5 Knox Countians Call Soft Drink’s Pop

5 January 7, 2009, by CP

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Jane Weisman, a Clinical Consultant for DentalWorks, sent us this interesting fact:

Did you know that, out of 203 Knox County people surveyed, only 5 of them would refer to a soft drink as “pop”? Well, it’s true. The majority of respondents (168) would refer to a soft drink as a “Coke,” while 13 would call it a “soda” and 17 of them would call it something else entirely.

Thanks for the fact Jane!

Photography by inocuo

Posted in Local Flavor, Local Living | Tagged Drinks, Local Flavor, Random Facts

5 Responses

I just moved down from Michigan. I would make it 6 out of 204. Even though I don’t drink “pop”.

Aaron

, January 8, 2009 at 6:10 pm | Permalink

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i call it “pop” too, but i’m also a “carpetbagger”.

CK

, January 9, 2009 at 11:27 am | Permalink

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I like my Cokes in the form of Root beer!

Rob

, January 14, 2009 at 9:07 am | Permalink

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For a more wide-ranging view, you might check out the included link to a Gear Patrol article about the nationwide implications of the growing soft drink schism in our country. Additionally, you can add your two cents at http://www.popvssoda.com.

Dusty

, February 2, 2009 at 10:24 am | Permalink

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Ah, the aforementioned link: http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2008/09/26/generic-names-for-soft-drinks/

Dusty

, February 2, 2009 at 10:29 am | Permalink

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