Interesting conversation this weekend about cola beverages…<\/p>\n
I asked for a Coke at a resturant and was served an RC…. My lunchmates were baffled by my displeasure.<\/p>\n
Often when ordering a Coke, you’ll be asked, “Is Pepsi okay?” to which I will always reply, “No, it is not,” and come up with some acceptable alternative. Those times that I’m not asked, I feel like the resturant is screwing me.<\/p>\n
Dig it this way: If you ask for a turkey sandwich and all they have is chicken, they will tell you. They won’t just bring you a chicken sandwich and pretend everything’s fine. <\/p>\n
Perhaps Coke has been generalized enough (a la Xerox, Kleenex, Laundromat, etc.) that saying “Coke” just means “A cola beverage…”<\/p>\n
but not to me, dammit.
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