Gay in the UK video blog (Ep. 7): Fizzy drinks, "Dancing on Ice" and more!

Do you guys really call sodas "fizzy drinks" over there? i actually think that's a cute term. Is it like "I’ll have a fizzy please..."?(maybe i'll start saying that...see if it picks up..haha)

I have a strange fascination for non-American terms of stuff...  :-P

Even more strange is the fact that in the deep south, because Coca-Cola is based in Atlanta, any "fizzy drink" is simply called a "coke." You could be referring to Coca-Cola, Pepsi or Royal Crown, and we still just call it a coke.

Proud to be a Pepsi drinker!

Well, we hardley go to a shop or bar and say 'can I have a fizzy drink' however there's a big difference between UK and Europe and US, Brits rarely use the brand to order the 'pop'/'soda'/'fizzy drink'.

Our choices are:

- Coke (Cola/Pepsi etc)

- Lemonade (7UP/Sprite)

- Orangade (Tango)

- LimeAde

- Soda water (fizzy water)

You see a trend there? 

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Pepsi and Coke started out at about the same time, but I believe Pepsi was first. They are both colas. Pepsi established in the north and Coke in the south. This had to do more with transportation from the factories in the early 20th century, as there had to be bottling plants in major cities. The up shot is that the first company to establish a cola in a region tended to dominate as customers were loyal to a brand. By the 1920's you could get either Pepsi or Coke anywhere, but their pedominace in certain localities was set.

In the late 70s (early 80s?) there was a gay boycott of Pepsi. (wasn't it the first, or was that Coors?) This hurt the brand, because it was established in the more liberal north. The boycott may not have been as successful against Coke, which was established in the conservative south. That may have given Coke the foot hold it needed to attempt a national take over, hence the Pepsi/Coke wars of the early 80s. Which when all was said and done, probably did more for both brands and carbonated beverages as a whole.

It is heartening to see Pepsi establish itself with a more liberal consumer again, as it originally had, even if that was more of an accident of geography.

In the midwest, we call it "pop". I can't for the life of me imagine calling an Orange Crush a "Coke."

"Gimme a sip of your Coke."

"It's an Orange, and no way -I don't want your back wash."

P.S. to your grips, take that lamp behind you, remove the shade and place it behind the camera and turn it on. We want to see your pretty faces.