How do you take your coffee?

[batnbreakfast]

Why "of course"?

Was that because of how old you were then, or something else?

Yes, I was in second grade. Still 2 years away from drinking coffee (or milk with a drop of coffee at that time). May your cookie jar always be full, Major.

I have that mug and it was a gift as well. From my parents. 1989. Christmas.

Same year? Same mug? What's your parents names

[Phoenixx9]

Yes, I was in second grade. Still 2 years away from drinking coffee (or milk with a drop of coffee at that time).


Same year? Same mug? What's your parents names

Ahaha, so I guess I will just call you "brother" from now on!

[Jim Kelly]

My mother always let me have coffee. I don't remember when I didn't have coffee (when I was a little baby, I suppose). Instant coffee, with lots of milk and sugar. About the same to me as a hot chocolate (and probably less expensive). When I was a teen-ager, I finally gave it up on my own--thinking maybe it wasn't good for me. But then when I was a cook in the navy, I went back to coffee because it was right there for the taking.

[CaptCleghorn]

I don't know why I waited so long to drink coffee. I drank tea as a kid, but didn't start coffee until I was well into my college years. And then, well, I'm Indiana Jones and the coffee infatuation is the giant boulder rolling after him. I have no idea if my parents would even let me have coffee in my youth. With my son, it was always "let him and he won't like it until he does". As a black drinker I would kid him about his desire for sweetner and creamer until his desired mix for coffee eventually hit a standard Massachusetts "regular" (sugar and cream).

Old folks like me with older kids, how did your parents dealing with your drinking coffee differ from how you deal with your kids drinking it?

[MajorHoy]

. . . I have no idea if my parents would even let me have coffee in my youth. With my son, it was always "let him and he won't like it until he does". As a black drinker I would kid him about his desire for sweetner and creamer until his desired mix for coffee eventually hit a standard Massachusetts "regular" (sugar and cream).

Old folks like me with older kids, how did your parents dealing with your drinking coffee differ from how you deal with your kids drinking it?

Well, I may be "old", but I don't have kids. As for my parents, my Dad was a coffee drinker (with evaporated milk or cream and possibly sugar) and my Mom drank (hot) tea black (and still does). I don't remember really having a desire to drink either until I was well into high school, and I didn't start drinking coffee on a regular, every day basis until I was out in the work place where there was always a pot brewing in the back room/kitchen.

And as I've mentioned before, I'm a black/no sugar hot coffee drinker myself. No real interest in even ice coffee, not even during the hot days of summer.

[Jim Kelly]

My mother always had to have her pot of tea when she watched LOVE OF LIFE. It was Red Rose Tea ("Only available in Canada, you say. Pity"). I'd try it but it wasn't my cup of tea (har har). I really could only drink that tea if it was very weak. And I never liked it with milk or sugar. I will drink Earl Grey or an herbal tea--but again it has to be weak tea and not with anything added, but maybe with a slice of lemon. Essentially hot water with a bit of flavour.

[babyblob]

I don't know why I waited so long to drink coffee. I drank tea as a kid, but didn't start coffee until I was well into my college years. And then, well, I'm Indiana Jones and the coffee infatuation is the giant boulder rolling after him. I have no idea if my parents would even let me have coffee in my youth. With my son, it was always "let him and he won't like it until he does". As a black drinker I would kid him about his desire for sweetner and creamer until his desired mix for coffee eventually hit a standard Massachusetts "regular" (sugar and cream).

Old folks like me with older kids, how did your parents dealing with your drinking coffee differ from how you deal with your kids drinking it?

I waited a long time as well. I did not have my first cup until I was 29 in prison. they sold instant in the prison stores. I have only had one cup of brewed coffee and I hated it but I love my instant. After my first cup at 29 I waited until I was out and back home. Didnt pick it up again until I was 37 two years ago.

I can only drink instant. i use FV creamer and sugar. And I can not drink it while eating. Not even a doughnut.

I am not a fan of mixed coffee drinks. That comes from being in prision. They had a nasty drink called a Foxy. it was cherry kool aide, Coffee, and what ever generic mountian dew the prison store sold that week. I threw up the first time I tried one.

[MajorHoy]

Bumping this up since we're having some coffee talk in the "CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS (FOR EVERYTHING OTHER THAN DC COMICS)" thread.

[The Gold Stream]

just plain black because i normally have multiple cups, so i figure best not to add up sugar/cream servings or what not

[ed2962]

[cable guy]

just plain black because i normally have multiple cups, so i figure best not to add up sugar/cream servings or what not

That's me as well, for the most part. Although I will have 1 coffee cream, sugar and caramel from DD a day though. But I drink multiple cups so the rest of the time it's black. I don't want to have too much sugar and calories a day.

[MajorHoy]

That's me as well, for the most part. Although I will have 1 coffee cream, sugar and caramel from DD a day though. But I drink multiple cups so the rest of the time it's black. I don't want to have too much sugar and calories a day.

But all that creamer and sugar dilutes the caffeine, doesn't it?

[achilles]

Nobody takes their coffee with weasel poop? I figured there'd be at least one...

[babyblob]

Nobody takes their coffee with weasel poop? I figured there'd be at least one...

Huh? Is that a thing? or slang that I am too old to understand?

[InfamousBG]

Cream and 1 sweet n low but I am am loving just black Columbian coffee these days.