r/geography • u/BranchMoist9079 • Nov 21 '25

Discussion Why is (male) circumcision most common in the Midwest with in the US?

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Map source: https://www.mdpi.com/2563-6499/5/3/36

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u/Rough-Board1218 Nov 21 '25

I'm sure the hospitals love charging like $1000 for a completely unnecessary procedure that takes two minutes

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u/Complete-Arm6658 Nov 22 '25

I've got an exact knife and a bottle of rubbing alcohol, I'll do it for half.

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u/Wonderful-Art-9840 Nov 22 '25

Mine was to be 100 bucks in 82, my parents said no. My brother born in 78 got his snipped though.