"I want a drink!"

[depechemodefan]

So I went to lunch around 2, where there should be less people in the restuarant I went to. Besideds sodas, tea, water, and special oriental drinks, they serve alcohol. I'm almost done when a man walked in.

man: I want a drink.
restaurant owner: what do you want.
man: I want a drink.
restaurant owner: but what do you want?
man: I want a drink!!!
restaurant owner: but what type of drink? soda, diet soda...
man: a coke.
restaurant owner: regular coke or diet?
man: a coke.

Personally I thought it was a crazy guy. Drink cost $2. I was thinking "the c-store is one block over, why not buy there?" But then the guy decides to buy egg rolls. I guess the restaurant owner could have phrased things differently in the first place, but what moron goes in and ask for a drink, and not specify?

[Pagan]

man: a coke.
restaurant owner: regular coke or diet?
man: a coke.

Here, it's very likely that you will get asked, "Do you want a coke?" and we mean all soda, including Coke. There's a hilarious video of the odd turns of phrases we have here, including that one. Lynette (the star of the video) asks that question 4 times with a bottle of soda in her hand each time. None of those times is she actually holding a bottle of Coca-Cola.

[jedimaster91]

Here, it's very likely that you will get asked, "Do you want a coke?" and we mean all soda, including Coke.

QFT. 'Round these parts, if it has bubbles, it's a coke. Hubs finds it very strange.

[wolfie]

Here, it's very likely that you will get asked, "Do you want a coke?" and we mean all soda, including Coke. There's a hilarious video of the odd turns of phrases we have here, including that one. Lynette (the star of the video) asks that question 4 times with a bottle of soda in her hand each time. None of those times is she actually holding a bottle of Coca-Cola.

QFT. 'Round these parts, if it has bubbles, it's a coke. Hubs finds it very strange.

From your descriptions, it sounds like people in your area would refer to Pepsi as "coke". Do they really do this?

[Kaylyn]

From your descriptions, it sounds like people in your area would refer to Pepsi as "coke". Do they really do this?

Louisiana here. Yep, all carbonated beverages are "Coke," even Pepsi products.

[Captain Trips]

I don't mind when people use the word "pop" for "soda" (after all, both come from "sodapop", but Coke is a trademarked name. If I ask for a Coke, I expect a heavy-tasting cola. I don't expect "what flavor coke?"

But that's just me with my regional bias. When in Rome, order in Italian...

[PepperElf]

man: I want a drink.
restaurant owner: what do you want.
man: I want a drink.
restaurant owner: but what do you want?
man: I want a drink!!!

Ok so apparently he wants the server to just pick something at random

[Dave1982]

Ok so apparently he wants the server to just pick something at random

Diet Moxie

[PepperElf]

Diet Moxie

heck, i'd try it if someplace I went to served it.

most times I just ask for "diet" because I don't really care what brand it is. Until I moved down here at least... down here in the south a lot of places carry diet dr pepper. but if there's none of that then just "diet whatever" is good enough for me.


(well except diet sprite. i remember rather disliking that one. and diet dew... actually any dew is kinda "meh" for me)

[Pagan]

From your descriptions, it sounds like people in your area would refer to Pepsi as "coke". Do they really do this?

New Mexico. We even ask if you want an orange coke. Watch this, about 38 seconds in, and you will see that one of them is indeed, Pepsi! (And yes, that is what we sound like.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IucBp1yrr7A

[cindybubbles]

Here's how I would have done it:

man: I want a drink.
me: Here's some water. Have a nice day!

Or this:

man: I want a drink.
me: The water fountain is that way.

Or this:

man: I want a drink.
me: ID, please.
man: I just want a drink!
me: No ID, no drink. That's the law around here.
man: But I just want a drink!
me: No ID, no drink. Now get out before I call the police!