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yemmly ,

Very stupid. We all were.

Diddlydee ,

As a kid you were presumably playing near nettles a lot more frequently, and as a kid you’re also a bit lax with being aware of your surroundings. Life was more in the moment.

Kolanaki ,
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Because now you know what the bastards look like and check for them whenever you’re somewhere they might grow. I sat on one once and I don’t want to go through it again.

EndOfLine ,
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As you got better at avoiding where needles are likely to be, or

RisingSwell ,

As a kid I would play in grass and end up stung. As an adult I do not enter tall grass and therefore can’t be stung by the nettles hidden within.

ElderReflections ,
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I still get stung, but now I just don't react because that's what they want, that's how they win

superkret ,

As an adult, you stopped touching grass.

unexposedhazard ,

Maybe because you are a neet now that doesnt touch grass anymore :)

Lost_My_Mind ,

Is this a regional thing? I have no idea what “nettles” are. Is that like a breed of wasps?

gnutrino ,

It’s a stinging plant

AlligatorBlizzard ,

In the United Kingdom, an annual World Nettle Eating Championship draws thousands of people to Dorset, where competitors attempt to eat as much of the raw plant as possible. Competitors are given 60 cm (24 in) stalks of the plant, from which they strip the leaves and eat them. Whoever strips and eats the most stinging nettle leaves in a fixed time is the winner. The competition dates back to 1986, when two neighbouring farmers attempted to settle a dispute about which had the worst infestation of nettles, and one of them said, “I’ll eat any nettle of yours that’s longer than mine.”

hellfire103 ,

I don’t wear shorts nearly as much as I used to, and I’m paranoid enough about ticks that I stay away from long grass and verges.

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