I've thought of this before but do kids really not drink coffee over there? We got kids as young as 7 yr old drinking coffee over here so it's a bit amusing for me. Granted, we tend to put some sugar and milk in ours.
@Elfennani When I first drank coffee it was similar for me, but not really THAT bad at all, as it was only the aftertaste that was gross. I had already gotten used to tea, which is kind of similar, so that could have helped a bit. After around a week of drinking it I got used to the aftertaste though.
Despite how I now a lot of people really can't handle it at first I still definitely think it is exaggerated in media quite a bit