Fizzy Drinks
September 13th, 2008 by Tim Inman
[Link to full map] Thank you: strangemaps.wordpress.com. I love language and culture - this topic (what people call soft drinks) has come up in my conversations several times.
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[Link to full map] Thank you: strangemaps.wordpress.com. I love language and culture - this topic (what people call soft drinks) has come up in my conversations several times.
4 months later
Tim, I love this! And the timing is perfect.. we're studying maps and globes, and just the other day we were looking at different types of maps and what they can tell you.. Also, just having moved to the midwest, my kids are sometimes calling it "pop". The subject has come up in several conversations with California cousins and neighborhood kids here. I can't wait to show them. Are you still in the US?
4 months later
Very cool, Tim. Interesting that most of the "coke" folks were in the South. I know, Atlanta is the home of those little red cans, but still.
4 months later
Jenny: Yes we are still in the US. We have been living in Fremont for over a month now. Julie: This map surprised me because I always thought it was the Californians who called it coke. In Ireland it can be called juice, lemonade, and fizzy drinks.
4 months later
How long will you be in the states? Let us know if you end up in "pop" country... say hi to Lauri for me.
4 months later
We'll be here for about a year. It will be really fun if we do get to 'pop' country!
4 months later
I made up the title!!! You get the credit always Dad.
4 months later
Tim, I came here after finding you on Twitter and really enjoy what you have to say and especially your interest in language. I got my degree in Communication at The Ohio State University after living in NY and my first few weeks I asked where the soda machine was in the dorms and got lots of funny looks wondering why I was looking for a machine that dispense a mixer for hard liquor. Since then I have had an interest in what carbonated beverages are called in America and now know I am not alone! That's a great map - thanks for posting. I also loved your post about language and fractals, but couldn't find the link to comment there.