Nutwood Beth and Bucko made a gruelling trip through snow (you can have that stuff!) in the midwest as they returned from their Thanksgiving vacation, and Beth commented that they stopped for lunch and had a "pop". It made Miss Ginger smile, because she's always amused at the different terms used to describe carbonated soft drinks in various parts of the US. "Pop", "soda", "soda water" et al just sound so foreign to Miss G's southern ears! Down here, it's called a "coke". Here's how the conversation might go:
"I'm hot. I want a coke."
"Hey, a coke sounds good. I want one, too!"
"I'll get them. What kind do you want?"
"Dr. Pepper."
Unless you are up in the drive through at Popeye's. Then it goes like this:
"I'll have the 3-piece meal with dirty rice".
"Um, you wanna cole drank wiffat?"
"I'll have a Diet Coke."
"We ain't got no Diet Coke. Diet Pepsi."
"Then I'll have a Diet Pepsi."
"We ain't got no Diet Pepsi. We's out."
"We ain't got no Diet Pepsi. We's out."
If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'!
