Soda or Pop???

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Originally Posted by Angrist

For most of them we don't have a particular brand. Could be anything. Here's what we call them.

Xerox --- kopiëerapparaat (copying machine, I assume that's what a xerox is) - Yeah nowadays copy machine is more common here
Band-Aid --- bandage --- though bandage would work here, too, this is one of those words which I hardly ever say anything besides Band-Aid as specifically a bandage with sticky ends
Kleenex --- we have that brand here, but we usually use a translation of tissue --- I think both Kleenex and tissue are both commonly used
Frisbee --- frisbee without capital F --- same word, eh?
Aspirin --- aspirin, paracetamol... painkiller --- isn't aspirin one of those drugs that originated somewhere in Europe?
Coke --- we call it cola. Coca cola or Pepsi cola, or other brands. --- Yeah, 'cola', that's what 'other' refers to! Another one popped in my head yesterday -- 'soft drink'. And I'll still use both of those before I even think about using 'pop'
Tylenol --- never heard of this painkiller --- Tylenol? Never? Its generic name is acetaminophen. One of the most common painkillers used here, it's an additive to a lot of other drugs.
Velcro --- 'klitteband', which is basically a description consisting of 2 words --- you can tell by just the sound of it what klitteband must be
Jello --- gelatine pudding --- Ah, this is another one like Band-Aid where I would never use any other word besides jello, or 'Jell-O' to be precise
Popsicle --- ijsje (ijs + the smaller form) --- 'ijs' must be ice then?
Ziploc --- don't think we have a good name for this
Saran Wrap --- 'folie', foil --- foil here is specifically a wrap or thin sheet made of metal, Saran is always plastic
Q-Tip --- 'wattenstaafje', cottonwool staff + smaller form --- I'm totally going to start calling Q-Tips 'cottonwool staffs', that's awesome!
Chapstick --- Labello is the brand here, commonly used to talk about a lip balsam. --- Labello, sounds Italian

Of course we have our own words. Luxaflex is commonly used, same with maggi. There have to be more but I don't have time to look them up. Google those 2.
Oh, do people there call navigation systems TomToms? I hate that here, people don't realize they don't own a TomTom but another brand...

Luxaflex --- called blinds here
Maggi --- Wiki article on it! Sounds delicious, actually, and I'm surprised it's not around here

I'm not as familiar with what people call their GPS navigation systems, though I believe 'TomTom' has been somewhat genericized.