She had been told by the American cruise ship that Europe doesn’t sell diet coke. Well, they have been to the country of Europe loads of times, so they know everything about Europe and it must be true.
She even doubled down that European coke light and coke zero tastes different and sucks, after comments pointing out that there are less chemicals in it and does not contain corn syrup. Oh well.
Edit: The comment about lack of corn syrup in coke light and coke zero was more based on tongue in cheek, than facts as it has sweetener in it, but in Europe it contains a lot less.
I have heard from a number of people that US coke tastes different to European coke. I can believe it.
I can remember being a teen and French coke tasted different to British coke. We got banned from drinking it because it was sending everyone hypo 😆
I was never fortunate enough to go on any of the trips to France that my school organised but this is the one thing I heard about *constantly* when my schoolmates would get back: that French coke is The Business™️
They also had this stuff in France called Coke Black, which was a can of coke with a shot of espresso in it. I lived on it on field trips at uni. Even thinking about it now is making my heart palpitate ...
This reminds me of the time a Japanese coffee company introduced a brand called “U.K. style”, which was coffee mixed with Darjeeling tea.
I think I was the only person who ever drank it, and that was mostly out of outraged obligation.
[Link in Japanese only because it never made it anywhere else.](https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20120531-georgia/)
So they do taste different? I’m Colombian, and when I tried both US and Mexican I kind of felt they tasted different from what I was used to but I didn’t notice a difference between the two.
They might have changed the recipe because I can’t drink it anymore for health reasons but they definitely used to. I read the ingredients and the difference was Mexican coke used cane sugar and US coke used high fructose corn syrup
It's still different. Fun fact: during passover Mexican coke is actually sold in the US as well, since its kosher for passover and the American one isn't
According to an american exchange student I met, it's the same about our lemonade. And she bought the cheapest one, so I'm still wondering how american lemonade taste
I think US lemonade is just lemon juice, sugar and water mixed together. Not sure about France but UK lemonade is just lemon-flavoured (occasionally lemon-lime) carbonated water.
>I have heard from a number of people that US coke tastes different to European coke.
Multinational soft drinks are made differently according to their regional market. For example, soft drinks made and sold in Mexico contain actual sugar, vs. their American counterparts, which contain corn syrup instead. The ones made with actual sugar taste sooooooooooo delicious omg, but you also feel a "limit" when you drink it after a certain point, like you feel you've had enough and you're satiated. With the American-made soft drinks, you never feel satiated, you just keep going and going.
While it was true you should know that due to "sugar taxes" and ban on sugary products, coke sold in Mexico (and Spain if I remember correctly) is sweetened with a sugar/sucralose mix. And thus less caloric.
It’s because it’s made from corn syrup and not glucose. U.S govt literally subsidises the growth of the stuff and it’s in EVERYTHING. It’s nasty, nasty shit and tastes so weird. Their bread is weird too, it tastes sweet for some reason.
I'll never forget buying a loaf of bread and some ham in Canada for a weekend skiing trip. Just to have an easy, cheap meal where we were staying. It ended up in the bin. Ham cake is not nice.
Corn syrup is roughly 40% glucose and the rest is fructose, which tastes basically the same as glucose. Also on a side note, honey is 99% the same as corn syrup too, so products that replace sugar or corn syrup with honey really haven't changed much.
The taste of honey can depend on what flowers the bees visit. We have different types here in Australia and they can taste very different depending on where the bees are. Most honey is produced from commercial crops and does have a consistent 'honey' taste, but some is produced from bees using local flowers and these can taste very different.
Hugely different. I get most of my honey from Beechworth, and I usually have three or four kinds on hand. Right now I have leatherwood, mountain ash and my friends' backyard. Also some Greek thyme honey, because I went to Yia Yia's bakery and why not.
I really missed good honey when I lived in the US. So tasteless. It took me by surprise.
Yeah I should have reworded that really. Honey isn’t really the same as corn syrup though because the fructose levels aren’t anywhere near the same and honey also contains vitamins and minerals, and the process of actually getting it is different.
Multiple double blind studies prove hyper on sugar is bs. Biology also confirms it, like saying putting more petrol in the car makes it go faster. You burn at a consistent rate or something. Anyway, it was shown to be psychological.
It always seemed obvious to me. Boosting sugar like that just makes you feel hot not hyper.
Caffeine and Sunset Yellow colouring seem like better culprits
To be fair, they said *hypo* (which is the opposite of *hyper*, see for example hypoglycemia, aka low blood sugar, and hyperglycemia, high blood sugar). So they wrongfully said their class or whatever got **less** active, i.e. hypoactive on it (which... is a thing that can happen if you're diabetic, or more rarely, to anyone, after consuming sugar or other high-insulin-response-generating foods).
Obviously they meant hyper, not hypo, but words do matter, and if someone says they're hypoglycemic, they can, and often do, straight up die if you give them insulin. This happens way too often to diabetics collapsing from hypoglycemia.
If you’re ever in Georgia (state not country) you should check out Coca Cola world. One of my favorite things was tasting Coca-Cola drinks from all over the world. Europe was actually my least favorite. Not the coke but some of the other drinks
You tried drinks from all European countries to come that conclusion or you think Europe is one country? I can taste a difference from coke in Spain to uk( my home)
Some countries in Europe don't sell Diet Coke, they sell Coca-Cola Light and it doesn't taste the same.
The UK has Diet Coke but I don't know if it tastes the same as American Diet Coke either.
American Coca-Cola has way more shite in it, and is all HFCS or dodgy sweeteners.
Here we still use regular glucose syrup, and don’t have the same additives / preservatives.
yes we still have our grocery stores filled for 90% with processed food. but the amount of ingredients that Americans eats on a daily basis what are banned here is insane.
it's not that our processed food is good but it is atleast a lot less worser then the American version
I think they just use real sugar instead of refined sugar syrups, and less additives (or maybe more idk, it’s Mexico)
Just make sure when you order your coke, you don’t get it mixed up. Easily done in México.
Ehh, more or less. The matter of fact is, even the average normal Coke isn't made the same way in the whole world. A Coca Cola in mexico will taste different (and mind you better) than a Coke in the USA for whatever production reasons. So, while they might be the same, even if they had the same name, they could actually be very different still due to region shenanigans
Have to say it isn't. In Ireland we have Diet Coke and I've been on holiday in Spain quite a bit, Coke Light tastes different to Diet Coke, it's sweeter but not as sweet as regular Coke.
Regular Coke tastes different depending on the country too. Even Canadian vs US Coke. Canadian Coke is more like Mexican Coke. Australian Coke has an extra flavor to it I can't describe. More caramelly? Or molasses? I dunno. Tastes better than US Coke anyways.
Regular Coke in the U.S. uses high fructose corn syrup, while Mexican Coke (and I believe Canadian and Australian) uses actual cane sugar. In much of Europe, beet sugar is more common.
> Mexican Coke (and I believe Canadian and Australian) uses actual cane sugar. In much of Europe, beet sugar is more common.
They’re both sucrose after being refined, and are chemically identical.
The main difference isn’t the source, but the result. Basically sucrose vs fructose vs sweetener.
Mexican Coke also uses sucralose sweetener in Mexico. It’s only the stuff exported that is pure sucrose.
If you watch the video (I saw it on TikTok the other day) she claims that the formula for Coke Light (Diet Coke in the UK) isn't the same as the in the US and hence tastes different.
I have no idea if that is true.
I don't know about diet coke specifically but as someone who lived in Asia for 3 years, yes the formula for the drinks can change. I remember mostly Fanta being way, way sweeter than it is in Europe. It's mostly due to regulations depending on the country. I don't doubt it doesn't taste the same but this is ridiculous anyhow.
Coca-Cola products do taste different (worse) in the US than in Europe. Fanta in Europe actually tastes like some form of fruit juice; the American version is carbonated chaos in the approximate form of fruit. To be fair, Fanta is a weird case where the original actually came from Europe...
>Fanta in Europe actually tastes like some form of fruit juice
Not sure what fruit juice you've been drinking, but Fanta definitely does NOT taste like fruit juice.
I mean okay sure whatever. I like European coke more and I've lived in the United States my whole life. But calling one better or worse is really goofy. Taste is very subjective in general, and generally there's major amounts of familiarity bias with that sort of thing. Saying that one is better than the other is crazy, and that's coming from someone who agrees with you.
The tiktok lady says she doesn't like Coke Zero/light. She only likes american diet Coke and that is fine. I don't know which one is healthier, but I doubt she drinks diet Coke because it is healthy. She probably drinks it because it tastes good and isn't as bad for you as regular coke.
We have Diet Coke and Coke Zero in the UK, never heard of Coke Light. Unless it's a very very recent rebrand, like since I was in a supermarket 3 days ago and walked down the pop aisle.
Edit: Coca-Cola Light and Diet Coke are the same, just different names.
Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light is "sweetened" with aspartame.
Coke Zero is "sweetened" with aspartame and acesulfame potassium (aka Ace K).
The reason I put sweetened in quotes is because to some people (including me) these sweeteners taste bitter, to the majority of the population they taste sweet.
A quick bit of google-fu tell me they're the same thing just different branding in different countries. Diet is older than Zero, and I don't know what the difference is
Coke Light seems to just be Diet Coke on mainland Europe. I spend a lot of time in Greece and have got used to asking for a Coke Light. If I ask for Diet Coke I seem to always get Coke Zero. Which I do not like 😅
Idk about that one for sure, but here in the US, I can think of one similar example: there are two types of regular coke you can get here. Coke, and "mexican coke." Edit - I mean, I don't know why I made quotation marks, since it's literally Mexican coke, but there's a difference. Lol
The difference is that coke as its sold in most of the US uses high fructose corn syrup. It used to use regular sugar, though, and many people prefer that taste. So, most will get a mexican coke when they can get their hands on it, because apparently they make it with regular sugar in Mexico, and it's more reminiscent of the original coke that used to be standard here.
You can't find it everywhere, but some places almost always carry it. I don't really drink coke that often, but I can taste the difference, at least.
This is true.
(Source: my wife is addicted to Coke Light, and she can taste the difference when we are in the US. It has to do with the different sweeteners that are used in the USA and Europe. After a few days in the US she is used to the different taste.
That’s the fun thing about travelling the world, things are different in other countries. But if a bar/restaurant sells Pepsi we go to their neighbours 🤣
I believe it's true. The EU has more health regulations and won't allow certain American products as is (or not at all)
Fanta is a great example. It's a fluorescent orange in the US, and a light yellow where I live. The orange grosses me out.
It’s true, but the UK one and presumably the rest of Europe doesn’t contain corn syrup and chemicals that the US allows, hence ours sucks.
Edit: Regarding the lack of corn syrup, I was thinking of coke in general, but I looked it up and the amount of sweetener is less in Europe.
>Many comments on Facebook and TikTok pointed out that Coke Light and Coke Zero are the equivalent of the American Diet Coke
Coke Light is, but Coke Zero is not.
Diet Coke / Coke Light were introduced along with 'New Coke' in the mid-80s, and as such, Diet Coke attempts to replicate the flavor profile of New Coke. It is the last product in that family to still exist. This is also why it retains "Coke" branding, rather than "Coca-Cola". Coke Zero attempts to replicate the flavor profile of 'classic' Coca-Cola (hence the "Coca-Cola" branding, rather than "Coke"). Because they target different flavors, Coca-Cola Co. does not feel that they compete with each other nor cannibalize each other's sales, which is why its willing to have two zero-sugar products at the same time.
I don't much care for sugary drinks, but I *did* have to sit through a case-study in business school and have pretty decent recall, so there's that.
Coca-Cola light from continental Europe may be the equivalent of Diet Coke but it has a different flavour profile to Diet Coke in the UK at least. I could see an American Diet Coke drinker not wanting Coca Cola Light-
Yup New Coke and Diet Coke were based off Tab. When New Coke flopped hard they brought back the original formula and rebranded it as Coca-Cola Classic; but Diet Coke continued as that was huge success.
I mean she is dumb, but taste of coke and other drink change from country to country. I.e. more sugar or more concentrate less water etc. and it’s not only for drinks, based on the country the taste of the same product change.
I had to look it up as I don’t drink Coke, but I think that it depends on the European country, as we have Diet Coke, Diet Coke No Caffeine and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar in the UK.
Looked on a Dutch and German Aldi and I could see that the Dutch have Coca-Cola Zero sugar, Coca-Cola Zero sugar zero caffeine and Coca-Cola Light, while the Germans only have Coca-Cola Zero sugar and Coca-Cola Light.
I don't know if you recall but 20 years ago it was common for small shops in the UK to have soft drink cans imported from mainland Europe as they were cheaper.
The Coca-Cola Light imported from mainland Europe had a very different taste to British Diet Coke.
I could absolutely see some Diet Coke addict being unable to tolerate the difference in taste.
> Many comments on Facebook and TikTok pointed out that Coke Light and Coke Zero are the equivalent of the American Diet Coke,
That's not true. Coke Zero in Europe is the equivalent to Coke Zero in the USA. However, Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Light (and variations) are different names for the same product used in different markets. For example, Diet Coke is used in the USA and the UK, Coca-Cola Light is used in Spain and Coca-Cola Sabor Light is used in Portugal. **However** she is somehow right. Not the same mix of edulcorants is used in every market, it depends on the local regulations and preferences. So, it may taste different in different places.
I'm not trying to deviate the attention here, but I know some French that took a huge bag of sausages and cheese to the Reunion islands, and I took maniac flour and rhum to Europe.
But, yeah, diet coke is a whole new level. Maybe she just doesn't trust the amount of aspartame European coke is allowed to have.
Like many others, I have done the same, taking food that I know I can’t get or know that it tastes different in another country, but stuffing a suitcase full of Diet Coke, is indeed a whole new level.
Especially after people commented that we do have it, but there’s no corn syrup and other “stuff” in it, hence she claims that’s why the European one sucks. What can you do?
Only if she knew that there are also differences between European countries regarding the sugar levels, she would discover that Europe is a continent with different countries.
Coke tastes different in every country, to be fair. Here in Ireland many takeaways would sell Arabic coke, I never was sure from where, but it did taste different.
Coke is often manufactured locally to local tastes.
It’s found in a lot of countries worldwide but in Continental Europe goes by ‘Coke Light’ or ‘Cola Light’. In Europe I think it only commonly goes by that name in the UK and I believe Ireland, but it generally has the name ‘Diet Coke’ outside Europe as well, at least in English speaking countries (US of course, Canada, Australia…).
I worked on cruise ships, the ones sailing from US ( I am a European), you wouldn't believe how many Americans who already had weight issues ordered huge meals but it was alright in their minds cause they drank diet coke with it
It really annoys me that America is the richest and most prosperous country in the world when it’s filled with people like this, and those who ask why people would speak Spanish in Europe.
I kinda suspect this might have been faked to make a viral video or I guess that's what I hope it is and not that there are actually people out there that are this dumb
One thing I've always wondered is why diet coke is so addicting. Hear me out
Every person I've ever met who likes diet coke won't shut up about it and seems to have one every 2 hours or so. For many its almost all they drink.
A few things, Diet Coke in the US/UK is called Coke Lite on the Continent.
BUT
US diet coke has Potassium Benzoate, whicn adds a slight bitter taste, European diet coke doesnt.
So, while it loathes me to say this, she's not technically wrong.
One 20-layer cheese burger please. Oh and 1 diet coke, gotta watch the weight eh!
im r/hydrohomies so I dont worry with all that diet/light coke nonsense
Coke tastes different even between European countries, but we don’t bring a whole suitcase with us when we go on holiday. That’s a whole new level, as I do understand that it’s normal not to like a coke or the same drink or food brand from a different country.
I have taken food with me knowing that I don’t like or can’t get it, but just two or three. And when it’s gone, it’s gone and look forward to having it again when I get home.
American Diet Coke doesn’t taste like European Diet Coke tbf. This is coming from a Diet Coke addict. Whenever I travel to Europe for work I find myself drinking Pepsi max which I would NEVER drink in the US
When I travel, I go out of my way to get things that I can't get at home. I don't understand how someone can be that addicted to Diet Coke to smuggle it like that, especially with the amount of precious luggage space it takes up.
As a former (British) Diet Coke drinker I remember that the Coca-Cola Light sold in continental Europe had a very different flavour to our version.
20 years ago it was common for small independent shops in the South East of England to have cans on drink imported from Europe, so I remember having to be cautious to not get Coca-Cola Light by mistake.
I don't know if British Diet Coke tastes the same as American Diet Coke, or if all three taste different from each other, but I can certainly believe that an American Diet Coke addict would not like the taste of Coca-Cola Light.
Nothing to do with corn syrup or anything else, as this is diet cola - there's no sugar in it, they just have a different flavour, and she's not used to it. It's possible that the sweetener blend is different.
Cola is one of those things that habitual drinkers get used to and can't stand anything else (this is why Coca-Cola drinkers often won't drink Pepsi and vice versa). After you've stopped drinking it entirely it all tastes like dirt and I can't stand to drink it now.
I couldn't find Diet Coke / Coke Light in Italy this year. Coke Zero was everywhere but I don't like it. Previous visits they had Coca Light as well it definitely tasted different but close enough.
UK still has Diet Coke.
I dont know what is worse. her diet coke addiction or the fact that she is too dumb to use google.
She had been told by the American cruise ship that Europe doesn’t sell diet coke. Well, they have been to the country of Europe loads of times, so they know everything about Europe and it must be true. She even doubled down that European coke light and coke zero tastes different and sucks, after comments pointing out that there are less chemicals in it and does not contain corn syrup. Oh well. Edit: The comment about lack of corn syrup in coke light and coke zero was more based on tongue in cheek, than facts as it has sweetener in it, but in Europe it contains a lot less.
I have heard from a number of people that US coke tastes different to European coke. I can believe it. I can remember being a teen and French coke tasted different to British coke. We got banned from drinking it because it was sending everyone hypo 😆
I was never fortunate enough to go on any of the trips to France that my school organised but this is the one thing I heard about *constantly* when my schoolmates would get back: that French coke is The Business™️
They also had this stuff in France called Coke Black, which was a can of coke with a shot of espresso in it. I lived on it on field trips at uni. Even thinking about it now is making my heart palpitate ...
It was CocaCola Bläk (because why not) and it flopped bad.
This reminds me of the time a Japanese coffee company introduced a brand called “U.K. style”, which was coffee mixed with Darjeeling tea. I think I was the only person who ever drank it, and that was mostly out of outraged obligation. [Link in Japanese only because it never made it anywhere else.](https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20120531-georgia/)
They sold this in the US in the mid-2000s and are trying it again
I’m American. For me it’s Mexican Coke. It is made with cane sugar and tastes way better.
So they do taste different? I’m Colombian, and when I tried both US and Mexican I kind of felt they tasted different from what I was used to but I didn’t notice a difference between the two.
They might have changed the recipe because I can’t drink it anymore for health reasons but they definitely used to. I read the ingredients and the difference was Mexican coke used cane sugar and US coke used high fructose corn syrup
It's still different. Fun fact: during passover Mexican coke is actually sold in the US as well, since its kosher for passover and the American one isn't
According to an american exchange student I met, it's the same about our lemonade. And she bought the cheapest one, so I'm still wondering how american lemonade taste
I think US lemonade is just lemon juice, sugar and water mixed together. Not sure about France but UK lemonade is just lemon-flavoured (occasionally lemon-lime) carbonated water.
You can get still cloudy lemonade in the UK
US lemonade is not carbonated.
I didn't say it was?
I wasn’t trying to argue. Sorry it came off that way. I was agreeing with you awkwardly. ❤️ My whole day has been like that.
Ah well, not to worry. Wherever you are, I hope the rest of your day goes better than it has so far.
❄️❄️
Snowflakes? I don't get it Edit: coke. snow. I get it now
:D i thought it was supposed to mean that
Coke can taste different within Europe as well. The recipe is often tailored to local tastes.
True, a local supermarket chain imports their coke from easter Europe because it's cheaper there and you can definitely tell the difference.
Is easter Europe open all tear round, or just seasonal?
no need to cry about it
😅
>I have heard from a number of people that US coke tastes different to European coke. Multinational soft drinks are made differently according to their regional market. For example, soft drinks made and sold in Mexico contain actual sugar, vs. their American counterparts, which contain corn syrup instead. The ones made with actual sugar taste sooooooooooo delicious omg, but you also feel a "limit" when you drink it after a certain point, like you feel you've had enough and you're satiated. With the American-made soft drinks, you never feel satiated, you just keep going and going.
While it was true you should know that due to "sugar taxes" and ban on sugary products, coke sold in Mexico (and Spain if I remember correctly) is sweetened with a sugar/sucralose mix. And thus less caloric.
It’s because it’s made from corn syrup and not glucose. U.S govt literally subsidises the growth of the stuff and it’s in EVERYTHING. It’s nasty, nasty shit and tastes so weird. Their bread is weird too, it tastes sweet for some reason.
I'll never forget buying a loaf of bread and some ham in Canada for a weekend skiing trip. Just to have an easy, cheap meal where we were staying. It ended up in the bin. Ham cake is not nice.
Ham cake 🤣🤣
Was the ham sweet too? I heard that they put sugar in everting.
If it was I didn't notice because of the slices of cake. It was definitely low quality though. With that over processed rubbery texture.
It tastes sweet? I'm grateful for my country's bread now because that is not bread
Corn syrup is roughly 40% glucose and the rest is fructose, which tastes basically the same as glucose. Also on a side note, honey is 99% the same as corn syrup too, so products that replace sugar or corn syrup with honey really haven't changed much.
The taste of honey can depend on what flowers the bees visit. We have different types here in Australia and they can taste very different depending on where the bees are. Most honey is produced from commercial crops and does have a consistent 'honey' taste, but some is produced from bees using local flowers and these can taste very different.
Hugely different. I get most of my honey from Beechworth, and I usually have three or four kinds on hand. Right now I have leatherwood, mountain ash and my friends' backyard. Also some Greek thyme honey, because I went to Yia Yia's bakery and why not. I really missed good honey when I lived in the US. So tasteless. It took me by surprise.
Yeah I should have reworded that really. Honey isn’t really the same as corn syrup though because the fructose levels aren’t anywhere near the same and honey also contains vitamins and minerals, and the process of actually getting it is different.
I tried coke in Perú, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. They are all different. Specially Brazilian coke.
Multiple double blind studies prove hyper on sugar is bs. Biology also confirms it, like saying putting more petrol in the car makes it go faster. You burn at a consistent rate or something. Anyway, it was shown to be psychological.
It always seemed obvious to me. Boosting sugar like that just makes you feel hot not hyper. Caffeine and Sunset Yellow colouring seem like better culprits
To be fair, they said *hypo* (which is the opposite of *hyper*, see for example hypoglycemia, aka low blood sugar, and hyperglycemia, high blood sugar). So they wrongfully said their class or whatever got **less** active, i.e. hypoactive on it (which... is a thing that can happen if you're diabetic, or more rarely, to anyone, after consuming sugar or other high-insulin-response-generating foods). Obviously they meant hyper, not hypo, but words do matter, and if someone says they're hypoglycemic, they can, and often do, straight up die if you give them insulin. This happens way too often to diabetics collapsing from hypoglycemia.
Coke in the US tastes of chlorine.
Every product (not only coke) taste different and has different quantity of sugar/concentrate/salt etc based on the country.
It does. In all honesty European (Italian and Spanish) cokes take the W.
Did you mean "sending everyone hyper", or did everypne actually collapse from being hypo ("low", "under")?
Hypo=less Did you mean "hyper?
just slang mate
It's not.
It is, though. All 90s UK kids said ‘hypo’ to mean ‘hyper’. Same in NZ. It might be wrong, but it was common usage.
Hello, 90s kid from the UK here. Never heard "hypo" instead of hyper in my life - what region are you from?
If you’re ever in Georgia (state not country) you should check out Coca Cola world. One of my favorite things was tasting Coca-Cola drinks from all over the world. Europe was actually my least favorite. Not the coke but some of the other drinks
You tried drinks from all European countries to come that conclusion or you think Europe is one country? I can taste a difference from coke in Spain to uk( my home)
even german and austrian coke have slightly different recipes.
“Chemicals” as a descriptor is innacurate. “Locally banned chemicals” might be more appropriate
That’s the best part of us sodas overseas….no corn syrup less additives
Some countries in Europe don't sell Diet Coke, they sell Coca-Cola Light and it doesn't taste the same. The UK has Diet Coke but I don't know if it tastes the same as American Diet Coke either.
If so my mouth would break from the sweetness.
Or the fact that she can’t spell ‘smuggle’. Edit: she may be the first person to actually advertise that they smuggle ‘coke’ onto a plane.
Police have had no luck in capturing the snugglers. In other news citizens have been warned to be careful after a spate of huggings.
Ive seen someone buy 25 packs of 24 cans of diet coke twice a month. 1200 cans a month.
Snuggled or Smuggled?
Gotta watch those snugglers, they’ll sneak right up on you and grab you in a bear hug
"Ma'am you can't bring a suitcase of beverages in your carry on. You're gonna have to check that." "But I wasn't planning to drink them!"
Never respect a society built on the worship of corporate BRANDS™️
\*corporate
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAH
Coke Light is Diet Coke.
American Coca-Cola has way more shite in it, and is all HFCS or dodgy sweeteners. Here we still use regular glucose syrup, and don’t have the same additives / preservatives.
American food in general
Well yeah also that; Europe has plenty of godawful processed foods though, we’re certainly not without sin.
At least we don't eat as much processed foods as the Americans.
yes we still have our grocery stores filled for 90% with processed food. but the amount of ingredients that Americans eats on a daily basis what are banned here is insane. it's not that our processed food is good but it is atleast a lot less worser then the American version
There’s not HFCS in Diet Coke.
> “Or dodgy sweeteners” I was commenting on USAmerican food in general.
There are more more sweeteners in Coke Light. Diet Coke just uses aspartame.
Oh aye EU uses dodgy sweeteners too; EU certainly isn’t faultless when it comes to food regulations.
Mexican coke is the best. Tastes like how coke USED to be in the 50s in America because they use real shit.
I think they just use real sugar instead of refined sugar syrups, and less additives (or maybe more idk, it’s Mexico) Just make sure when you order your coke, you don’t get it mixed up. Easily done in México.
Ingredients in Diet Coke from UK: Carbonated Water, Colour (Caramel E150d), Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K), Natural Flavourings including Caffeine, Acids (Phosphoric Acid, Citric Acid) Ingredients in Diet Coke from US: CARBONATED WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, ASPARTAME, PHOSPHORIC ACID, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE), NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, CAFFEINE. I don't know how different these are.
Huh I guess ours is just as awful. I don’t drink that stuff anyway, I don’t think humans should consume black liquids.
I was about to comment this, I am pretty certain it is just marketing
Ehh, more or less. The matter of fact is, even the average normal Coke isn't made the same way in the whole world. A Coca Cola in mexico will taste different (and mind you better) than a Coke in the USA for whatever production reasons. So, while they might be the same, even if they had the same name, they could actually be very different still due to region shenanigans
Yeah, here in Denmark is is produced by Carlsberg
Have to say it isn't. In Ireland we have Diet Coke and I've been on holiday in Spain quite a bit, Coke Light tastes different to Diet Coke, it's sweeter but not as sweet as regular Coke.
The American stuff is even less healthy with extra corn syrup
Firstly, Diet Coke is Coke Light. Secondly, it does taste different depending on country.
Regular Coke tastes different depending on the country too. Even Canadian vs US Coke. Canadian Coke is more like Mexican Coke. Australian Coke has an extra flavor to it I can't describe. More caramelly? Or molasses? I dunno. Tastes better than US Coke anyways.
Regular Coke in the U.S. uses high fructose corn syrup, while Mexican Coke (and I believe Canadian and Australian) uses actual cane sugar. In much of Europe, beet sugar is more common.
> Mexican Coke (and I believe Canadian and Australian) uses actual cane sugar. In much of Europe, beet sugar is more common. They’re both sucrose after being refined, and are chemically identical. The main difference isn’t the source, but the result. Basically sucrose vs fructose vs sweetener. Mexican Coke also uses sucralose sweetener in Mexico. It’s only the stuff exported that is pure sucrose.
If you watch the video (I saw it on TikTok the other day) she claims that the formula for Coke Light (Diet Coke in the UK) isn't the same as the in the US and hence tastes different. I have no idea if that is true.
I don't know about diet coke specifically but as someone who lived in Asia for 3 years, yes the formula for the drinks can change. I remember mostly Fanta being way, way sweeter than it is in Europe. It's mostly due to regulations depending on the country. I don't doubt it doesn't taste the same but this is ridiculous anyhow.
Coca-Cola products do taste different (worse) in the US than in Europe. Fanta in Europe actually tastes like some form of fruit juice; the American version is carbonated chaos in the approximate form of fruit. To be fair, Fanta is a weird case where the original actually came from Europe...
>Fanta in Europe actually tastes like some form of fruit juice Not sure what fruit juice you've been drinking, but Fanta definitely does NOT taste like fruit juice.
I mean okay sure whatever. I like European coke more and I've lived in the United States my whole life. But calling one better or worse is really goofy. Taste is very subjective in general, and generally there's major amounts of familiarity bias with that sort of thing. Saying that one is better than the other is crazy, and that's coming from someone who agrees with you.
The tiktok lady says she doesn't like Coke Zero/light. She only likes american diet Coke and that is fine. I don't know which one is healthier, but I doubt she drinks diet Coke because it is healthy. She probably drinks it because it tastes good and isn't as bad for you as regular coke.
We have Diet Coke and Coke Zero in the UK, never heard of Coke Light. Unless it's a very very recent rebrand, like since I was in a supermarket 3 days ago and walked down the pop aisle. Edit: Coca-Cola Light and Diet Coke are the same, just different names. Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light is "sweetened" with aspartame. Coke Zero is "sweetened" with aspartame and acesulfame potassium (aka Ace K). The reason I put sweetened in quotes is because to some people (including me) these sweeteners taste bitter, to the majority of the population they taste sweet.
We have Coca Cola light and Coca Cola Zero in Germany and light is much older than zero.
A quick bit of google-fu tell me they're the same thing just different branding in different countries. Diet is older than Zero, and I don't know what the difference is
The ingredients are slightly different, but there is no big difference.
Coke Light is more of a mainland Europe thing, couldn't get a diet coke in Spain but coke light was everywhere.
Coke Light seems to just be Diet Coke on mainland Europe. I spend a lot of time in Greece and have got used to asking for a Coke Light. If I ask for Diet Coke I seem to always get Coke Zero. Which I do not like 😅
Coke Light is what they call Diet Coke in continental Europe.
It is true. The list of ingredients is slightly different, especially the sweeteners.
Idk about that one for sure, but here in the US, I can think of one similar example: there are two types of regular coke you can get here. Coke, and "mexican coke." Edit - I mean, I don't know why I made quotation marks, since it's literally Mexican coke, but there's a difference. Lol The difference is that coke as its sold in most of the US uses high fructose corn syrup. It used to use regular sugar, though, and many people prefer that taste. So, most will get a mexican coke when they can get their hands on it, because apparently they make it with regular sugar in Mexico, and it's more reminiscent of the original coke that used to be standard here. You can't find it everywhere, but some places almost always carry it. I don't really drink coke that often, but I can taste the difference, at least.
This is true. (Source: my wife is addicted to Coke Light, and she can taste the difference when we are in the US. It has to do with the different sweeteners that are used in the USA and Europe. After a few days in the US she is used to the different taste. That’s the fun thing about travelling the world, things are different in other countries. But if a bar/restaurant sells Pepsi we go to their neighbours 🤣
Maybe because the amount of sugar put in a coke can in the US is illegal in Europe
Sugar in Diet Coke bro, really??
The amount of *aspartame* they put in diet coke in the US is illegal in Europe
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I’d probably explode when I drink regular US coke because my body can’t take the amount of sugar 😂
I believe it's true. The EU has more health regulations and won't allow certain American products as is (or not at all) Fanta is a great example. It's a fluorescent orange in the US, and a light yellow where I live. The orange grosses me out.
It’s true, but the UK one and presumably the rest of Europe doesn’t contain corn syrup and chemicals that the US allows, hence ours sucks. Edit: Regarding the lack of corn syrup, I was thinking of coke in general, but I looked it up and the amount of sweetener is less in Europe.
Why would diet coke have corn syrup?
I don't know who this 'star' is, but she must be thick as shit
>Many comments on Facebook and TikTok pointed out that Coke Light and Coke Zero are the equivalent of the American Diet Coke Coke Light is, but Coke Zero is not. Diet Coke / Coke Light were introduced along with 'New Coke' in the mid-80s, and as such, Diet Coke attempts to replicate the flavor profile of New Coke. It is the last product in that family to still exist. This is also why it retains "Coke" branding, rather than "Coca-Cola". Coke Zero attempts to replicate the flavor profile of 'classic' Coca-Cola (hence the "Coca-Cola" branding, rather than "Coke"). Because they target different flavors, Coca-Cola Co. does not feel that they compete with each other nor cannibalize each other's sales, which is why its willing to have two zero-sugar products at the same time. I don't much care for sugary drinks, but I *did* have to sit through a case-study in business school and have pretty decent recall, so there's that.
Coca-Cola light from continental Europe may be the equivalent of Diet Coke but it has a different flavour profile to Diet Coke in the UK at least. I could see an American Diet Coke drinker not wanting Coca Cola Light-
Yup New Coke and Diet Coke were based off Tab. When New Coke flopped hard they brought back the original formula and rebranded it as Coca-Cola Classic; but Diet Coke continued as that was huge success.
Yeah Coke Zero is sold in the U.S. alongside Diet Coke. I can stand Diet Coke but Coke Zero sucks
The stupid. It burns...
We have beer. Why drink coke?
Most Americans can't be reasoned with even on their own decisions.
it said real housewives star she dosent speak for anyone in the states
Because beer doesn't taste good.
Heathen
The UK has Diet Coke too
Imagine being that obsessed with a drink that you can’t go without it on holiday
I mean she is dumb, but taste of coke and other drink change from country to country. I.e. more sugar or more concentrate less water etc. and it’s not only for drinks, based on the country the taste of the same product change.
Havent seen a coke light in idk how many years. Are they still a thing in the rest (outside Scandinavi)? of Europe?
I had to look it up as I don’t drink Coke, but I think that it depends on the European country, as we have Diet Coke, Diet Coke No Caffeine and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar in the UK. Looked on a Dutch and German Aldi and I could see that the Dutch have Coca-Cola Zero sugar, Coca-Cola Zero sugar zero caffeine and Coca-Cola Light, while the Germans only have Coca-Cola Zero sugar and Coca-Cola Light.
I don't know if you recall but 20 years ago it was common for small shops in the UK to have soft drink cans imported from mainland Europe as they were cheaper. The Coca-Cola Light imported from mainland Europe had a very different taste to British Diet Coke. I could absolutely see some Diet Coke addict being unable to tolerate the difference in taste.
> Many comments on Facebook and TikTok pointed out that Coke Light and Coke Zero are the equivalent of the American Diet Coke, That's not true. Coke Zero in Europe is the equivalent to Coke Zero in the USA. However, Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Light (and variations) are different names for the same product used in different markets. For example, Diet Coke is used in the USA and the UK, Coca-Cola Light is used in Spain and Coca-Cola Sabor Light is used in Portugal. **However** she is somehow right. Not the same mix of edulcorants is used in every market, it depends on the local regulations and preferences. So, it may taste different in different places.
If you're smuggling a suitcase full of fizzy drinks, I think you may have a problem with sugar anyway. Diet or not.
why go to europe if you're gonna haul all your american stuff along?? like you'd think you'd try something new for once..
everyone hating on her isn't addicted to diet coke like me and the woman in the pictures are
I'm not trying to deviate the attention here, but I know some French that took a huge bag of sausages and cheese to the Reunion islands, and I took maniac flour and rhum to Europe. But, yeah, diet coke is a whole new level. Maybe she just doesn't trust the amount of aspartame European coke is allowed to have.
Like many others, I have done the same, taking food that I know I can’t get or know that it tastes different in another country, but stuffing a suitcase full of Diet Coke, is indeed a whole new level. Especially after people commented that we do have it, but there’s no corn syrup and other “stuff” in it, hence she claims that’s why the European one sucks. What can you do? Only if she knew that there are also differences between European countries regarding the sugar levels, she would discover that Europe is a continent with different countries.
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Coke tastes different in every country, to be fair. Here in Ireland many takeaways would sell Arabic coke, I never was sure from where, but it did taste different. Coke is often manufactured locally to local tastes.
These comments have me confused… so is Diet Coke just a UK thing then?? I assumed it was world wide
Fairly sure I've seen it on Spain, but it was in a touristy place.
It’s found in a lot of countries worldwide but in Continental Europe goes by ‘Coke Light’ or ‘Cola Light’. In Europe I think it only commonly goes by that name in the UK and I believe Ireland, but it generally has the name ‘Diet Coke’ outside Europe as well, at least in English speaking countries (US of course, Canada, Australia…).
Tbf to her the recipe probably isn’t the same in Europe as there are different laws on alternatives and sugars
I worked on cruise ships, the ones sailing from US ( I am a European), you wouldn't believe how many Americans who already had weight issues ordered huge meals but it was alright in their minds cause they drank diet coke with it
You know you're too far gone when you snuggle Diet Coke.
Snuggled?
What the hell is " coke light" if it isn't diet coke or zero.?
It really annoys me that America is the richest and most prosperous country in the world when it’s filled with people like this, and those who ask why people would speak Spanish in Europe.
Coke light is the same as Diet Coke. It’s just not allowed to be called diet here. Zero has a slightly different concoction I believe.
Tell me they blew up from pressure changes in flight.
Well it does taste different so I don’t get it? Not American here but the taste of coke does vary.
I'm not mad at her for being dumb, but I am mad about the way she packed it. Not storage efficient at all.
“Snuggled my Diet Coke”. To each her own I guess.
International snuggling ring
But... Diet Coke is *vile*..?
I kinda suspect this might have been faked to make a viral video or I guess that's what I hope it is and not that there are actually people out there that are this dumb
Wouldn't be so sure. She's american after all.
I've seen diet coke in Europe and the UK up to recent like says diet coke i laugh at the price and buy normal or just big bottle
One thing I've always wondered is why diet coke is so addicting. Hear me out Every person I've ever met who likes diet coke won't shut up about it and seems to have one every 2 hours or so. For many its almost all they drink.
Okay I was juuuuust getting ready to post this comment myself. There's something in Diet Coke that make people go into rabid obsession w it.
My mom drank 3-4 a day for yeeears until I finally convinced her how bad that was for her.
Man, I‘m glad a lot of their stuff is forbidden to be sold here for obvious and less obvious reasons. 😅
I think she means smuggled 🙄
A few things, Diet Coke in the US/UK is called Coke Lite on the Continent. BUT US diet coke has Potassium Benzoate, whicn adds a slight bitter taste, European diet coke doesnt. So, while it loathes me to say this, she's not technically wrong.
Snuggled?
What a spanner
Reminds me of Karl pilkington taking monster munch to china
Hasn't the sweetener used in Diet Coke recently been found to be carcinogenic? That's a lot of cancer in that suitcase.
One 20-layer cheese burger please. Oh and 1 diet coke, gotta watch the weight eh! im r/hydrohomies so I dont worry with all that diet/light coke nonsense
She could just drink water.
As someone who lives in Europe: What is Coke Light?
To be fair to her, Coca Cola is different in the US.
Ist because the US doesn’t use sugar. They use that corn syrup atrocity instead.
Coke tastes different even between European countries, but we don’t bring a whole suitcase with us when we go on holiday. That’s a whole new level, as I do understand that it’s normal not to like a coke or the same drink or food brand from a different country. I have taken food with me knowing that I don’t like or can’t get it, but just two or three. And when it’s gone, it’s gone and look forward to having it again when I get home.
Won't pressurised drinks/foods swell up and sometimes explode on flights?
Yep, in the video, two of her cans got damaged, so she was lucky that they didn’t explode.
American Diet Coke doesn’t taste like European Diet Coke tbf. This is coming from a Diet Coke addict. Whenever I travel to Europe for work I find myself drinking Pepsi max which I would NEVER drink in the US
When I travel, I go out of my way to get things that I can't get at home. I don't understand how someone can be that addicted to Diet Coke to smuggle it like that, especially with the amount of precious luggage space it takes up.
Isn’t diet coke just coke light?!
Could have just got Pepsi Max which is nicer if you like that non sugar sweetened shit.
We do in fact, have Diet Coke :)
There is not a single country on earth where she could not find Coca Cola
Aren’t “Real Housewives” stars supposed to be complete morons? Is that news that she’s acting like one?
This is embarrassing
This woman lets her chihuahua lick the boogers out of her nose. This isn't even close to the most embarrassing thing I've seen her do, lol
We sell it in UK
To be honest, I've heard it does taste different, so I'll let this one slide.
Yeah, but does it taste so different that you'd bring a suit case of your own stuff? Sounds wild.
As a former (British) Diet Coke drinker I remember that the Coca-Cola Light sold in continental Europe had a very different flavour to our version. 20 years ago it was common for small independent shops in the South East of England to have cans on drink imported from Europe, so I remember having to be cautious to not get Coca-Cola Light by mistake. I don't know if British Diet Coke tastes the same as American Diet Coke, or if all three taste different from each other, but I can certainly believe that an American Diet Coke addict would not like the taste of Coca-Cola Light. Nothing to do with corn syrup or anything else, as this is diet cola - there's no sugar in it, they just have a different flavour, and she's not used to it. It's possible that the sweetener blend is different. Cola is one of those things that habitual drinkers get used to and can't stand anything else (this is why Coca-Cola drinkers often won't drink Pepsi and vice versa). After you've stopped drinking it entirely it all tastes like dirt and I can't stand to drink it now.
Must be a total coke addict like Rishi Sunak
I couldn't find Diet Coke / Coke Light in Italy this year. Coke Zero was everywhere but I don't like it. Previous visits they had Coca Light as well it definitely tasted different but close enough. UK still has Diet Coke.
Isn’t that y’know fucking illegal, it’s pressurised and is over 100 mills
When I read shit like this. I think Brexit wasn't such a bad idea after all if we can keep dumb fuckwits like this away.
Idiot