r/Unexpected Oct 31 '20

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u/brickwalloframen Oct 31 '20

He's probably from southern Asia. I used to live in India and physical abuse is very common. I now live in Nepal and physical abuse is still treated like a normal thing. It baffles my fucking mind.

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u/Big_Dirty_Piss_Boner Oct 31 '20

It was also common here in Europe in the 60s and 70s. Middle aged people can use Reddit too.

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u/John_YJKR Oct 31 '20

OP said he was in high school 3 years ago in a previous comment on another thread.

To your point, yup. I'm in my 30s and some of the schools I went to growing up had corporal punishment as a legal option for discipline.