The most fascinating map I've seen in weeks:

Boisson gazeuse.

I was about to say, yeah, in Louisiana we call all carbonated beverages Cokes.

Here in Canada, though, it's pop.

In ireland we just say the drink we want, like 7up,fanta,club orange or coke ect... I never understood why some countrys call soda it makes the drink sound cheap IMO

we I come from it's called drink lol (not the same formula)

We actually call everything Pepsi... >__>  

'cause Coke is nasty and no one drinks it

Funny, I can't see my country on that map ....

Anyway, Coke

My take is that the usage of 'Soda' and 'Pop' was always used a shorter term for soda pop.

American usage of any of the three major terms is because of the soda wars in the states. All restaurants are forced to carry only one brand of soft drinks, and can be fined if they carry rival brands (e.g. Pepsi Co. products and Coke products). The penality is so high that a place would likely rather shut down than handle the fine.

Therefore, if you are at a restaurant and the server asks "What would you like to drink?" and you want a soft drink, you respond with a phrase that asks the question of which grouping of products and special classes of soft drinks they have. So in Ohio, its typically "What kind of pop do you have?".

Having said that, I don't think many people ever use soda/pop/coke outside of such situations, as we're always more specific if someone is talking about anything outside of their generic usages.

Haven't found any non-US maps. I found Canadian statistics that put 90% of respondents using 'pop' as their term for generic soft drinks.

I see, well in that case it makes sense, but over here if i was to order a glass of say fanta and they dont stock it they would just come back with a different orange drink