The Fight of the Century: Pop or Soda?

Alright, folks, I want a nice clean fight. No biting off each other's ears. No calling each other buttmunch or dingleberry. Keep it clean. Mild mocking is allowed.

So..

Which is it?

Pop?

or

Soda?

p0nda and fuzzys were right, bubbler = water fountain!

I also use: Diapers, comforter (one piece), duvet (feather comforter inside a giant pillowcase like wrap), saran wrap. 

For me Ketchup has sugar and vinegar in it, I use it on my hotdogs/hamburgers and it's a condiment.

Tomato sauce is either simply pureed tomatoes usually used in cooking or when I was young, Tomato sauce was Marinara Sauce which went on top of my spaghetti. 

Depends on age and part of country you grew up. But does it really matter??

Keep the faith.

 

Diapers, comforter (a duvet is the covering in which one might encase a comforter), tampons, kleenex, q-tips, couch if it has 3+ seating cushions (no matter how many arms it has), loveseat if there are 2 seating cushions ...

Ketchup is Heinz, Hunt's, whatever - it has sugar and vinegar, as sroscoe said.

Tomato Sauce is any kind of tomato-based sauce.

Tomato paste comes in a can labeled tomato paste.

Original Post by bikeman7:

Depends on age and part of country you grew up. But does it really matter??

Keep the faith.

 

 Of course it doesnt really matter, it's interesting and entertaining

nappies, not diapers!  Lounge, not couch (and yes it sits in the lounge room)  Fridge for refrigerator.  I like to say "tissue" rather than Kleenex, but I do say Q-tip rather than ear bud or swap.  Never eat mince (hamburger) so never say it... 

It all comes from being married to a kiwi for 20 years, and living in Australia for 10... *sigh*

Edit:  and a sweatshirt is a "jumper" sorry!

No, jumpers are sleeveless dresses you wear over a shirt.  They largely went out of style about 10-15 years ago. 

curlygirl:  What the heck is a poke?  I am from Alabama and never referred to (or heard someone refer to) anything as a poke.  Please enlighten me.  I swear I hear a new southern term every day.  I didn't know what Wallerin' was until I was 18.

in eastern canada a hooded sweatshirt is called a hoodie in western canada its called a bunny hug

Original Post by sroscoe:

I'm from northern California and I've always used soda, fridge, couch, hide-a-bed, Keelenex, Q-tips, ground beef.

My grandpa is from Wisconsin and he had a few interesting ones, a stop light was a 'stop-and-go light', soda was pop, and my favorite... see if you can guess what it is...

Bubbler = _________

 

 Bubbler= water fountain

Edit: perhaps I should read the whole thread before chiming in. sorry.

Soda. Always. I'd never even heard anyone call it pop until I went to college.

Original Post by spuckine:

in eastern canada a hooded sweatshirt is called a hoodie in western canada its called a bunny hug

 Cutest thing I've heard all day!

Original Post by figurethefat:

It's a trolley!!

Nah.  A trolley is one of the broken European monstrosities where all four wheels are casters.  You can't steer those things without using both hands!

I grew up calling it soda, but my Fiance grew up calling it tonic!! (He's from Massachusetts)

Neither. It's coke.

When I was in Italy, the server asked me if I wanted my water "with or without gas."  It took me a moment before I realized what she meant.

Another server asked me if I wanted effervescent water.

Probably just a translation thing, but I thought it was cute.

Soda
Shopping Cart
Fridge
Couch
Sofa-Bed
Q-tip
Kleenex
Ground Meat
Saran Wrap

Restroom, Washroom, or Bathroom?  I say bathroom.

Original Post by julique:

When I was in Italy, the server asked me if I wanted my water "with or without gas." It took me a moment before I realized what she meant.

Another server asked me if I wanted effervescent water.

Probably just a translation thing, but I thought it was cute.

When I flew from Helsinki to Dusseldorf on a German airline, I asked for water to drink, they gave me carbonated water...yuck.

When I got to the home of the friend I was visiting, he asked if I wanted anything to drink, I said 'water' then added 'as long as it's not carbonated' kind of as a joke. Well he looked at me like uhhh...turns out they all drink carbonated water there -_- his mom bought me some regular water, as their tap water tasted weird (something wrong with the pipes).

Oh when I was at the Munich airport I bought a bottle of apple juice...guess what? It was carbonated! The apple juice at the theme park we went to had carbonated apple juice too. Wtf?

Kind of off topic but your post reminded me of that lol. Bleh...

 

 

Jewels I say bathroom too.

I find that in Europe (Germany, France, italy, Poland) the question "with or wthout gas" is a pretty common one. 

Vicereine, I have the same problem whenever I go to Dusseldorf or Koln, I was told by a German colleague that carbonated water is for drinking, flat water is for fish.  :o)

Its a bathroom in a house - or politely asking for "the ladies" when out in a restaurant etc.

And for sitting on in your living room - A settee.  or sometimes a Sofa.

Figurethefat, I'm with you on the Jumper debate.  Long sleeved, warm - a bit like a sweatshirt.  :o)

prefer 'loo' to 'bathroom'...but I say 'bathroom'.

I say restroom in a public setting - at the office "I'm going to the restroom" or at a restaurant "where's your restroom?" but at home it's the bathroom, or just bath - i.e. master bath.