When I was at Defcon, one of my favourite conversations was....
"So, you're from Canada, right? What's the deal with your Mountain Dew not having caffeine?"
is that true?
Yes, I was indeed asked that.
But seriously, yes. The only caffeinated softdrinks here are the colas. We don't have caffeine in our mountain dew, or, to my knowledge, root beer, either.
(Energy drinks are a different story, naturally)