Does getting your ears pierced hurt?

Maybe its different for different people, but when I had my ears pierced when I was 15, it didn't hurt at all. Although the sound of the gun did make me jump a little, as it was quite loud, I didn't actually feel anything at all as the earrings went through my ears. Sure they did feel a little bit warm for a few minutes afterwards, but that was it, no pain at all. All I felt for each ear was the gun grip my earlobe (just a gentle squeeze), then there was the sound of the gun, and then I felt the gun release my earlobe - and that was it.

And no, you don't feel them there in your ears all of the time. Once they're in, you quickly forget they are there, apart from when you see yourself in the mirror or touch your ears, and then you remember that you've now got pierced ears. It's a bit of a strange realization at first, but you soon get used to it and it becomes just quite normal.