[Geek44]

My thinking exactly Tom. If my death was possibly imminent, I'd be looking for ways to insinuate tobacco into my food as well. Never been a big soft-drink (soda) man...even as a kid.
Coke is a phenomenon.
My partner works in the field of nutrition and has lots of contact with refugees from many places in the developing world. Occasionally in her work she'll be invited into somebody's home. To clarify, a person from Darfur has probably never seen broccoli before let alone cooked or eaten it. My partner eases the change by showing them. Whenever she enters a home like this, the people never fail to offer her Coke. Not Pepsi or any other...Coke. Coca-Cola is highly regarded in the developing world as the drink reserved for special occasions and honoured guests. Contrast this with the attitude of indigenous Australia toward it. It has almost totally replaced water. People have vending machines in their homes! When I worked in the hospital up north, two out of three aboriginal patients were there to have a foot removed through smoking and type 2 diabetes.
Peace.