I loved the southerner claiming the origin of Vanilla Coke is the south. I always thought it was a New York thing. It's good to know the south likes Vanilla Coke, which we NY City kids have been enjoying for years. It's almost as good as a NY egg cream, the best drink in the world. Also, NY was the birthplace of soda. NY'ers aren't just serious about their pizza and baseball. I do hope Coke's formula for the vanilla coke is a winner.