Coke is juice in Scotland

[tobyaw]

Heading north on the East Coast main line from Kings Cross to Leuchars; the train crew changes at Newcastle, and we have Scottish stewards for the latter half of the journey. This was apparent when the drinks trolley came along: I asked for a juice, and was offered apple, orange, Coke, or Diet Coke.

Comments

[sismith42.livejournal.com]

I hate how they call it juice here! And, horrors, I have started to do the same! At least with the appellation "fizzy juice".

[mike fallone (from livejournal.com)]

But what is the appropriate collective noun for carbonated drinks? I personally can't use 'pop' without feeling like I'm in an Enid Blyton story. I grew up of both the East and West of Scotland and would always use 'juice' for any cold, not water drink and on the West coast, and I would use 'ginger'.