Its my b-day

[Keranu]

Convert to pop now and I'll forgive you, my long ex-e-buddy     .

[termis]

EDIT: Wait, what exactly do you call it out there in Canada, Black_Tiger? Pop?

I can't speak for all Canadians, but here in Alberta, it's definitely Pop.  And Canadians I met from other places (BC, Prairie, as well as Maritime places) also seem to refer to it as Pop.  So... I guess that means most people say Pop in Canada.

Though I'm a "Soda" man myself.

Still, I think some non-north Americans call 'em fizzy drinks.  I recall a Brit and a Kiwi who said that.  Oh, and they also call 7-up/sprite type soft drinks "lemonade".

[Keranu]

Thanks for the very informative post, thumpin_termis. I found it especially interesting that Brits call 7-up-like drinks lemonade, though I think I remember hearing that before.

[td741]

Hmm, In most cases I either name the soft drink type by name, but if I wanted to talk about the category of "soda pop" then I tend to say "soft drink".  Though, that might be the french-canadian side of me.

That said there used to be these stores called "The Pop Shoppe" where you would go and mix and match different types of soft drinks...  So I would agree that "pop" is used here.

Oh, someone is trying to bring it back: http://www.thepopshoppe.com/flash_site/main.html

[Dark Fact]

Leave it to us to derail a thread about someone's birthday into a debate over soft drink titles.

[td741]

Leave it to us to derail a thread about someone's birthday into a debate over soft drink titles.

Well, I asked my wife and apparently it's called "Soft Drinks" in Malaysia (since everyone just orders what they want by name.)

Then she went off on a discussion about "Sarsi" (sort of a sasprilla/root beer mix) and "Kickapoo (Joy Juice)" (sort of a sweet ginger drink) sold in Malaysia.  Then, there was this "Manzanita Sol" apple soft drink we had in Mexico... Mmmm....

That reminded me on how I couldn't find decent Ginger Ale in Atlanta (they mixed coke and sprite together...?!).

[Dark Fact]

Coke and Sprite mixed together? WTF?

Dude, when it comes to Ginger Ale, either have Canada Dry or Schweppes.  No cheapskate substitutes.

[td741]

I know...  My next surprise was when I got some Ginger Ale in Malaysia...  It was GINGER ale.  Kickapoo Joy Juice is a much better alternative for Ginger Ale in Malaysia...

How's that for derailing a thread.

[Turbo D]

I had some Canada dry last week, went down smooth. 

[2X4]

EDIT: Wait, what exactly do you call it out there in Canada, Black_Tiger? Pop?

I can't speak for all Canadians, but here in Alberta, it's definitely Pop.  And Canadians I met from other places (BC, Prairie, as well as Maritime places) also seem to refer to it as Pop.  So... I guess that means most people say Pop in Canada.

Though I'm a "Soda" man myself.

Still, I think some non-north Americans call 'em fizzy drinks.  I recall a Brit and a Kiwi who said that.  Oh, and they also call 7-up/sprite type soft drinks "lemonade".

SPRITE=LEMONADE?!  WTF Mate?!  Why don't they just call it ketchup?

7 Up was originally called Lithiated Lemon Lime Soda.  After they stopped putting lithium in it they decided it needed a different name, so 7-Up was the natural choice.

[Turbo D]

mmmmmm lithium soda 

[termis]

SPRITE=LEMONADE?!  WTF Mate?!  Why don't they just call it ketchup?

   Don't ever argue with an Englishman about English -- They'll get all huffy and puffy, about how it it's _their_ language and how everyone else just bastardized it all that jazz.  Quite funny, actually.

[Keranu]

American and Canadian English is way cooler than English English .

[Turbo D]

hell ya 

[2X4]

No one slaughters the english language worse than the english.