Why do white working class people like Mt. Dew?

[Anonymous]

It’s Dr Pepper for the lower class white people where I’m from and they call it “dodder pipper”

[Anonymous]

It’s a cheap rush, with no age limit in purchasing.

Still seems tacky to disparage a group of people based on a drink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I first heard of it when I was 14 (late 60s) at Bible camp. Not many sodas for kids in those days but we got to buy canteen snacks after activities and swimming in the late afternoon. It was a big thing.

I don't care for it now, but one observation: when running errands sometimes I will get thirsty for a cold root beer (specifically A&W). It is VERY hard to find a single cold root beer, let alone A&W in supermarket or Walmart or Target coolers. You're stuck with Pepsi, Coke, Mt. Dew, energy drinks, and bottles of Starbucks. I don't keep soda at home, it's a once in awhile thing.

I feel this way about delicious, sugary, Orange Crush. :>
Sounds bad, but do you have WaWa near you? They have the soda machines where you can get almost any Coke product. They're awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s Dr Pepper for the lower class white people where I’m from and they call it “dodder pipper”

Remember the soda Mr. Pibb?

[Anonymous]

Have you ever heard of "Mountain Dew Mouth"? Its a thing in some poor areas.

[Anonymous]

Its popular because it has more sugar/caffeine I think so it gives the drink more of a serotonin boost?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it fascinating. What accounts for why this one particular drink holds such an appeal for this specific demographic?

Do you also wonder why African Americans like Kool-aid, fruit punch, and orange sofa?

[Anonymous]

Might also be a function of where the advertising dollars get spent.

You could also look at whether advertising of Colt 45 and menthol cigarettes was targeted at lower middle-class black areas while you’re at it.

[Anonymous]

Its from Tennessee so its popular in appalachia.

[Anonymous]

I went to high school in working class Midwest and people claimed it had more caffeine. No idea if that’s true.

[Anonymous]

High caffeine plus high sugar. Gives you cheap energy to get through life when you are a poor white person. I drank it in college for the caffeine. Precursor to the energy drinks we have now, but cheaper. And then it just became popular in that community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP calls IT white working class? I guess.

I went to a tech school, and I'm pretty sure the entire Computer Science department survived off Mountain Dew and flaming hot cheetos. Half the fountain drinks at the cafeteria was some flavor of Mountain Dew.

[Anonymous]

High Caffeine.

[Anonymous]

It was popular when i was in the military too. The non coffee choice in the pre- monster drink days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I first heard of it when I was 14 (late 60s) at Bible camp. Not many sodas for kids in those days but we got to buy canteen snacks after activities and swimming in the late afternoon. It was a big thing.

I don't care for it now, but one observation: when running errands sometimes I will get thirsty for a cold root beer (specifically A&W). It is VERY hard to find a single cold root beer, let alone A&W in supermarket or Walmart or Target coolers. You're stuck with Pepsi, Coke, Mt. Dew, energy drinks, and bottles of Starbucks. I don't keep soda at home, it's a once in awhile thing.

Sir, this is an Arby's.