Soda and pop being generic I can understand but coke is so obviously and abbreviation of coca cola (in the context of soft drinks anyway), I don't get why it can mean any soft drink (and didn't know it could do before now).
You're right, it depends on where in the US you live. I.E., in New Orleans, where I grew up, Pepsi products aren't available, and I grew up with the expression "What kind of coke do you want?". When I moved further north it became "pop", and my brother, who is our version of a Yankee, has always said "soda".
Or else, no one bothered to poll those areas b/c who cares what the moose in Montana prefer? :-) Of course, there's quite a bit of fancy Arizona in the blank area, but those guys don't drink sodas, they drink wine. Hence, the dots labeled "other."
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