At first, Va #1 burned me also, but when I found a Va that didn't bite, I stuck with it, and would vary only to other Va's. Then, none of the Va blends ever burned me after that.
There was a huge discussion on the Facebook forum where someone had said that once you have the acidity set in your mouth for a blend, (something about microbes and acidity) then to vary outside of that, you will get a chemical reaction that causes the bite. Va's are very +PH, and aros and lat blends tend to be closer to a neutral PH. (If I am explaining this right) Lat lovers tend to be able to branch out more, and aro folks can as well. But, once you have your mouth in PH balance with a Virginias you really can't branch out very far.
Whether this is correct or not I can't say (as I am not a scientist, but it makes sense) I do notice that lats and aros will start to bite even after the first bowl. When I smoke even a small bowl of my favorite aro, Molto Dulce, I start to get bite, and same for any of the Froggy blends.
So, maybe the reason some get bite from certain Va's... is a matter of bugs in their mouths :D