Gulp

​Here I was doing the dictionary thing.  Shutting my eyes and spinning the book around and my finger fell on the word “gulp.”  “Swallow hastily, speedily or with effort.”  Other dictionaries refer to “large amounts.” 
The definition of large changes depending o the size of the one swallowing.  I often think that the can of drink I purchase is huge to a child.
Ok it may not be considered good manners to gulp, but how hungry or thirsty I am has a lot to do with it me thinks.
When I am hot and in need of a drink, I am more inclined to gulp.  There is a lot if controversy surrounding a particular drink but I admit I do like that it is light on the fizz so I can slam it down fast.
Mostly though I sip on drinks with food.  Just a little bit at a time.  I often have a cold drink with a warm meal.  How acceptable that is though depends on the culture.  Merril was in a culture where it was considered gross to have hot and cold together.  To us it is nothing but to them it was the height of bad taste.
Much probably depends on how much I am wanting something.  I remember doing a tour at Stradbroke Island and we were in a vehicle going about the Island.  The driver mentioned that down the track (literally) we could get an ice cream at a shop.  Never has an ice cream seemed so desirable to me.  I imagined consuming that ice cream.  I daydreamed about the ice cream.  The ice cream became very important to me.  Eventually I had it, and it was good.
I generally regret gulping.  When I consume too much to quickly I often feel queasy.  What may be sweet in the mouth becomes bitter in the tummy.  Too much too quickly.
Fortunately that does not happen often.  I am thankful that I have it pretty good.  I really don’t often need to fall on the food.  At the moment it is a case of having what I need at the right time.
Whenever that is the case, gulping seems unnecessary.