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People that drink coffee for the caffeine, why don't you just take caffeine pills?

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CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world
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So you’re really asking about people who dislike coffee but drink it regularly anyway for caffeine? Are there a lot of people in this situation?

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Tujio@lemmy.world
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Me, unfortunately. Never picked up the taste for coffee, but I accidentally got hooked on caffeine through energy drinks, which are way worse for you. Now I’m trying to acquire the taste for coffee at a late stage to wean myself off energy drinks.

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glimse@lemmy.world
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I say this as a coffee drinker: try tea. There’s way more flavor options to help you ease into it. Start with some fruity flavors and work your way toward the more bitter stuff (if you ever want to get there)

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ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world
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Drinking tea actually expanded my palate enough to learn how to enjoy black coffee. It wasn’t until I started brewing my own including cleaning the machine myself that it started coming out good enough to really look forward to.

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Usernameblankface@lemmy.world
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Seconding the idea of tea. My schedule doesn’t allow the amount of bathroom breaks I would need if I consumed enough tea to get the caffeine I need, but I would prefer tea over anything else given the chance.

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Chee_Koala@lemmy.world
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I learned to drink coffee with chocolate milk mixed in, then after a week black coffee was palatable. Parents drank excessive levels so it was always available, no one had milk or sugar in it so… I guess I learned it fast out of convenience :-)

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BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldOP
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You don’t have to dislike, you can be neutral about it, not care about it, you just drink it for the caffeine.

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SuperIce@lemmy.world
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I’ve definitely met people like that when I was in college. It was pretty uncommon though

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eagleth@reddthat.com
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If energy drinks and tea weren’t a thing then yeah… but they are so I’m guessing not really. Then again if coffee were the only caffeine option I probably wouldn’t have a caffeine addiction…

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murmelade@lemmy.ml
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Me. Milk and sugar makes it actually tasty.

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