I wonder if a person’s age might be a factor that they aren’t talking into account. I can’t imagine anyone under the age of 40 using the phrase “soda pop” no matter where they’re from.
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That’s probably because they’re young enough to have likely missed the most widespread and relevant pop-culture reference to the term: Sodapop Curtis.
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Stay gold, Ponyboy.
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Chicago born and raised, but also lived in the Northeast, St. Louis, and parts of the South.
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I was pretty amazed too.
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