Has anyone managed to "Quit" ?

[jdcarpe]

All carbonated beverages are cokes here. You have to specify which type of coke you would like.

[atlas3686]

I quit drinking pop at least 2 years ago

Another citizen who knows the correct way to identify that fizzy drink.

+1 to that, been calling it pop my entire life.

Go ahead, make your smug little comments. The fact is, it's a big subject, bigger than you'd ever imagine—otherwise I don't think you could possibly be so cavalier about it.

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It's Other that's the killer. For example, in many parts of the U.S., all soft drinks are referred to as "Coke", or even "Pepsi". (You ask for a "Coke" [or "Pepsi"] and the server says, "What kind?" Then you say "Dr. Pepper" or "Mountain Dew" or whatever. To order your drink by name, right away, would seem odd or pushy. I've actually been through these places and heard such exchanges.)

And that's just the U.S. If you think you have the courage, take a look at this list of soft-drink names by country. As you'll see, deciding what to call this stuff is a worldwide paradox.

I'm glad I had a chance to raise your consciousness a bit on this complex, globe-spanning topic. I trust your lives will never be the same, drink-name-wise. Mine won't.

That's really interesting... It took me some time to get used everyone here calling all soft drinks "limonadi" since it's derived from the English "lemonade", but Coke is.... well, it's Coca-Cola.

Maybe we should all just call them soft drinks?

To clarify my earlier post, I really meant I quit the soft drink by the name of Coca-Cola. What made it easier was also that it doesn't taste as good here as it did in South Africa, which was discussed previously in another thread.

Haha was about to comment on this but you beat me to it :) have tried to quit coke (coca-cola) many times but South African coke is just so damn good. I just try and ration myself now.

[HoffmanMyster]

All carbonated beverages are cokes here. You have to specify which type of coke you would like.

You are a confused man, jd.

[heedpantsnow]

All carbonated beverages are cokes here. You have to specify which type of coke you would like.

This is how it should be. Soda is an ingredient. Pop is what you do when you drink too many. Coke is the drink, and there are many kinds. Hoff needs to visit the south.

[tp4tissue]

All carbonated beverages are cokes here. You have to specify which type of coke you would like.

This is how it should be. Soda is an ingredient. Pop is what you do when you drink too many. Coke is the drink, and there are many kinds. Hoff needs to visit the south.

What about Purple drink...   

[Joey Quinn]

It's soda

[jdcarpe]

It's soda

Soda is sodium bicarbonate

[HoffmanMyster]

It's soda

Soda is sodium bicarbonate

Well then since coke is a soda, coke is sodium bicarbonate too.

All carbonated beverages are cokes here. You have to specify which type of coke you would like.

This is how it should be. Soda is an ingredient. Pop is what you do when you drink too many. Coke is the drink, and there are many kinds. Hoff needs to visit the south.

Noooooo, they got you too!! 

[katushkin]

Coke is the brand. Cola is the generic term. Although nobody calls it cola.

We just say fizzy drinks...

I quit smoking last year, feels alright I guess, but I do occasionally think about going back. Then I think about the money and change my mind.

[jdcarpe]

Coke is the brand. Cola is the generic term. Although nobody calls it cola.

We just say fizzy drinks...

I quit smoking last year, feels alright I guess, but I do occasionally think about going back. Then I think about the money and change my mind.

Let me hand you a kleenex, after I go xerox these documents.

[katushkin]

Coke is the brand. Cola is the generic term. Although nobody calls it cola.

We just say fizzy drinks...

I quit smoking last year, feels alright I guess, but I do occasionally think about going back. Then I think about the money and change my mind.

Let me hand you a kleenex, after I go xerox these documents.

The first time I heard the word Xerox, was in the film Matilda. I've never heard it used in a sentence again until now.

[HoffmanMyster]

Coke is the brand. Cola is the generic term. Although nobody calls it cola.

We just say fizzy drinks...

I quit smoking last year, feels alright I guess, but I do occasionally think about going back. Then I think about the money and change my mind.

Let me hand you a kleenex, after I go xerox these documents.

Right after I grab a drink from the bubbler.

[njbair]

Coke is the brand. Cola is the generic term. Although nobody calls it cola.

We just say fizzy drinks...

I quit smoking last year, feels alright I guess, but I do occasionally think about going back. Then I think about the money and change my mind.

The longer you go since quitting smoking, the easier it gets. Then one day years from now you'll find yourself in a gas station line, watching the person in front of you spend a small fortune on a carton, and think to yourself, "what would ever possess someone to--oh wait, I used to do that."

[njbair]

Coke is the brand. Cola is the generic term. Although nobody calls it cola.

We just say fizzy drinks...

I quit smoking last year, feels alright I guess, but I do occasionally think about going back. Then I think about the money and change my mind.

Let me hand you a kleenex, after I go xerox these documents.

Right after I grab a drink from the bubbler.

It's on the second floor next to the loo. Take the lift.

[romevi]

Coke is the brand. Cola is the generic term. Although nobody calls it cola.

We just say fizzy drinks...

I quit smoking last year, feels alright I guess, but I do occasionally think about going back. Then I think about the money and change my mind.

Let me hand you a kleenex, after I go xerox these documents.

The first time I heard the word Xerox, was in the film Matilda. I've never heard it used in a sentence again until now.

In grade school we had a trivia test and I was the only one who knew all the answers. The last question was the only one I hesitated on. I muttered, "Xerox" under my breath. The "smart kid" in class heard me, raised her hand and said the answer. She got it right, ending my winning streak.

Here at my firm tons of folks say "Xerox" all the time when they want something copied.