Candidly, I can relate many times where I either knew, or suspected that I got some sort of "special" or "extra" treatment because someone was aware of my endowement. Many times it is simply being remembered when I again encounter someone. Some examples are easy to relate. I posted once about how I found a lump one morning and was tested immediately. Luckily it was not cancerous but benign, but I had to seek out a urologist for a surgical removal of a spermicile within my testical sac. This was several years ago. I found the best clinic/board certified doc I could for the procedure. After the surgery was successful, I was advised to come in yearly for an annual exam and to get tested. This is a large, nationally recognized urology clinic with several board certified urologists on staff. I earlier related how my urologist verbally responded to my endowement when he first examined me, and the experience I had with the nursing staff in the hospital where the surgery was performed. In any event, to this day, when I call for my annual appointment after receiving a card in the mail, the admin staff remembers me on the telephone and when I come in they instantly recognize me and address me by name. They must see perhaps a hundred patients or more a day. But they all seem to recognize me and know me, smile, and address me by name, even though now I visit only once a year. Even when I am escorted to an examination room, several members of the staff always seem to be in the hallway and smile and nod and say hi, address me by name, even though I have no idea who they are. Same thing on the way out the door. A few years ago my urologist had to clear the exam room when he came in because several staff members where hanging around chatting with me. I don't doubt that the information about my endowment has circulated to the staff. Am I treated differently? Not by medical care, per se, but they are nicer to me, recognize me, and while it is a small thing overall, I noticed that the staff did not even check my id when they swiped my credit card for the copay. They knew exactly who I was.
In a related issue, once some time back, I was attending a large fund raiser for charity. I was mingling and walked by a group and noticed several faces from that clinic. They recognized me and stopped me to say hi. It was a group of perhaps 10 or 12 people. I knew some of the faces, but none of the names by sight. I gathered that some of the group were on the medical staff at the clinic and some were spouses. We exchanged idle chit chat for a moment. As I was taking my leave, one lady asked someone near her who I was. There was giggling from a couple of the women and I turned to see her say "oh, he's the one?"
In my current professional life I have encountered some positives and negatives. Some clients I have met have openly stared at my bulge when they first meet me. Others have made great effort to avert their eyes. I don't know that I have lost any clients because I am very endowed, but I think on occassion I have met some by referral because of it. An example is when I meet a new client whose first words are something along the lines of "I have heard so much about you" or something similar.
I was in the military for some years and it was very common knowledge of my endowment. Never had any overt favoritism or negativism because of it, but the comments were said now and then. I did have some interesting experiences because of my size then, and have previously related a few on other posts.
In college, it became well known on that I was unique. People I had never met seem to know who I was. Sometimes when walking across campus I would see others just turn around in the hustle and bustle and look and stare. Other times I would be approached by strangers and engaged in conversation. When I moved off campus after my first semester, it was not too unusual to have someone knock on my door and introduce themselves. Usually they were in a group, and/or drunk, or high, or whatever, but it did happen. After I graduated and moved to another city in the same state, similar experiences happened. I know all about identity theft years before it became common place...not in that someone would steal my id and use it for financial gain, but rather would take my address and name off a check or whatever at a store, etc, and then show up at my door to meet me. This happened several times. Again this was long before id theft was common and home computers were prevalent. I have had complete strangers show up at my door and still do on occassion.
Once, about twelve or so years ago my car developed problems and I found myself stranded for a few days while a part was ordered and the work was done at the dealership. So I camped and waited. On the day the part was to arrive and the work was to be done, I was wandering the dealership because I could not just sit in the waiting room any longer. I happened to overhear several comments and discussions among several members of the staff as to who they thought would win. To make a very long story short, it turned out that two of the staff, a mechanic and a salesperson, had been arguing for sometime who had the biggest penis and much of the staff had seen either or both and had an opinion as well. It was well known in the dealership at least that they were both very big. Apparently the matter had become personal and was now was going to be settled that night after closing and bets were being taken which is why it was being discussed so much and almost openly. The wife of one and the girlfriend of the other were both going to show up and be there to witness too, and apparently, besides pride and bragging rights, there was some serious money being wagered, and most of the staff was making bets and/or was planning to show up to just see for themselves who was biggest and how big even if they were not betting. I was facing a repair bill of close to a thousand dollars. (Imported red sports cars are not inexpensive when something breaks). When I discerned what was going on and what the staff was so excited about and the topic of discussion, the two salesmen I had overheard were at first very apologetic that they had not been discreet in their conversation. I offered up that it was ok, I was not offended at all, and that rather I might like to take some of that action. Their mood changed and they laughed. I told them that I would like to participate by not only betting, but betting I was bigger than both of the two guys who worked there. I offered that if I won, the other two guys would have to cover my bill at the dealership and if I lost, I would pay my bill and give $300 cash to either of them if they were bigger. I told them to propose it to the two other guys and let me know. A bit later I was approached by the those two sales men and another guy and told ok. When word got around that I was participating, several people there approached me to make a side bet that one or the other of the two would beat me, but I declined to take any more bets. To shorten the story, later that evening, after closing, in front of a crowd of folks I got my check back for the repair on my car and kept my cash.
Coincidentally, at another car dealership in a different state a couple of years before that, I met a salesman who saw me in the mens room, apparently I learned later he went home and told his wife what he had seen of me, and they did the id theft thing from my bill at the dealership and contacted me later and invited me to a pool party at their home. Another story.
As I previously related in another post, I am a long time nudist....years. People are nice to me, and while not interested in sex, as a single man I am often engaged in social conversation by groups, couples, and singles when I might otherwise not be noticed. I seldom drink alchohol, but instead bottled water. It is not unusual to have the wait person offer up that it is no charge. This has happened at regular restuarants as well as nudist resorts. I have been slipped more phone numbers over the years than I can recollect. Most I have politely accepted with a smile and then not called.
So, do some folks treat me differently? Sometimes, yes. Not always, and mostly it is just being nicer or remembering my name. I don't know what others have had for experiences, but those are a few that have happened to me.
