Getting Sore Over Regional Usage

[butterflydreaming]

me: {talking about the cat, to L} He's mad. His ears are back. I think he's still sore about earlier.
L: Sore?!? {mental translator turns on}{pause}{laugh}
me:What? You don't use that?
L: We're a little more modern here in Seattle.
me: You say "pop" for "soda"!

So that was the second time that someone north of California thought that the usage of "sore", as in "sore loser", was strange and laughable. What about you? I'm curious to know if this usage is odd to everyone outside of SoCal.

Comments

[bizarra.livejournal.com]

I use it for Sore Loser as well.. and I also say Soda instead of Pop, but then I grew up in Southern Illinois.. and am now in Ohio where everyone says Pop. But I still say Soda. :-)