I was only caned once, on the other hand, and I was expecting to hurt and it certainly did. However, the most painful punishment I got was a slippering. This was at the end of a PE lesson and I was only wearing thin shorts. I really wasn’t expecting it to be that painful and it came as a bit of a shock.
I had previously had a couple of very mild slipperings at junior school, and I suppose I must have been expecting something similar. I did subsequently receive a few more slippering, but was more prepared for it