Circumcision...

[MantaRay]

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I was once on a trip in Japan with other exchange students, many of whom were from the US. Using the traditional bathing facilities, all the boys were bathing together. Only one of the males was uncircumcised, something I know about only because as a result, he was teased and somewhat ostracised by the other Americans. So it does appear to be culturally different to Australia in that respect.

DS1 has once had a young (maybe 4 or 5yo?) boy point to his penis in the change rooms at swimming and say "funny pee pee". DS1 was too young to know what the boy said so wasn't phased and the mum apologised to me, but I wasn't upset - it was just a child noticing something different. TBH I was more concerned that he called it a pee pee and not a penis LOL! I think if either of the boys are ever teased about being different at any time, I will use it as an opportunity to teach them about difference not being a bad thing, and also diplomacy and acceptance of others.