When I was growing up we used supper and dinner interchangeably. I have never used soda. Only time I have used y'all is when I have traveled down to Georgia, Texas or Arkansas for work.

 

As it says in the conclusion at the above site:
"People who say "Pop" are much, much cooler."

 

I had the exact opposite experience in Florida. Asked a waiter what kind of "pop" they had and we got a blank stare until my sister-in-law reminded us to say "soda". This thread has actually been a cultural treasure of information. Until I read this, I actually thought that "pop" was strictly a Canadian thing and all Americans said "soda". In Canada, "soda" means carbonated water.

Now, the next question is, at what point travelling south thru the US does the word "tea" go from meaning hot tea to ice tea. That has snagged us on occasion. Also, at what point does "ice tea" go from meaning a sweet lemony tea beverage to regular cold tea.

 

Good question, and is it "ice" or "iced" tea?

Even more important, is it the Mighty "Haraldo" or "Haroldo?"

 

Further...when did I become Mighty (or even almighty)?

 

I remember a similar thing happening when I was a kid in Cleveland, but it was just the opposite. A neighbor's nephew came to visit from "Joisey" and went to the local drug store, sat down at the fountain and ordered a cherry soda. The girl promptly mixed seltzer water, cherry syrup and a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a glass and placed it in front of him. He wanted to know what it was, and she told him it was what he ordered, a cherry soda.

 

Haha, this conversation has gone well...There is of course one more twist to our never ending "carbiated beverage dilema." That is, in some southern locations, everything is 'coke.'

Given there is or was a Coke plan in GA? I am sure this was some for me brainwashing.

That's also cleaver with the cherry soda thing!

 

Nobody here drinks tonic or coke? Hehe. Convenience store around here oddly enough has (or had?) a sign saying "Tonic" over their sodas. My old roommate came from KY and was used to everything being coke. Order a drink in a restaurant, say you want a coke, they ask what kind, you say sprite...? lol. Just sounds a bit wacky to me, hehe. I'll stick with drinking soda.

 

Growing up at the beach on the west coast, we didn't really use Soda. Everything was and still is a Coke, it gets the people here in Ohio, especially when the only serve Pepsi

 

Let me just add to that... Be sure you close your doors too, even when unloading multiple parcels.

You are lucky if water is all that got inside.