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[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 65 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If lemonade tastes the same to you as sprite, you need to go to the doctor or maybe the hospital because something is very wrong

[–] Lamedonyx@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Because what we call "lemonade" in Europe is not the same drink as what is called "lemonade" in the US, although we usually have our own variation (citronnade in France) that corresponds to the American one.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We know what you call it, you're just fucking wrong.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

These are the same people who drive on the wrong side of the road and weigh themselves in stones.

[–] Shialac@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Didn't know all of europe is now the UK

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Get antibrexited nerd

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[–] echodot 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Oh really, then let me just go find some "alcoholic" cider.

Linguistic redundancy at its finest

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

What's lemonade in the EU, then?

Or rather, what do you call water, lemon juice and sugar blended together?

[–] wieson@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Since I don't speak EU, I can only tell you, what it's called in German. And that would be

  • Zitronenwasser
  • Zitronenschorle
  • Süßer Sprudel
  • Wasser mit Zitronensaft und Zucker
  • selbstgemachte Limonade

I don't really know. It doesn't have much cultural presence here. We have our own drinks that we drink all the time and have names for like Bionade, Schorle, Fassbrause, Radler.

[–] labsin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Most places all fruit flavored pop are called lemonade. Where I live even mint and coke can be called that.

I don't think I've ever had real lemonade, only sprite.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Grab a glass, fill it with water, squirt of lemon juice, few tablespoons of sugar, stir, enjoy

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[–] Snoopey@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Speaking to 28 countries with 24 languages "WhAt Do YoU cAlL tHiS?"

Not that the UK is in the EU anymore, but we'd call that "Still lemonade", still meaning not sparkling.

Not to be confused with "Flat lemonade", which would just be regular "sparkling" lemonade which has lost its bubbles and now tastes rancid.

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[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (18 children)

It's more that they're straight up called the same thing in those areas for some strange reason.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

May have been from back in the day when sodas were still made from carbonating different kinds of fruit juices. Drinks like fanta were a lot more like sparkling lemonade or orange juice than they are now.

[–] Venti@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I love doing that! So much so that for me true lemonade is just carbonated water and lemon. I do it with oranges, grapefruits and strawberries (mashed)

[–] wieson@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Nonono

Soda/Pop is called lemonade (or limonade or variations).

Lemonade (US) aka citrus water is not necessarily called lemonade.

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[–] Shialac@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Here in germany every sweetened, carbonated beverage is called "lemonade"

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[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So for the folks that call lemon-lime soda "lemonade" (instead of the non-carbonated drink consisting of water, sugar, and lemon juice), is the idiom "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" just not a thing? Or is it an idiom that is in use but it just doesn't really make a whole lot of sense?

[–] OtherPetard@feddit.nl 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That idiom only exists in media from the USA. I heard that idiom for the first time in Portal2.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean you still need lemons to make "lemon soda" as you call it.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

People don't usually make sprite in their house.

[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

What about 7up?

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 18 points 11 months ago

This whole thread is blowing my mind

[–] MagnyusG@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, they didn't say NZ.

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 months ago

NZ is way more like Europe than Sprite is like lemonade

[–] DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

New Zealand is just cold Australia

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is an argument I have with my French girlfriend all the time. Their sweet soda they call lemonade doesn't even fucking taste like lemons!!!

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

On the other hand Orangina is the ultimate orange soda so it's a draw really

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

Ooooh!!! Oooh!!!! I've had Orangina in Italy and it's made from real Italian oranges with real orange juice and it's the best God damn Orangina I've EVER HAD!

[–] Firipu@startrek.website 7 points 11 months ago

There are only 2 sweet fizzy drinks in Europe. Coke (obvious) and lemonade (everything else that isn't coke). Easy, simple. We do have lemonade flavors. Orange, lemon (citron), etc lemonade. But they're all lemonade.

[–] Creazle@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Mate, we're well aware sprite isn't lemonade, that's why we have Solo, Lift and pub squash

[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

I have it on good authority that the land of stale tea has fizzy lemonade rather than normal lemonade.

They also do not have Arnold Palmers.

[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yet their Orangina is literly orange spritzer?

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