What's your take on bidets/bum sprays?

Ricochet J

Ricochet J

Ricochet J

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I've grown up using a bidet. As bizarre as it sounds, having a clean bum after a poo is quite a significant part of my culture :p

Anyway I had someone over for dinner and they were freaked out by the Japanese toilet seat bidet I have in the loo. They called it weird.

I countered by saying if you had poo smeared on your arm would you just wipe it away with toilet paper, or would you actually wash your arm?

Anyway, where are you on bidets? Yay? Nay?

Do we need a poll?
 
In some parts of the word [e.g. Turkey] they think it's most weird that we don't have them. Like, really weird.

When you think about it maybe they have a point.
 
Ricochet J said:
I countered by saying if you had poo smeared on your arm would you just wipe it away with toilet paper, or would you actually wash your arm?
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I would at first suggest they are not holding the toilet paper correctly and secondly high five them for being able to get their arm that far around.

OH's parents have had one for years and are having it removed as not been used for ages.
 
I've never used one tbh. Think I weed in one (at a posh family friend's house) when I was a kid and didn't know what it was though :p

The idea of water shooting up out of a potentially dirty water spout has me feeling a bit suspicious though :p
 
It was a childish delight of my mum's to always turn them up to the highest pressure and the coldest temperature. I have a strong suspicion that's where my evil sense of humour came from.

BTW I feel the OP's username is appropriate to this thread.
 
Got one, it's whack. Just use a bodna, it's a manual bidet. It can be filled with hot water too which washes away the poohs much easier. Always use TP to wipe dry after. I have read that people don't dry themselves are using a bidet. Just what? How do you wipe properly? Bidet is for just washing off the bulk first. TP for the rest you gross human beings.
 
We really need to move to using bidets. Not only is it eco-friendly, but provides a cleaner finish.

On a related note, Chinese people wonder why we flush toilet paper down, as they have dedicated bins (toilets in China warn against flushing toilet paper).

At the end of the day, it really is a cultural thing. There's also the toilet paper lobby that prevents the adoption of bidets in the western world. I wish I was kidding.
 
Ricochet J said:
I've grown up using a bidet. As bizarre as it sounds, having a clean bum after a poo is quite a significant part of my culture :p

Anyway I had someone over for dinner and they were freaked out by the Japanese toilet seat bidet I have in the loo. They called it weird.

I countered by saying if you had poo smeared on your arm would you just wipe it away with toilet paper, or would you actually wash your arm?

Anyway, where are you on bidets? Yay? Nay?

Do we need a poll?
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I grew up with bidets too. I think they make perfect sense. Reduces loo paper needed too.
 
mrk said:
Got one, it's whack. Just use a bodna, it's a manual bidet. It can be filled with hot water too which washes away the poohs much easier. Always use TP to wipe dry after. I have read that people don't dry themselves are using a bidet. Just what? How do you wipe properly? Bidet is for just washing off the bulk first. TP for the rest you gross human beings.
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I think the opposite is correct. You wipe off the bulk with toilet paper, finish off washing and patting dry.
 
They are great, should be standardised here - I never had one before, till I rennovated my home I just liked the idea so went for it, easy to fit as well
The other things I like are the "step" (see : Dutch toilets) and those little sink fixtures you can get in the top unit of the loo. Ideal for when you have like a small room with only space for a loo.
I'm honestly surprised poo knives aren't a thing
 
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