Thatās likely because the Internet has lied to you and ācokeā isnāt used in the same manner as soda / pop. Rather itās used as an example. Like āhey, do you want a coke or somethingā Which means they have coke and likely other soft drinks like Sprite, Mountain dew, etc but most definitely NOT Pepsi. No one is going to look at a Dr Pepper or Sprite and call it a Coke in the South East. Source, grew up in Coke mecca / Atlanta
texan here: yeah itās more āa coke or somethingā, never āwhat kind of coke do you wantā. like we forgot the generic word soda/cola collectively.
Thatās likely because the Internet has lied to you and ācokeā isnāt used in the same manner as soda / pop. Rather itās used as an example. Like āhey, do you want a coke or somethingā Which means they have coke and likely other soft drinks like Sprite, Mountain dew, etc but most definitely NOT Pepsi. No one is going to look at a Dr Pepper or Sprite and call it a Coke in the South East. Source, grew up in Coke mecca / Atlanta
So waiters donāt ask āwhat kind of coke do you want?ā
People at restaurants donāt ask waiters, āwhat kinds of coke do you have?ā
āIāll have a cokeā
āWhat kind?ā
āDr Pepperā
Isnāt a real exchange that happens?
Can we get a second opinion on this?
texan here: yeah itās more āa coke or somethingā, never āwhat kind of coke do you wantā. like we forgot the generic word soda/cola collectively.