Finally, a ship girl with good coke brand taste. But, it's better when you have been away from any of it.
tapnek said:
Real Americans drink Coke and have fries on the side.
Are either of you from the American South? I'm only aware of the Deep South U.S. having a dialectal penchant for referring to any soda-type drink as "Coke", as if it were a generic noun rather than a brand name, so Pepsi, RC, Dr Pepper, and even 7-Up are all apparently types of Coke, in addition to Coca-Cola itself. (Tapnek could conceivably have actually meant the brand name versus what's shown here, I suppose.)
Are either of you from the American South? I'm only aware of the Deep South U.S. having a dialectal penchant for referring to any soda-type drink as "Coke", as if it were a generic noun rather than a brand name, so Pepsi, RC, Dr Pepper, and even 7-Up are all apparently types of Coke, in addition to Coca-Cola itself. (Tapnek could conceivably have actually meant the brand name versus what's shown here, I suppose.)
7-Up is not like Coke at all. Nobody I know even refers to it as Coke. Besides, I'm from Jersey.
Are either of you from the American South? I'm only aware of the Deep South U.S. having a dialectal penchant for referring to any soda-type drink as "Coke", as if it were a generic noun rather than a brand name, so Pepsi, RC, Dr Pepper, and even 7-Up are all apparently types of Coke, in addition to Coca-Cola itself. (Tapnek could conceivably have actually meant the brand name versus what's shown here, I suppose.)
Yep.
"y'all want some coke outta the fridge?"
*Reveals fridge full of DP*
That's my gramps for you. Every other person I know over here does this.
Only a certain set of people from the Northwest and Northern centeral states still call it "pop", as in Soda Pop. Most say "Coke" when ordering a cola, or "7up" when ordering a lemon-lime soda. Some say "Pepsi" and "Sierra Mist" but Coke and 7up are shorter and in some places, more common.
I don't even live in the U.S. I though you used "Coke" for any type of dark soda beverage to avoid trademark mentions.
Coke is trademarked and belongs to Coca-cola. "Cola" is the generalized term for sodas like Coke, but that term from what I had heard was created by Coca-Cola to avoid their trademark of Coke from becoming genericized and them losing it.
Cola soft drinks are either flavored by Kola nut or a synthesized Kola nut flavor.
panzerfan said:
Most certainly not the case back in WW2. Pepsi is anachronism. It was Coca-cola for the GIs.
An anachronism would imply that Pepsi didn't exist back then. That label likely didn't exist, but Pepsi-cola the name of their product goes back to 1898.
I'd think Pepsi to some degree would make sense in that Pepsi has generally been associated with the "younger generation". Coca-Cola has traditionally been associated with the "older generation". Which makes some sense, since Coke spent a good while making them come off as "traditional".
Of course the whole depiction is likely the artist's preference and nothing to do with anything else.
Are either of you from the American South? I'm only aware of the Deep South U.S. having a dialectal penchant for referring to any soda-type drink as "Coke", as if it were a generic noun rather than a brand name, so Pepsi, RC, Dr Pepper, and even 7-Up are all apparently types of Coke, in addition to Coca-Cola itself. (Tapnek could conceivably have actually meant the brand name versus what's shown here, I suppose.)
I live in Texas and just about every one I know refers to any type of soda as "Coke" or "Cola" and every so often a "Fountain Water" I never really gave it much thought until now.
I live in Texas and just about every one I know refers to any type of soda as "Coke" or "Cola" and every so often a "Fountain Water" I never really gave it much thought until now.
Hadn't encountered that so much in the areas of Texas I've experienced. "Coke" as a generic term exists in Texas, of course, but I thought it was more prevalent east of the Mississippi.
An anachronism would imply that Pepsi didn't exist back then. That label likely didn't exist, but Pepsi-cola the name of their product goes back to 1898.
I'd think Pepsi to some degree would make sense in that Pepsi has generally been associated with the "younger generation". Coca-Cola has traditionally been associated with the "older generation". Which makes some sense, since Coke spent a good while making them come off as "traditional".
Of course the whole depiction is likely the artist's preference and nothing to do with anything else.
The fact that it's Diet Pepsi irks me somehow. Guess we stretch it out to Iowa at Reagan era reactivation and beyond.