Bullard, Claude L (Len) scripsit:
> In the North, these are 'pops'. If you ask for a
> 'pop' in the South, they look at you strangely but
> if you keep insisting, they will pop you. This usually
> just results in a sore arm or nose. In the North,
> if they pop you, it results in a trip to the mortuary.
True. But "pop" for "soda" is not understood everywhere.
If I ordered a "pop" here in NYC I would expect to get asked
for clarification.
> The case for tea is worse; Southerners
> habitually sweeten tea. To get it without sugar,
> you have to ask for unsweetened tea. In the North,
> typically, the case is the reverse.
It's worse than that. In the North, tea is hot by
default; in the South, iced.
> Because of
> problems of reference such as these, we fought
> and have never forgotten, our Civil War, and
> may do it again in the near future.</details>
Q: What does the North think of the South?
A: Think of the what?
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