Burn Your Throat With Soft Drink

I haven't got any soft drink for a long time until my sister bought a big one this morning. And when I drank that all I can think of is "Oh, the burn feels soooo good!" which reminds me of how people decribe drinking alchohol feels like O_o

So, what DOES alchocol actually taste like?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080918173640AAbcEzt

Excerpts taken from above link:
Alcohol has a sort of... burning flavor. If it's your first time trying alcohol, ESPECIALLY hard alcohol, it will taste disgusting.

It tastes like, burning.
Your taste buds die as you get older, when enough of them do you can begin to appreciate alcohol.

limoncello is a sickly sweet drink. Vodka has very little taste. whiskeys are acquired tastes. Beer and wine come in thousands of flavors. The taste is not in the alcohol, it is in the flavorings. If you don't like the sting of alcohol, don't drink it. But if you must, drink less alcoholic beverages, like beer, to reduce the alcohol sting.

Alcohol is a taste that you might have to get used to if you've never taste it before. Some drinks are verrrry good, especially if mixed with the right things. Personally, I only drink mixed drinks that aren't too sour or sweet. My advice is, find out what taste good to you and then stick to that! Most hard liquor is very storg and not plesant to drink. So you may never get used to that taste. Good luck

Quite disturbing but fascinating info, isn't it?

Anyway from those answers, it really sounds like carbonated drink as they both come with various flavors, burn your throats, very very addictive and obviously not good for your health. The only advantage carbonated drink has over alcohol is it doesn't make you drunk when taken in excess quantity.