123
Such unique Russian soda
(lemmy.nz)
Just say no to the evil gay western soda!
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2026
123 points (94.2% liked)
Funny
16199 readers
1289 users here now
General rules:
- Be kind.
- All posts must make an attempt to be funny.
- Obey the general sh.itjust.works instance rules.
- No politics or political figures. There are plenty of other politics communities to choose from.
- Don't post anything grotesque or potentially illegal. Examples include pornography, gore, animal cruelty, inappropriate jokes involving kids, etc.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
I wonder if these are simply regular off-brand/store brand alternatives, like one would expect in any country, or if they are a "make our own version of foreign products in response to sanctions or boycotts by the supplying company" type thing. If the later, it'd be ironic for fanta given that that brand was founded under the same kind of circumstances, as a ww2 German alternative to coca cola.
Like how many Dr. Pepper knockoffs there are with and without college educations, like Dr. Thunder and Mr. Pibb?
Pretty much. Ive personally seen "Dr. Thirsty" and "Dr. Percky" as well.
This reminded me of Cheerwine. I think Dr. Thunder Cherry was pretty similar to it too if I remember. I preferred both over Dr. Pepper growing up. But maybe that was because it was cheaper. I haven't had Cheerwine in forever; but I remember it being pretty bomb.
I'm a Tarheel, Cheerwine is near and dear to me. I don't live far from the bottling plant. Used to be, you wouldn't see it far outside the Carolinas, now it's shipped internationally.
Makes sense. I grew up in Atlanta. Think it was in basically every grocery store. I haven't seen it on the West Coast where I live now though. Miss it.
it’s so sweet
Of course off-brand options were always there. But 2022 has seen the rise of many more, as the local brands struggled to fill the vacuum. I have not seen this one in particular before 2022, but yes, it got relatively popular after.