[DManA]

I wonder where the pop/soda line really is. I know if you ask someone in western and northern Wisconsin for another name for soft drink, the correct answer will POP into their heads.

[d14truth]

You can give me a 'soda', but never a 'pop'(bottle of pop or can of pop, maybe)--south central WI native.

[Enough_Deceit]

I grew up right by the Illinois border in a small town in Kenosha County. Most everyone there called it "pop." My mom had been born and raised in the area, as well. My dad was born and raised in Shawano County and also called it "pop." I had an aunt who was from Chicago. She called it "soda." As a child, I thought that she was the most sophisticated person ever put on earth, so I followed her example and called it "soda." My husband, who is from Pennsylvania also calls it "soda" as does most people here in Arizona.