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Is it Soda or is it Pop?
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jstkdn
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May-4-2005 08:56
Discuss...
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MarcusAndrew
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May-8-2005 16:01
Indeed! Thank you Geddes
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calalta
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May-8-2005 17:31
i believe Ginger may come from the most popular soft drink in Scotland at one time, Ginger beer or as we call it in North America Ginger ale :)
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Blueberry Hill
Lucky Stiff
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May-8-2005 17:52
Ginger beer and ginger ale are similar, but the "beer" variety is apparently made with fermented ginger giving it a stronger flavor. Good stuff either way.
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croesy2002
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May-9-2005 00:44
in my corner of south wales we call them cold drinks ;)
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Blaise Joshua
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May-9-2005 01:05
Where I'm from in England, ginger beer and ginger ale are very different drinks (both made with ginger of course). Ginger beer is quite sweet and nice, whereas ginger ale is quite bitter and I don't like it that much : o )
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Geddes
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May-9-2005 08:56
Haha!! Glad to have been of service Blaise Joshua ....... any time you need a translator ;)
Really have no idea why it's ginger... good guess calalta. Though I'm more inclined to think it's 'cos of Irn bru which is a gingery colour (made from girders don't you know!!)
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Awling
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May-9-2005 12:07
Isn't Iron Bru the main scottish fizzy/soda/pop/etc. drink? (I've never seen it for sale in Ireland or seen it on english TV) Maybe that's why you call it ginger?
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Blaise Joshua
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May-9-2005 14:45
I remember reading in a guide while visiting Edinburgh that Scotland is the only western country that does not have Coca-Cola as its main fizzy drink. Good for Scotland! (even though I can't stand Irn Bru unless it's with whiskey)
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Betty Barnes
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May-9-2005 16:05
Hehehehe (pop)....growing up it was called gut rot/rust remover.
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Envy
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May-9-2005 18:30
when I lived in Minnesota it was pop amongst the farming side and soda amongst the city side. Here in Alaska it's Soda.
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