When watching old movies, it’s not uncommon to see people slurping their drinks, especially hot beverages. In “modern” societies, slurping is commonly considered uncouth behavior.
My three part question is :
- History : Circa when did it become the “norm” to not slurp ? Especially hot beverages ?
- Physics : Intuitively I think slurping provides turbulence and more surface area for a hot fluid to cool and thereby protect our mouth. is this so ?
- Evolution : My guilty pleasure is to slurp hot beverages when by myself. Usually, if something is enjoyable, it’s because we somehow evolved to like it. Is this true ? I know dogs slurp but do apes slurp ?