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It's interesting to me that we live in times of such abundance that an expensive, rare flavoring(that comes from very finnicky flowers that mostly only grow in one part of the world and must be hand-pollinated) is considered "boring" or "basic". Sometimes I imagine being able to go back in time and tell my ancestors that we now consider vanilla to be boring, that sugar is everywhere, spices can be bought cheaply at any grocery store, etc.
What? Of course they do? People will say x brand is better than y brand. No way this is unpopular. >

I agree. Vanilla is my favorite flavor. >

Big tub of vanilla ice cream? Gross. Cringe. Tastes like plastic.
Box of vanilla ice cream? Soft, creamy, nectar of the gods.
All french vanilla tastes the same tho. >

I like vanilla but all vanilla tastes the same, maybe I just didn't notice or something. I like chocolate more (moose tracks is the best flavour though) but I do prefer eating chocolate vanilla swirled up icecream >

Well some companies use the fake vanilla extract, some use real extract and some use actual vanilla scraped from the flower. 
Side note: if you're such a huge fan...perhaps find a way to get the seeds for the plant and a decent sized pot to plant it in...then you can have the smell year round! I want to do this but with raspberries. Sadly I wish there was a way to grow the smell dragons blood...but there's not. Life is unfair. >

The ones with real vanilla bean flecks are my favorite. >

I was of the majority where I thought vanilla was too bland but I’ve come to love it. I thought “I love marshmallows and the only flavor is sugar and corn syrup” so I’ve been into biting off the chocolate of an ice cream bar then eating the vanilla ice cream underneath. More flavor than marshmallow >

And yet Vanilla Ice himself always tastes the same.