Today, I was reminded of a very trivial difficulty- good soda!
Thailand soda is very different than American soda. It tastes different, and at times, can have different names.
I'm not a big soda drinker and never have been. But a good diet soda on a hot day when you are craving something sweet, can be just what the doctor ordered!
But the soda here just isn't the same.
Diet Coke doesn't exist. Instead, they have Coke Light. A very syrup'y version with hardly any carbonation.
They just recently got Dr. Pepper, but it sells for $1.70 a can!! And no Diet Dr Pepper in sight =(
At home I don't like 7-up, but I like Sprite. Here, the opposite is true. Sprite is like drinking sugar water where 7-up has a nice balance of sweet and carbonation.
On one dry, hot day- nearly ready to give up my search for a refreshing, sugar free, thirst quenching treat, I randomly decided to buy a Coke Zero.
Because I don't actually like the taste of Coke, it never occurred to me to buy a Coke Zero, as the whole thing about this product is that it tastes just like Coke, but no sugar.
But since things just taste different here, I thought I'd give it a chance.
The result? I totally love it! It's not too sweet, and the sweet doesnt taste like a chemical. It doesnt taste like Coke at all & doesnt give me the feeling that my teeth are rotting away with every sip.
Coke Zero has become my new favorite sugar-free treat for that relief you need on a hot day.
Moral of the story?? Don't be afraid to try something new! You might be missing out on your new favorite treat! :)
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