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Is it Soda or is it Pop?
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jstkdn
jstkdn
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May-4-2005 08:56

Discuss...

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jstkdn
jstkdn
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May-5-2005 03:42

I actually considered that. But then I figured, the english always say that they are not in Europe, so I am just going with their flow. :) :)

Oh oh oh, good luck on the elections today!!!

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

May-5-2005 03:44

(If you can vote from Ireland that is.)

mrs.zane
mrs.zane
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May-5-2005 05:24

Yes jstkdn sweet tea although sourthern style sweet tea is tooooo sweet. I like just a little sugar not a lot like they serve in the south. In southeastern West Virginia it is pop.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

May-5-2005 06:43

Yeah, I'd love to sea something like Sweet Coffee! Like a iced coffee, but super sweet AND caffinated.

I am getting a brain buzz just fantasizing about it. :)

Makensie Brewer
Makensie Brewer
Super Steeper

May-5-2005 08:09

Thats probably why I like sweet tea down there...sweeter the better for me *grin*

marylou
marylou

May-5-2005 09:37

Acually, Blaise I have seen Coca-cola light in some takeaways. I am also from England. And I would call it pop.

ral315
ral315

May-5-2005 16:12

It's a pop (Michigan)

Jojo
Jojo
Old Shoe

May-5-2005 16:53

As a Michiganer, it's POP!

(*remembers having this dicussion with Stanz once*)

Blaise Joshua
Blaise Joshua

May-6-2005 10:16

As the differences in language are obviously of great interest to many here, it so happened recently that I caused great offence to a fellow Sleuther from the U.S when I used what is a very benign and common British slang word that, I am told, in the States is a most offensive sexual slur. Needless to say, on explanation (and with the production of a web-link to a British dictionary definition confirming the word) the most reasonable person accepted that it was a misunderstanding and retracted the name she had called me, which didn't really matter because I didn't understand what she was calling me anyway : o )

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

May-6-2005 12:53

I once was one of those adventure travel tourlead, in Vietnam. The morons...uh I mean customers, I had to take around were mixed Dutch and flemish dutch speaking Belgians. They broke out in a MASSIVE fight, during the goodbye dinner which made me originally go "huh" as well.
One of the dutchies mentioned to the male half of a belgian couple that she "married a good party." This means you married well. However, turns out in Belgian saying the same thing as "you married a prostitute." Being dutch myself, I at first had NO idea what upset the belgians so much. I had to mediate between both parties to figure out what happened. When I found out I had to laugh so hard. Anyway the Belgian couple only reluctantly accepted the apology, but still did not want to share the van to the airport with the other couple.

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