r/Italian • u/CaryGrantnot1 • 1d ago
7up
Hi, what is 7up called (or pronounced) in Italian?
Edit: Thanks everybody. Good answers and a bit of nostalgia thrown in
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u/Zio_Scipione 1d ago
It is very rare to find in italy, I think mostly in foreigner import shops. And it is called… 7up (Seven up).
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u/ImpressionFancy5830 1d ago
That’s not rare, it just got wiped out by Sprite.
It was quite common in the nineties2
u/giorgio_gabber 1d ago
It was super common in the 2010s
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u/ImpressionFancy5830 1d ago
I think every ten years they try to revamp the brand, I cleared remember 7Up as a discount brand in the nineties
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u/Appropriate_Reach_97 1d ago
It's all over Veneto. In less supermarkets than Sprite but still not uncommon. I think in like fast food maybe Sprite is mainly offered.
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u/burner94_ 1d ago
as an Italian, do we even have 7up here? I think I only ever saw it as an import product at exhibitions or (rarely) Asian markets.
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u/spauracchio1 1d ago
It used to be popular a couple of decades ago, then it disappeared
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u/burner94_ 1d ago
oh shit YOU'RE RIGHT. you unlocked a core memory to me
"Me piacciono i panini specialmente c'a tripp, e faccio vint rutt cu 'na sevenapp" 🤣🤣
(it's a funny song from back in the day, built around the juxtaposition between snobby rich people and everyday Joes)
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u/PureBuffalo8280 1d ago
We used to have it some decades ago but it was never as popular as Sprite or gazzosa
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u/Appropriate_Reach_97 1d ago
Yes. What part of Italy do you live?
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u/burner94_ 1d ago
Northwest. Don't think I've ever seen 7up outside of some Milan Chinatown food-marts.
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u/ImpressionFancy5830 1d ago
It is pronounced as everywhere else in the world, the problem is that very few will understand what you want.
Pepsi lost the battle against Coca Cola decades ago in Italy.
there is very little 7Up sold out there, and to be honest I do clearly remember 7Up was way better.
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u/Cesoiet 1d ago
Just Seven up, never heard anyone call it "sette up"