How old were you when you tried smoking for the first time?

I was like maybe 9 or 10. I stole an opened pack from a friend's parents. We went to the woods and tried to figure it out. Coughing and choking aside, we thought we were cool. It's like learning to drink coffee or beer. It tastes bad, but you keep at it pretending you like it cause that is what you do if you want to be an adult. That's a desire programmed into nearly all kids.