>>510853105Yeah, you can walk into McDonalds and say you want "two large cokes, sprite". Basically, there's a pause, and people expect it. If you don't tell them what kind, they'll probably ask.
Mostly when I think of the word "coke", it is more my mother asking me "do you want a coke?" before she was ordering my food. But "coke" in this context just meant "a drink that wasn't water".
These days I largely use "soda" or just "drink". Because if you order a "large drink" they know you want a "soft drink", not water. You can of course just say you want a large sprite. So really, it depends on context.
But yeah, soda and coke are basically used in the same manner. Although I think the use of the word "coke" is more context dependent. Whereas soda can be more freely used because it is less likely to cause confusion. Which is why I started using it.
Pop just sounds childish and faggy. I've definitely used it though, but somewhat differently. Like I could say, "I want a coke" or "I want a soda". But I wouldn't say, "I want a pop". Or even "I want pop". I could maybe some, "I could drink some pop". Or "Some pop sounds good". I probably wouldn't say, "I could drink some coke". Though maybe, "A coke would be nice". Whereas, "A pop sounds nice" sounds kind of faggy(although not unacceptable).
"Soda" can almost always be used in any context though without sounding weird.