Why do people ask 'Did It Hurt?'

I can remember getting a school paddling and each time when one came away with a burnng bottom and tears in your eyes some idiot (usually a boy) would always ask: "Did it hurt?" Why do people ask such an idiotic question?

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MartinII · 70-79, M

After my first taste of the slipper (with several other boys, in front of the class) one member of the audience told me that I got it harder than the others. That cheered me up a bit, though it didn't make it hurt any less.