Growing up in Atlanta, my parents always told me we call it "Coke" there because that's where Coca-Cola's headquarters are. Not sure if that's the reason though.
Why do Michiganders (
- especially Detroiters - ) continue to mididentify convenience stores with that other highly misleading term?
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">it's pop in Tulsa. Says so right on the cash register receipt from Frank's, home of the 100 item bodacious buffett</font>
And one of our famous downtown restaurants is "Nelson's Buffeteria."