[quote=Kaga]Yeaah... Why would I try so hard to make myself like coffee if I already generally dislike it,[/quote]

Cause everyone else is doing it, and obviously you must conform to our social norms or we won't include in our late nate parties anymore. :hehe

In all seriousness, for a lot of people is purely a social drink like alcohol. They don't' actually like the taste, but they drink it cause it's a social/party thing.
Note this is coming from the 20 year old who never drinks, but you can easily get by without ever taking part in the social drinks. The only people bound to give you legitimate trouble over it are probably those you shouldn't hang out anyways because they're getting worked up over something as simple as drink preferences.