Circumcised penis in a country where circumcision is unusual

When I was in college back in the late ‘80s, I was fortunate to travel extensively through Europe with a German girlfriend I had met when she was visiting friends in the States. Some might find it odd for a Jewish guy to be dating a German girl; but neither of us had a problem with it so there was no problem there. The biggest problem I had was when she took me to the different clothing optional spas and beaches with her friends. For starters, I was raised as an uptight American and was nervous as hell that I would spring an erection at the sight of the first naked breast. Turns out, that was the least of my worries. No, the biggest discomfort I had was being the only circumcised guy in town. I got plenty of curious gawks from men and women and adults and children of all ages. Has anyone else been in similar circumstances? Or reversed - where you have the only foreskin anyone has ever seen?

I guess the follow-up question would be directed to the unfamiliar viewers from each perspective. While during my solo travels I ended up in the bed of a pretty young Czech woman of 21 or 22. Things were getting heated up pretty fast, although the thing that moved the fastest that night was her head as it shot up from under the covers after encountering my cut and thick, mushroom-headed penis. While I adopted the “when in Rome (or, in this case, Prague)” approach, enduring her lack of deodorant but no lack of armpit hair, she did not extend the same courtesy to my “unusual characteristic”.

Men and women, have you ever had any experiences with a penis whose foreskin status was altogether unfamiliar (and, most likely, quite unexpected) to you?

While my father was an intact man everyone of the boys in my age group were circumcised except one good friend who was born in Holland. Having seen a few hundred boys in the showers who were circumcised that to me looked better. Still I wished that I still had a foreskin to experiment with. When we were about 13 or 14 my Dutch friend had to be circumcised for medical reasons and he was one sore guy for about a month. I'm sure at that point he wished it had been done at birth.

I had an encounter 2 years ago with guy who was not circumcised - a first for me. I don't think this is even discussed before becoming intimate, but I never thought to ask and the relationship did not progress after that. I will admit I prefer the look circumcised - (like some prefer a red head over a brunette) - no offense intended to anyone.

My brother-law-once related this story to me after a trip years ago to Argentina. Being Jewish, and also being with my late husband exclusively since college who was also Jewish, I never had an encounter (sexually, professionally, yes) with a hooded serpent! So, here goes ...

He was on an extended trip for work, and in Buenos Aires (great place, BTW!) for about 6 weeks. He met a very nice young lady and went on a few dates. By the fourth date, both their hormones and desires got the better of them and they found themselves in bed. The clothes were flying off and around the room. Things were heating up in the bed, and she starts kissing her way down in a well defined, southerly direction. She moves the sheet and her mouth down in synch, and finally get to "there". Everything seems great. They are getting along quite well, apparently.

Suddenly, she let's out a shriek in Castellano (the spanish spoken in Argentina) AYE DI-S MIO!!!! (OMG!!!!) He bolts into a seated position, literally concerned about what the heck she must have seen, and starts asking, "What's wrong? What is it? What's down there? Are you OK? She looks up at him with a big smile on her face, and just says, "No sabia estas Judio, estas mi primero!" (I didn't know you were Jewish, you're my first!) He tells the story that they laughed it off and he recovered from his fear induced "shrinkage" rapidly and they had a wonderful night!