Anakin finishes half his water before picking up his spoon and testing if his food was cool enough to eat - and decided it still needed a few minutes. "We never had the choice of doing anything but learning fast and perfect." At least with his friends - all the friends he had, at least the ones who were people and not droids - were slaves as well. And he was one of the very few who had been what he was his entire life - he didn't really know how other people, or normal children, adapted to new situations.