It's definitely an acquired taste. There's probably some variation as well, like with things like cilantro - there are actually genes that determine whether someone's going to like it or hate it. The people who hate it tend to think it tastes soapy.
And with coffee, once you are used to it there used to be a lot of different blends. The coffee here isn't as good as what I used to drink. It's not terrible (to me), but I doubt I'd have gotten into the habit in the first place if this was all that was available.