When did you start drinking coffee?

[Jigsaw]

Generally curious! Don't know when I should start making it a habit 

[Aaron]

I didn't start drinking coffee properly until I started my Masters (age 21, year 4 of uni). I'm surprised I lasted that long without it.

Even today, I don't drink coffee THAT much. One in the morning and one early in the evening.

I'd probably drink more if it didn't make me severely dehydrated

[PhoenixxFire]

I think around July last year. It started with drinking mochas but eventually I needed more caffeine. I’ve never had like an actual coffee from a coffee shop. I just drink instant coffee and dare iced coffee.

I started drinking coffee around when i started losing sleep due to my bio exam. The closer I got to exam day, the more coffee I drank. I stopped for a bit after the exam, but I’m having some sort of coffee most days of the week at the moment, I think I’m addicted to it now lol, it feels much easy to concentrate after I’ve had one (or three).

[blasonduo]

I have not started yet. Never liked the smell, and never have had a real reason to.

However I have a long road ahead, so starting is a possibility.

[RuiAce]

Started in Year 11/12 because one of my friends took me out to some cafes but didn't truly like it until first year uni where I became a big stresshead

[strawberries]

properly? since starting uni thislast year.
I generally drink coffee if I wake up before 8, or if I know I'm going to have a late night.
Some days I drink 2 coffees. I think I did that leading up to and on exam days.
I don't even know if it works. I like the taste though.

[abbeyrose]

I'm not the biggest coffee drinker out there, and aside from drinking iced coffee I'd say I barely even manage to drink more than one coffee most weeks. That aside, I'd say I started drinking actual coffee when I was in year 10 (so 15) and I really only did it because I thought I looked cool bringing a travel mug to school in winter (yikes). Before that I'd only make it so I could dip my arrowroot biscuits in it haha*

*off topic but it was literally the worst tasting coffee ever but young me just liked making my biscuits soggy and eating them so it sufficed

[Sine]

Not yet, at least not habitually.

I'll have one v.rarely

[katie,rinos]

I did hospitality in years 11/12 and one of the topics was prepare and serve espresso coffee so we learn how to use the coffee machine. Because we were making coffee in class, I decided to try some and hated it at first. I basically only drink mochas and not too often at the moment.

[fantasticbeasts3]

i started drinking coffee around... year 9? around then. i started drinking it more in years 11 and 12, and now i've kind of stopped because i realised i was lactose intolerant not too long ago. i say kind of because i still drink a little, but soy milk coffee means extra money so yeaaaa

[Quantum44]

The thought of not being perpetually tired is seductive, but I’m keen to avoid being addicted to caffeine for as long as possible.

[sweetiepi]

I used to hate coffee, but I started to drink it last year- mostly because I was also being a massive stresshead.

[Coffee]

Late Year 10, I'd say. More in Year 11/12 though.

[waftj]

Stated off as an 'influenced' thing with the whole rivalry of younger brother following older brother's footsteps.
Eventually become dependent throughout year 12. Leading up to exams I was having coffee up to 3 times a day. However, aside from coffee, I also enjoy various assortments of energy drinks.

[chelseam]

I started drinking it back in year 8 because I liked the taste, but then I decided I didn’t. Then in year 10 I started drinking it again because I was tired a lot, but I didn’t make it a habit. It only became a habit once I started drinking 7/11’s $1 coffee every day... it tastes pretty bad but hey, it kept me awake. I stopped drinking 7/11 coffee after the HSC, and have decided that I like the taste of regular coffee again