My mom turned me onto coffee years ago, with a bit of creamer and sugar, per her recommendation.
After drinking it on and off for years, I finally realized why I put them in (besides mom recommending me that I do):
- The creamer is supposed to cool down the hot coffee to a drinkable level (nobody likes burning their mouths/tongue, after all)
- The sugar counters the bitterness of the coffee itself.
One day I might get more experimental with different creamers and such.