Generational. Anyone in Texas ordering a cold beverage at a soda fountain ordered a "soda water" and then specified which syrup to add. Other options besides the cola brands included 7-Up, Sprite, root beer and sarsaparilla. Dr. Pepper is very similar to the old sarsaparilla. The use of "pop" in the Midwest referred to either popping the top off a bottle, and/or the fizz from the drink.
My dad is as authentic west Texas as they come. In his house, it was soda water. In his case and mine, that always means Dr. Pepper.
I now live in Atlanta. Here, you order a "coke" and, unless specified differently...it's always a Coke. It's NOT a Texas thing, it's a deep south thing, holding off the yankee advancement of Pepsi-Cola. So stop calling fellow Texans "idiots" for not referring to Dr. Pepper and anything else as "coke". In Texas, we should be proud to call it soda water instead of the generic term "coke". To me, that would be selling out.
My dad is as authentic west Texas as they come. In his house, it was soda water. In his case and mine, that always means Dr. Pepper.
I now live in Atlanta. Here, you order a "coke" and, unless specified differently...it's always a Coke. It's NOT a Texas thing, it's a deep south thing, holding off the yankee advancement of Pepsi-Cola. So stop calling fellow Texans "idiots" for not referring to Dr. Pepper and anything else as "coke". In Texas, we should be proud to call it soda water instead of the generic term "coke". To me, that would be selling out.
