I had a gf who didn’t believe that one could tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi, so we bought both brands so I could do the Pepsi Challenge. I took a sip of one of the cups and called her out for mixing them. She was shocked. I proved that they were distinguishable. Her jaw hit the floor. This was around 2000.

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 78 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't understand someone having such a blown out pallet that they can't tell the difference. They are markedly different.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

blown out ~~pallet~~ palate

FTFY. A pallet is a small bed or an object used for carrying things, a palate is part of the mouth or one's ability to taste things. Pretty pedantic, I know, but I have this compulsion to correct misused homophones, so... Sorry? You're welcome? Either way, have a great day!

[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I prefer palette because tastes are kinda like colours.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

That's just the synesthesia talking.

... But you're not wrong

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't apologize for being who you are, if only because the apology was more annoying than the patronizing correction.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's always worthwhile to be self-aware and to be conscious of the parts of your personality that others might be annoyed by or take offense to. I'm not going to change that part of my personality just to please others, but I don't think it's annoying to acknowledge that others might not appreciate that part of who I am.

But hey, you do you. If being your authentic self means not caring about how your words affect the feelings of others, then that's just who you are, I guess.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I for one appreciated both aspects of your comment. It’s good to understand both yourself and others and to seek to find a balance between genuine self expression and consideration. Also it’s good info that many lack

[–] xeekei@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then why is Pallet Town spelled like that? It's a reference to colors.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

In all honesty, I think it's likely a simple mistake.

The object that artists use to hold their paints is actually a third homophone, spelled palette.

It could be that the word choice was intentional and is referencing the character's bed, but I find it more likely that it was simply lost in translation from the original Japanese

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It wasn't a misunderstood homophone, but an autocorrected one which I didn't feel was important enough to correct.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah autocorrect has gotten markedly more annoying about that.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

the best is when you manually edit it 3 times but it keeps changing it

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

From a soda fountain I can't tell the difference because they always get mixed wrong anyway. Out of a can yeah they're different.

[–] tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

They probably use different mixtures in the US, but here in Germany I think everyone can taste the difference. Pepsi is way sweeter and imo tastes more artificially (compared to coke).

[–] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 months ago

That's pretty much the same as in the US too.

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

In some European countries, Pepsi actually reduced the sugar amount and replaced with artificial sweeteners.

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I did the Pepsi challenge when they were setup at a booth in Vancouver. Ended up picking Coke

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's alright, we can't all pass on the first try

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's still one of the most effective ways to detect cognitive decline

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I did it three times. Always picked coke.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I mean it's the kind of thing most people don't really think about till your really try them side by side at least once. For me, Coke seems to have a bit of a cinnamon or similar spice flavor going on while Pepsi lacks that spice hit and tastes a lot sweeter.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would say they only become distinguishable if you actually like cola, and drink I enough to be able to distinguis. Like all things taste, if you aren't exposed to it often, you can't tell the difference.

I'd bet you GF just rarely drank either coke or Pepsi.

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As someone who rarely drinks Coke and even less often Pepsi (quite uncommon in my country) I still can easily distinguish them. I possibly wouldn't be able to tell if one is Pepsi or some other brand but I'm sure I can tell it's not Coke.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, you must have a great palette haha.

If you randomly give me one of the two: no idea.

Back to back, sure I could tell, else, it's cola.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

"Dicks and vaginas are like coke and Pepsi: I strongly prefer one, but my dad thinks they taste the same."

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

Pepsi tastes like artificially sweetened flat coke.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pepsi max on the other hand testes like a mix of various household chemicals with sugar and a little vomit

i don't have the slightest clue why people enjoy that "flavour"

[–] dan@upvote.au 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

with sugar

Pepsi Max is sugar-free.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

i don't think pointing out how it only has purely artificial sweeteners makes it better in any way

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago

This is the best description I've ever seen and I'm going to remember it for future use. Damn fine description.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I can't tell the difference between Pepsi and store-brand cola, but I can definitely tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke.

[–] pewpew@feddit.it 1 points 2 months ago

I also couldn't tell the difference, but is very slight to me