[razorbak]

I don't believe that coffee is as popular with the 50 and under crowd, however, as it is with the older folks. Hardly any of my friends about my age [47] regularly drink coffee. I'm a wimp and can only take it with cream and sugar if I have the choice. In Ukraine and Russia, I tasted coffee that reminded me of Lisa Douglas's coffee on the old Green Acres TV comedy--thick as syrup. In travelling in Russkie territory, I also noticed their fondness for cold coffee [and super strong].

[Clemenza]

I don't believe that coffee is as popular with the 50 and under crowd

I don't know where you live, but here in NYC, the Starbucks are FILLED with High School kids. Everyone I know is a coffee drinker and I am 27. The coffee renaissance that was ushered in with Starbucks has been largely concentrated among the "UNDER 50" crowd.

When I lived in Miami, I used to get a kick out of the fact that people would pay $3.85 for a "Cafe Latte" when they could join their parents for a "Cafe Con Leche" (same thing) at the run of the mill Cuban joint for $1.00.