Ahhh I was away for 24 hours and this thread grew a LOT. Ahhhh.
@Sleet, do you want me to FedEx you a bottle of Cheerwine for Christmas?
I would do it, I seriously would.
@shadowhaz- I hate milkshakes.... Does the vanilla ice cream with M&Ms (that you get at McDonald's or Wendy's) count as a milkshake? Because I do like those.
kurowolfe wrote:Crushed ice mixed with either fruit juices, fruit concentrates, cordials or powders. It's like a custom-made slush, made on the spot. I like to drink those when the weather here becomes annoyingly hot, as it hits just the right spot.
Here in America, that is called a slushie. Those things are amazing.
When you blend ice cubes and real fruit (with either water or apple juice in the blender), that is called a smoothie.
@Sleet- We still have "Mr. Pibb" here. :S I've heard of the "Pibb Xtra" but I don't see it much.
@shadow- Sleet's description of cream soda is 100% on-the-spot. :3
kurowolfe wrote:Well, there are ice-cream sodas here, does that count?
It tastes sorta like plain old soda water, mixed with vanilla ice-cream. Not bad, but not many people drink them, and they're pretty rare to begin with.
Just wondering though, does everyone in the US refer to Coke, Pepsi and such as 'soda'?
We've got those here, too. :3 You can take any flavor of soda and plop in any flavor of ice cream with it. We call 'em Floats.
(I work at a traditional Soda Shop, this is how I know all this stuff.)
Also, the slang term for Coke/Pepsi/Mountain Dew/Root Beer/Dr. Pepper/whatever just depends on what part of the USA you live in.
-For instance, I'm originally from the northern part of the USA, where we call it "soda".
-Areas like Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, etc, call it "pop".
-And in the deep(er) South (where I live), a lot of people just call the particular soft drink by its brand name, instead of using a slang term.
Also, cold water. I love cold water! ...Well, I love country water. I can never adjust to city water when I go to a friend's house. The smell is a total turn-off, no matter what.