I never got into the mentality that you have to drink black coffee to show you are an adult. Which is good, because even at 41 years old I can't stand bitter things.
I'm so used to black coffee when I was 11 years old the my Older cousin decided to have his own cafe and I'm the fucking guinea pig that's why I'm used to different types of coffee
@Lex79 It's more of a childish mentality than something most people take as fact. And most adults don't believe that anyways. It's mostly just kids, because they are told that it's the "grown up" drink....
So the real point of this chapter/trope is to show his immaturity. Showing that, even now, he still is immature and childish.
I myself am still learning to drink black coffee, buuut you need to drink good coffee to enjoy. Most of the time, coffee is bitter garbage unless you seek out good quality /end of coffee rant
Black coffee is nice, especially when it's not an instant coffee.
Espresso is god.
Like, if you want a bitter drink that usually isn't tasty, look no further than beer.