. . . the country, not the city.
Well, both, I guess. Panama City, Republic of Panama. The other city is somewhere in Florida...
Anyway, all her pops are cokes. I handed her a Coke the other day, and OH the look she gave me. She much prefers Pepsi. I know this -- but it's fun.
I generally call the soft drink by name. I used to call soft drinks pops, but had picked up the habit of calling them sodas in the military. Then my Dad explained the soda = ice cream approach. To stay safe now, a Mello Yello is a Mello Yello, a Mr. Pibb is a Mr. Pibb, a Dr. Pepper is a Dr. Pepper (and a distant second to a Mr. Pibb), and Mountain Dew is a Mountain Dew (good for packin' into the jungle, 'cause it's good warm or cold). At least they know what I want...
Dan
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Re: My wife grew up in Panama . . .
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- Re: Unless most of the drink consists of ice cream or frozen yogurt
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