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[BAW]

They ask you "would you like some Coke?" and you say yes, but you did not expect them to come out with that... thing.

You cannot say you don't want it now, because that would be rude.

You reluctantly take it and place it in your mouth fully expecting it to taste like waste water from a washing machine, and it does.

You torture yourself with gulp after gulp, because you don't want to leave the glass standing there full, that would be rude.

You try to hide your disgust, but they can sense it. You can sense that they can sense it. Crap.

Oh God why did I agree to come?

 

[hypernima]

And there I was thinking I was the only person who experienced this.

 

[FreeMufasa]

Smh. Gaf awkwardness will never stop making me cringe and laugh at the same time

 

[gimmmick]

OP seems like the person that will bitch about drinking bud light at a party.

 

[Salamando]

And that's why I always ask for water. If their water doesn't take like water, then things are really screwed up.

 

[Lulubop]

not that serious bud

 

[ErichWK]

My best friends house growing up has that costco off brand diet cola. God it was so fuckiing bad

 

[LFMartins86]

Are you there for the drinks or the company?

 

[georly]

Get over yourself and drink it. They're offering you hospitality and you're gonna look the gift horse in the mouth? It's a drink. Don't judge.

If it bothers you that much ask for water next time.

 

[SpaceWolf]

I hate this in restaurants.

"Can I have a coke, please?"

"Sure"

(Bring you a Pepsi)

 

[Rocketz]

Should of just shotguned it and got it over with then if you felt you needed to drink the whole thing.

 

[mullet2000]

Soda is soda dawg.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

 

[Rösti]

I would rather enjoy the fact of being invited than worry about what kind of beverage I'm served.

I hate this in restaurants.

"Can I have a coke, please?"

"Sure"

(Bring you a Pepsi)

I had some fish and chips at a restaurant a while ago and explicitly asked for a Pepsi. They didn't have Pepsi so I got a Coke instead.

 

[HvySky]

So many social situations I didn't know existed before joining GAF.

 

[Brinbe]

How can you complain about something FREE? FOH

 

[bjork]

If they bring you Sam's American Choice, that's RC.

And RC is a-ok.

I hate this in restaurants.

"Can I have a coke, please?"

"Sure"

(Bring you a Pepsi)

Why would you be mad at being brought a clearly superior product?

 

[Kwixotik]

OP is now banned

Spoiler

from my house

 

[Ninja Scooter]

"You want to come over and watch the fights? We are going to BBQ and everything!"

You arrive only to realize they are planning on watching the fight via a shitty, stuttery Kodi stream.

 

[mullet2000]

OP are you the guy who makes everyone order a plain pepperoni pizza when everyone else wants more toppings?

 

[crowphoenix]

I mean, you drank it. So, don't make it weird?

 

[Verano]

OP seems like the person that will bitch about drinking bud light at a party.

I would...like Wtf. Bud light is like mineral water that was warmed up thus killin flavor and whatnot then chilled. at least Coors light would do.

 

[Adam_Vania]

awhy are you drinking soda? lol about being a soda snob you are still drinking sugar water.

"hide your disgust" are you serious w this classist-consumerist aggression

 

[Geist-]

Just say "Sorry, I thought you meant Coca Cola."

Sounds like a situation out of Curb Your Enthusiasm lol.

 

[DonShula]

I can't even fathom this. If I'm out and meeting someone I get what I want. If I'm going to someone else's house for no good reason it's BYOB. If I'm going to someone else's house for a proper special occasion there's always tea or water.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Op doesn't know about cultural differences on how people name a drink. Some name drinks coke, soda or pop. The normal drink being coke/Pepsi/store brand cola.

Open your mind, there are a lot of things to understand.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Stop drinking soda, problem solved.

 

[Lord Frieza]

I hate this in restaurants.

"Can I have a coke, please?"

"Sure"

(Bring you a Pepsi)

They are just looking out for you there.

 

[FallingEdge]

OP, don't let the nerds in this thread get to you. You were offered a Coke and were clearly deceived. Tell your friend that he can stick it.

 

[TwntyOneTwlv]

Why would you be mad at being brought a clearly superior product?

Shots fired.

 

[rrs]

It's free soda what do you expect

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Where are you guys from that "Coke" is just the generic term for cola? Every single time I've asked for Coke in a restaurant that doesn't have Coke, they give me the "Pepsi OK?" line. Every time. I have never, in my life, asked for Coke and been tricked into RC without warning. Obviously it's different at someone's house, but if someone gives me off-brand cola while calling it Coke, I thank them, drink it graciously, and then delete their number from my phone, because clearly I'm never talking to them again.

 

[HvySky]

I would...like Wtf. Bud light is like mineral water without the fizz and chilled. at least Coors light would do.

My man. Coors Light is the way to go if we're talking cheap domestic.

 

[Switch Back 9]

OP seems like the person that will bitch about drinking bud light at a party.

Bud light is garbage, I'd complain too.

Why would you be mad at being brought a clearly superior product?

Come on man don't be one of those people.

 

[Pizza]

When I was in college I'd buy "Cola" as a joke. The cans looked like something nonspecific you'd see on a movie set and I found them funny as hell (can't find a pic though)

I never hoodwinked anyone with them though, and I let them know they could toss it if it was gross (they weren't that good)

 

[crowphoenix]

Where are you guys from that "Coke" is just the generic term for cola? Every single time I've asked for Coke in a restaurant that doesn't have Coke, they give me the "Pepsi OK?" line. Every time. I have never, in my life, asked for Coke and been tricked into RC without warning. Obviously it's different at someone's house, but if someone gives me off-brand cola while calling it Coke, I thank them, drink it graciously, and then delete their number from my phone, because clearly I'm never talking to them again.

In a lot of southern states of the U.S., Coke is the slang that often is used for all sodas.

 

[The Faceless Master]

you slap the shit outta their hand and say "fuck is this?"

 

[Clockwork]

I've never had a cola I didn't like.

*shrug*

 

[Raylan Targaryen]

You mean Pepsi?

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

Just say, "Oh, I never tasted this before! What's it like?"

 

[Erv]

Coke>>>>Pepsi

 

[frankie_baby]

Where are you guys from that "Coke" is just the generic term for cola? Every single time I've asked for Coke in a restaurant that doesn't have Coke, they give me the "Pepsi OK?" line. Every time. I have never, in my life, asked for Coke and been tricked into RC without warning. Obviously it's different at someone's house, but if someone gives me off-brand cola while calling it Coke, I thank them, drink it graciously, and then delete their number from my phone, because clearly I'm never talking to them again.

Coke is a very generic term here in the UK, tends to be 50/50 if somewhere will tell you its pepsi

 

[Adam_Vania]

like OP i supposedly friends with these people and is judging them for not buying the expensive product. this thread kind of puts into perspective how we elected a rich guy famous for looking down on people.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

In a lot of southern states of the U.S., Coke is the slang that often is used for all sodas.

Yes, but in those same states, isn't Coke the only product that is actually carried? I thought Coca-Cola pretty much had a stranglehold in the South.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Lol @ being a snob over a $.80 can of refined sugar vs a $.69 can of refined sugar.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

I think you mean cheap Coke knock off. They don't have a trademark on the name 'cola'

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Is this really that problematic for you?

 

[joe2187]

Drink water

 

[daveo42]

Host should be more honest when it comes to what type/brand of soda they have. "Coke" isn't a synonym for all soda.

OP should just suck it up and not complain about drinking off-brand soda. It's not that bad, you're just being a baby because you aren't drinking your favorite flavor of degreaser. If you don't want to drink it, say no thanks and move on.

 

[Costa Kid]

Cheap knock off cola is bad? What about when you're offered a cup of coffee and it literally tastes like they got soil, burnt carbon and dishwasher and mixed it together?