I've noticed over the years that British Dommes seem to award CP in dozens of strokes rather than a specific number like 50 (most Canadian and Aussie Dommes too) and caning seems to come in sets of six. When I've played in the US it's often been in sets of 10 as in "That's going to cost you 30" or "Oh, I think you can take 20 more". You also find a lot of CP videos with titles like "100 strokes of the Cane?

Subs, what's your experience? Dommes, what do you tend to use?

Interesting observation. I wonder if it's cultural? Have people in the UK had corporal punishment in school, with strokes in multiples of 12 and people in the US in multiples of 10?

Personally, I have no set number or rhyme or reason; I just do what I want. Sometimes it's multiples of 5 or 10. Sometimes "it's your birthday so you're getting X. Often "I'm going to whip you 3 more times. Okay, 4," kind of like when you take 3 cookies from the bag and then go back for one more.

I just go with whatever feels right in the moment.