Drinking pop growing up/as an adult

My dad was a newsagent and we had lots of soft drinks in the house: coke, lilt, cream soda, you name it (except Dr Pepper that wasn't sold through Coca-Cola Schweppes at that time)

I drank at least 2-3 330ml cans a day.

Then when diet drinks started to emerge in the 80s I had Tab (foul!), Diet Lilt (the least foul, but too sharp for my tastebuds) and Diet Pepsi (still crap, but just about potable). Then Diet Coke came out and I was in soda-pop heaven. I could polish off 2L of it every day and did so, until I went to the States and discovered Dr Pepper and now I drink DP as a staple and only really have Diet Coke in my alcoholic drinks or in the pub when I want something quick to quench my thirst.

I probably still drink about 500-750ml a day but only in the evening now and otherwise I drink coffee in the mornings then water during the day.

There is probably a correlation between what you drink when you were growing up and what you drink now. I never drink beer, because we never had it in the house. My parents only really drank on special occasions... until later in life when they'd have a Martini and Diet 7-Up every evening with their evening meal. (Dad also has a wee dram most nights and also adds a few tablespoons of single malt to his porridge in the morning.)

I didn't start drinking alcohol until I was a student and have gone through cycles of different drinks, but now drink cyder in the pub or wine at home and out socialising. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: