Soda, pop or coke?
Ever notice how people from all around the United States refer to their favorite carbonated beverage as soda, pop or coke? When I moved from Ohio to Virginia, I clung to my "pop" as an anchor to my midwestern roots. Over 25 years, I began to think of myself as a true Virginian and "soda" slipped slowly into my vocabulary. So I would wonder, "Where is the dividing line between pop and soda? Maybe somewhere in Pennsylvania - like the continental divide?"
The more I deal with the Internet, the more I realize that there are very few issues that SOMEONE has not dealt with. And so I found this wonderful map that tells us county-by-county, who's calling it soda and who's a pop or a coke fan.
If you're a detail freak or want to see this map closer up, check out these websites:
Pop vs. Soda Debate Splits the Nation