25, 2010 6:22 PM
Xerox made a huge marketing campaign to change that. The reason is if Xerox becomes a 'common word' they'd lose their registered trademark (Kleenex has the same problem, remember the commercials emphasizing "Kleenex brand FACIAL TISSUE"...)


Most now know it's copy. But, here's the new one, which Adobe is having the same problem with.... Photoshopping pics. That was photoshopped. I'll photoshop you out of the pic, et al.

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May 25, 2010 6:22pm
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May 25, 2010 7:11 PM
Websurfinbird wrote: The other thing I noticed was the difference in how I pronounced things. I got a lot of shit for how I said coffee, walk, talk, etc.
haha what about "pillow" or "pellow" and "milk" and "melk".
May 25, 2010 7:11pm
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May 25, 2010 9:13 PM
I will always say Kleenex rather than "tissue"....that just sounds so...well, you know what. Msybe there should be a poll on Xerox vs. Copy. I would always say "make a copy". As for the "Coke" thing in the South, that is OK if you stay in your zone, but you need to check the map for when you are out of your area. I like the analogy of asking for a Ford. And for the 101th time, this is POP territory. If a man asks for a "soda" around these parts, whip out your Man Card to be confiscated.
May 25, 2010 9:13pm
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May 25, 2010 10:11 PM
I use both kleenex and tissue, however i have never used xerox in reference to making a copy.
May 25, 2010 10:11pm
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May 25, 2010 10:19 PM
Websurfinbird wrote: Shouldn't be a surprise that I call it soda. I've lived in New York all my life.

The first time I heard "pop" used regularly was on a teen trip with kids from all over the country.

The other thing I noticed was the difference in how I pronounced things. I got a lot of shit for how I said coffee, walk, talk, etc.
Do you say Wuhter (water) or is that just a Jersey thing?
May 25, 2010 10:19pm
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May 25, 2010 10:24 PM
The one that gets me the most is "warsh" instead of "wash".

Where the fuck did the "R" come from?
May 25, 2010 10:24pm
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May 26, 2010 12:02 AM
I Wear Pants wrote: The one that gets me the most is "warsh" instead of "wash".

Where the fuck did the "R" come from?
I know, it drives me crazy. I guess I'm too educated for Southern Ohio, but my Mom says worsh and it drives me nuts. Also, Wal-Marts, I hate that adding the s at the end. It's Wal-Mart. :D:D
May 26, 2010 12:02am
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May 26, 2010 12:42 AM
I say 'warsh' 'purt-near' all the time around these here parts, and , yep, it is a 'pop' if there is a pepsi in my glass. By the way, dinner is what i had at noon, and supper is cooking on the stove for tonite, when the 'sun lays'.
May 26, 2010 12:42am