| Let's start with the history. Coke started out with cocaine in it, hence the name Coke. That's not cool. I like my soft drinks to be 100% drug-free. I've heard of dying thirst, but not dying while quenching thirst ! Secondly, Coke is just plain "evil". In undergrad, during lunch I've had a soda from the soda machine once in a while. Never had any problems with Pepsi, but once I had to get a Coke (I guess Pepsi was out at that time), I got the soda, went back to my table and gently set it down. A few minutes later, I twisted the cap, and the thing exploded. That's not cool either ! Not at all ! Another time when I bought a Coke, I set it down on the table. A few minutes later, completely by itself, the bottle fell over, breaking the cap, and the thing exploded again. A friend of mine used to work in a store and Pepsi outsold Coke about 6 to 1. She even said that the Pepsi delivery guys are much cooler than the guys from Coke. Moreover, Pepsi's blue is a much better color than Coke's silly red. I feel fortunate to come from the largest archipelago in the world, Indonesia, where people like Pepsi more than Coke. Still pisses me off that Indonesia is a safe heaven for terrorists, but at least the people know their sodas. |
Alvin Barlian
Saturday, Sept 13, 2003, 5.30 AM-couldn't sleep-