Is Pepsi a sign of low socioeconomic status?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I worked my first job at age 16 at the brand new McDonald's that opened in a very white UMC suburb (I rolled in from the poorer rural area) I always though black people would drink Coke more often than white people, but I was wrong. Black people almost exclusively ordered orange drink or less often Sprite.

Yes!! When I worked in McDonalds as a teen, black folks (of which I am one myself) were the only ones who ordered Orange HiC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I worked my first job at age 16 at the brand new McDonald's that opened in a very white UMC suburb (I rolled in from the poorer rural area) I always though black people would drink Coke more often than white people, but I was wrong. Black people almost exclusively ordered orange drink or less often Sprite.

Yes!! When I worked in McDonalds as a teen, black folks (of which I am one myself) were the only ones who ordered Orange HiC.

[Anonymous]

The only soft drink that has every struck me as low SES is Mt. Dew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only soft drink that has every struck me as low SES is Mt. Dew.

You must not know a lot of high SES people. It was the drink of choice at Yale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only soft drink that has every struck me as low SES is Mt. Dew.

You must not know a lot of high SES people. It was the drink of choice at Yale.

Ha ha. I also went to Yale and this is so true.

Pepsi is sweeter than Coke. There’s a whole chapter in one of those pop Econ books (likely one of the Gladwell ones) about 2 out of 3 people prefer Pepsi if they have only one sip, hence Pepsi’s blind taste testing challenge marketing thing from 10-20 years ago. But the percentages, as it turns out, actually reverse if you drink a full glass. AAs tend to like sweeter sodas (also from that chapter), so it would make sense if they disproportionately purchased Pepsi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a mixed race Coke household.

One kid called Pepsi 'peeps' because he'd never seen the logo before.

I would swear off all Coke products if I could get my hands on a peach ne-hi in a glass bottle.

Now this brings back memories. I loved Peach Ne-hi!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I truly don’t understand why people care if they eat or drink or do “low class” things. I grew up working class. People will always be able to tell my origins because it’s kind of apparent in so many ways. If someone is going to judge me for going about my life as I try to be a good person, that’s on them.

That said, we only got pop for special occasions and I miss when it tasted strong. Even cane sugar pop just tastes sweet and I can’t seem to get a strong enough cola flavor. I wish coke would make a pop with a third less sugar but more flavor (bergamot, orange... whatever makes it taste of cola). In the meantime I will treat myself to the odd Spring Grove Rhuberry which is tart enough to curl your hair.

Where can I get this?

If you’re further east than Wisconsin Dells, I’m afraid you’ll have to find it online! https://springgrovesodapop.com