Originally Posted by LighrkVader
In Norway all non-alcoholic, sugared, bubbly drinks are almost exclusively called "brus" from the verb "bruse", which means to fizz.
Brus, I like that one. Simple and easy to remember.
Originally Posted by LighrkVader
Talking to children we often call beer "voksenbrus" Adult-Soda
That is great. I love it.
Originally Posted by dolphin
I call a soft drink a non-alcoholic drink. If the soft drink is carbonated and I'm being general, I call it soda.
Oh, that must be where the word soft drink comes from. Wow, that seems obvious now that I think of it. I feel dumb now, haha. To my defense, I don't drink, so I don't know much about it. Now that I think of it though, it is interesting how Americans seem to be the opposite with alcohol, where we call each alcoholic drink by its type or sometimes even brand name. In Korea there is a general term for all alcoholic drinks, 술 (sul), and it is used a little more often than any distinctive wording. I suppose it is similar to how we say "do you wanna go get a drink?" and it is obvious we mean alcohol.
Originally Posted by Finny
I’m from Australia, and it varies from state to state. In South Australia it’s Fizzy Drink or Soft Drink. In Tasmania it’s Cordial (well, it was in the 1980’s).
We use the term “soda” for Soda Water. It’s just water with carbonation only (perhaps what Americans call Club Soda??) .
About the club soda, that sounds right. I really don't like club soda. When I lived in Korea I was friends with this girl from Australia, and now that you mention it, I don't think she ever said the word soda.
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