Even something as simple as soft drinks can be subject to cultural disparities. Despite sharing a common language, the UK and other English-speaking nations like the US have numerous cultural differences. From variations in spelling to having two distinct sports referred to as "football", there are many factors which set us apart from our counterparts across the Atlantic.
This phenomenon isn't exclusive to the US, as illustrated by a Canadian expat living in London who recounted her culture shock experience when attempting to order a specific drink at a restaurant. In a viral video, Jenna Bennett expressed her confusion when she requested a Sprite with her meal, only to be informed by the waitress they only had lemonade. While this would make sense to anyone from the UK, Jenna was perplexed as, to her, "lemonade" referred to an entirely different beverage.
She shared her story on TikTok , saying: "I will never forget the first time I tried to order Sprite in a London restaurant. This was about a month after I moved to London and I went out to eat by myself. The waitress comes over and is like 'What can I get you?' and I didn't know what I wanted to eat but I knew what I wanted to drink, so I said, 'Can I have a Sprite please?' "She looks at me and she's like, 'Oh we don't have Sprite but we have lemonade'.
My initial instinct is just that she didn't hear me, I said Sprite but she thought I said something else. So I said it again, and she replied with the same thing. "So now I.
