Pepsi, Coke, Doctor Pepper, 7Up, etc.
We love them, we hate them, we drink them in quantities far larger than we probably should.
So what, escapist, do you call these drinks?
Where I live, in the frozen wastelands of Manitoba, is either "soft drink" or "pop".
So how about you guys? =D
For funsies, also include where you are, I'm faaiiirly certain there are regional similarities to what something is called. Call it mild curiosity.
Now let the language wars commence! *gong clash*