how old were you, when you first drank coffee?

I think I started to taste coffee when I was 13 because i thought I was older enough or I was already in my adult stage. But I didn't drink much,I think once a week because my mother told me it is not good for my memory as a student. When I was 19, I got Urinary Tract Infection and the doctor told me to avoid drinking coffee so until now I never drink coffee anymore.

My grandfather was a huge coffee drinker but he never wanted me to start drinking it. He wouldn't even let me have a sip when I was little. I guess I was in my twenties when I started to have a cup every now and again. I don't drink it all the time now but do have a cup sometimes on the weekend. I have heard of people that let their kids or have let them have coffee but for some reason it seems strange to me. I guess it's because I was never allowed to have it. I don't let my girls drink it either.

I didn't really drink coffee on a regular basis, if even that, until I was 17 or so, since then I will only have a starbucks coffee every few months. But the first time I ever had coffee was when I was 7 and my oldest brother gave me some coffee with chocolate in it, he was having some and gave me a cup too. But I really didn't have it often at all when I was a kid.

Hi 7thBird, Yes, i used to hear that from my mom when i was still a kid and i did it too now to my kids but you know what? the first time i had coffee when i was 10 years old. It was typhoon and there was no chance for my dad to go out and buy us milk. mom gave us rice alm but its not enough... during merienda time we did drink coffee all of us. and that started my love for coffee. sad to say now i am reaping that addiction to coffee-- it's not good for me now. i was advise to refrain from drinking it as it triggers my acid reflux. i am trying my best to have at least one cup a day from 4-5 cups.

I am already married when I started drinking coffee, just 3 years ago... I remember accidentally drinking coffee when I was young and I didn't like the bitter taste of it, though it smells nice. I like its aroma very much. I think that is why I did not try drinking coffee that earlier too. Yes I drink coffee now but not everyday, only whenever I feel like drinking it. One to two cups a day is good.

My parents also said coffee is not for kids, and as long as I remember, she also said coke isn't for kids. Lol! I think I first drank coffee at 18 when I started work, otherwie I really never tried it. Also coffee ice cream was 'our of reach' for me as a kid, and anything containing coffee. At the moment, I think it was a bit paranoic.

I think I started drinking coffee when I was 18 years. This was when I began university. I dont think I overdid it at the time, but over the years my coffee drinking has increased a lot. I now have about 6 cups of coffee each day. I dont encourage my 16 year old daughter to drink coffee yet, but she is allowed to have cups of tea.

Hi se7enthbird, I never touched coffee until I was eighteen as I found the smell of it most revolting but then I realised that growing up everyone put milk in their coffee and it was the smell of milk in it which was actually vile rather than coffee itself, I would never have been allowed to drink coffee without milk as it may have stained the cups; I had a terrible time to be allowed to drink tea without the milk as it stained the cups and my mother was always trying to add a drop of milk to it which I loathe. They do make cups differently these days but even if they didn't I would not be in the slightest bit concerned that it would stain and now drink endless amounts of black coffee.

I started drinking coffee when I was fourteen years old. I would drink instant coffee at home but my parents would only let me have some in the morning before I went to school. I could not drink it with every meal.

I dont remember what age i was, all i know is i like to put coffee on my fried rice and egg breakfast. That is the first time ive ever tasted coffee and i like it. I also like to dump bread on my coffee thats why my parents have no choice but to allow me to drink coffee. Now that im 24 im a coffee addict, i have to drink lots of them.

mmm i don't remember, maybe i was to young to remember it, when i was a child my parents let me drink a bit of coffee, only some spoons, but i like coffee, i'm drinking coffee now, i need it beacause i've to study a lot this night, i've an exam of physics in friday and i need it to stay awake.

i remember that my mother did not want us to drink coffee at such an early age...so i did not try it even once. i was already married when i tried to drink coffee. at first, i didnt like the taste. but because my husband is a coffee drinker and i make his coffee, i started to like it and now, i think i'm addicted to it. my night is not complete when i dont drink a cup of coffee.

I first tried coffee when I was 12. I didn't like it much, and still don't. I drink more mocha-type stuff than anything. My parents never drank coffee either, so I wasn't really exposed to it. My grandma drinks it though, and when I go to her house for supper I'll have a cup of coffee with a piece of cake.

Well yes! specially mothers (and only mothers) tell you that drinking coffee is not good for kids. I started drinking coffee when I was 21, and now i m really loving it specially when we have this good health reason and great encouragement from nutritionists :) Enjoy coffee party :)

I started when I was in High School,I love coffee also and makes me awake during exam days....To this date, I am not drinking it regularly, maybe once a week!

I drink coffee at a young age but as long as I start to taste i develop liking to anything and that includes coffee. I have no qualms or whatever as long s other drink it and i saw it. I imitate it as long as it never taste bitter or have no poison on it.

I can't remember something like that. Probably age 5 or younger. It just that I don't consume it as much as I do nowdays. Tea is more a common drink at our house. My dad used to be the only one that consumed coffee regularly. As I grow up, I need to stay up for studying and drink a lot. I heard that coffee is rich with antioxidant. I guess it's a good thing to drink lots of it.

hi there seventh? how's your day?...for me i started drinking just plain black coffee when i was freshmen in high school, back then i woke early in the morning to review my lessons while zipping some hot coffee and soft bread..

Nobody in my house drank coffee, so I didn't care much. But when I went to the Netherlands to study for my degree, I found out that coffee is one of the main thing people drink there. Everybody just offers you a cup of coffee. So I learned to drink coffee there ( and learned how to make good coffee too), and that was when I was 18 years old. We drink normally 5 cups of coffee everyday. When I got older, and returned to my country, people say I am a coffee-addict and should drink less. So now, I drink just 3 cups of coffee everyday. Is that better ?

No one in my family drinks coffee, but I started drinking it when I was 16. Until then, I could not stand the smell of it. However, I went camping with my friend and her family and we had freshly brewed coffee made over the camp fire. Since then, I've been hooked. During college I drank obsene amounts of coffee during certian times, like exam week, but since then I have simmered down and keep it to one to two cups a day.