It's not too impressive. Nor have I had the opportunity to describe some vicious mishap in a nonchalant, jaded tone, making it clear that, though the pain would've killed anyone else, I barely flinched. It's no big deal.
Kids tend to be more forthright.
They know that scars are badges of honor, and they wear them as such. I like 'em. Each one of Wayne's scars has a story, which he tells with the practiced tone and the fine-honed pacing of a raconteur. Wayne will say, if you ask about his cutaneous chronicle. There's the one on his right knee, where a bike rim fell on him.