The Difference 3

Lots of containers are different in Italy. The soda cans are 330 ml cans, a little less than the usual 12 oz American can. The shape is different, it's a narrower, taller can, about the same diameter as the little cocktail-size soda cans. Like a Red Bull can, I guess...

The two liter soda bottles are also taller and narrower. But the funny part is that they have a "neck" that creates this weird ball at the top of the bottle:



Seriously, I don't get it. The Oranciata bottle is a nice brand of soda, there are ridges around the neck to stiffen it, but in a cheaper brand there's less plastic, and I have had the bottles buckle at the neck! The bubble on top fills up a little and collapses the neck. You really shouldn't pour these bottles one-handed. The bottles do look a little more whimsical, I guess, but I wouldn't call them a great design...