Current Events > Americans: what do you call the metal containers that soda comes in?

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Xavier_On_High
06/21/21 11:14:00 AM
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For some reason, my girlfriend is convinced that you don't call them cans.

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eston
06/21/21 11:14:41 AM
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Caution999
06/21/21 11:14:43 AM
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they're made of aluminum, mostly. "metal containers" ? lmfao

Cans.

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Weezy_Tha_Don
06/21/21 11:15:07 AM
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liquid holding device

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NES4EVER
06/21/21 11:18:09 AM
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Soda cylinders

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FabIe
06/21/21 11:18:46 AM
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What does she think we call them? It's soda can.

Does she think we call them tins? Because that would be silly seeing as how they are aluminium.

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J03can
06/21/21 11:19:30 AM
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https://youtu.be/H1_XS3_qSP8

Aluminim btw

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R_Jackal
06/21/21 11:20:35 AM
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Yeah, we call them cans
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Itachi157
06/21/21 11:20:36 AM
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We definitely say cans. I've never heard them referred to as anything else.
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BuckVanHammer
06/21/21 11:22:37 AM
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what does she think we call them?

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Xavier_On_High
06/21/21 11:23:30 AM
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FabIe posted...
What does she think we call them? It's soda can.

Does she think we call them tins? Because that would be silly seeing as how they are aluminium.

No, she knows it's not tins. She says you just call them "a soda" without specifying. And I was like what if they go to a restaurant that has soda in cans and bottles? To which she replied that you probably just specify if you want a bottle, and the default is in a can.

I think she just can't admit she was wrong and it's too late to backtrack.

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Caution999
06/21/21 11:27:24 AM
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Well, I mean, if I only have soda cans in my house, I don't call them soda cans. I say "get me a soda, please"

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KogaSteelfang
06/21/21 11:31:44 AM
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Crushy McGushy.

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Turbam
06/21/21 11:32:33 AM
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Slurpy sugar holders

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FabIe
06/21/21 11:35:26 AM
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Xavier_On_High posted...
No, she knows it's not tins. She says you just call them "a soda" without specifying. And I was like what if they go to a restaurant that has soda in cans and bottles? To which she replied that you probably just specify if you want a bottle, and the default is in a can.

I think she just can't admit she was wrong and it's too late to backtrack.

Well we would say "a soda". Restaurants will bring out whatever they have. Canned sodas are usually in cheaper places. Most other restaurants have soda fountains or bottles without the option for cans.

If I'm at home and we have cans od soda I'd usually just call it a soda. If for some reason I have a 2 liter and cans then I'd specify.

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Choco
06/21/21 11:37:05 AM
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i thought this topic was about vending machines lol

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bknight
06/21/21 11:39:23 AM
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FarFromFields
06/21/21 11:43:41 AM
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Can of pop

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skermac
06/21/21 11:43:50 AM
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Ive always called them soda cans or coke cans but they are cans

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kingdrake2
06/21/21 11:45:40 AM
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cans
can of soda.

cant wait till the 4th. might get 5 of those 12 packs for 12-13$.
i only do that a few times a year.
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TendoDRM
06/21/21 11:46:10 AM
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We call them Ameri cans, of course.

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Scorsese2002
06/21/21 11:46:45 AM
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ZevLoveDOOM
06/21/21 11:47:31 AM
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i call it a "metal container designed to hold a fixed portion of liquid".

just like most normal people do...
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littlebro07
06/21/21 11:48:39 AM
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Anything can be called a dildo if youre brave enough

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DarkFists
06/21/21 11:49:23 AM
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We call them Soda Holsters...another fun fact, we call what we bring groceries home in Grocery Holsters...everything is a freakin holster here in the states

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Xavier_On_High
06/21/21 12:20:19 PM
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So it's definitely a can, yeah? Just want to be 100% before I gloat.

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Bad_Mojo
06/21/21 12:21:15 PM
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LostForest
06/21/21 12:22:59 PM
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Can x10 million percent.

When ordering soda, yeah you might say "I'll have a a soda" but when referring to the object itself, it's generally referred to as a can.

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Xavier_On_High
06/21/21 12:24:52 PM
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Imma let her have this actually. I'm just happy knowing I was right, no need to rub her face in it.

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Bad_Mojo
06/21/21 12:26:55 PM
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Xavier_On_High posted...
So it's definitely a can, yeah? Just want to be 100% before I gloat.

Before you do so, you need to clarify what you're asking us [US], buddy. To answer the actual question you asked - Yes, we call them soda cans, or just cans. "Could you pick up all those beer cans, please?"

However, before you gloat, we need to address this -

Xavier_On_High posted...
She says you just call them "a soda" without specifying.

Because this happens as well. Most places don't have bottles of soda anymore, it's mostly just a glass with ice or a can

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EndOfDiscOne
06/21/21 12:29:10 PM
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Xavier_On_High posted...
No, she knows it's not tins. She says you just call them "a soda" without specifying. And I was like what if they go to a restaurant that has soda in cans and bottles? To which she replied that you probably just specify if you want a bottle, and the default is in a can.

I think she just can't admit she was wrong and it's too late to backtrack.
Shed fit right in on CE

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SiO4
06/21/21 12:33:17 PM
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We also call boobs cans, this is important too.
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Xavier_On_High
06/21/21 12:33:25 PM
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Bad_Mojo posted...
Before you do so, you need to clarify what you're asking us [US], buddy. To answer the actual question you asked - Yes, we call them soda cans, or just cans. "Could you pick up all those beer cans, please?"

However, before you gloat, we need to address this -

Because this happens as well. Most places don't have bottles of soda anymore, it's mostly just a glass with ice or a can

Her original claim was that Americans don't refer to the container as a "can".

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Bad_Mojo
06/21/21 12:35:28 PM
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Got it. Yeah, that's 99% of what Americans call them. 99 because logically it can't be 100% of Americans.

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