What's your take on bidets/bum sprays?

I use the three seashells, don't know why all you weirdos are still talking about toilet paper and bidets :p

On a more serious note, I've never used a bidet. I'm not actually sure how to use one, though I fear just what kind of video I'll see if I Google/YouTube it :D
 
I'm amazed by how many people on here love bidets. I think they're awesome. I installed a bum gun in our old house, but in our current one I'd have to take the toilet off the wall, and I'm still not sure if there would be a place to attach the hose even then. I might have to get one of these handheld squirty things that you asians are talking about (@mrk).
 
LCG-xyz said:
Since we're talking about it...

If you got some dog **** on your hand would you wipe if off with some tissue and call it done?

I think the whole TP thing is inadequate and while I don't have a bidet I do a "squat shower", dry off with the underwear I've just taken off, last once over with a wet wipe and new underwear. Wash hands and gone.
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What do you do in a public toilet of some description?
 
Debating if was missing not having a bidet during the preparations for the colonoscopies I had earlier this year. Nice clean bum or problem was during the emptying stage, pulled up my pants and trousers. Then got the urge all over again. Using a bidet then would have sprayed poo everywhere.
 
Each to there own I’ve lived in houses with them and without them and never felt compelled to use them but I can see why others might.

Loving the ridiculous list of non sensical comparisons unless of course you are regular using your bum for food preparation or to feed yourself them there is no earthly reason to keep it as clean as your hands!

Be interesting to see what the cost of living crisis does to lots of our most hygiene standards I can see the daily shower being cut back massively once the cost of energy kicks in this winter for example!
 
a1ex2001 said:
Each to there own I’ve lived in houses with them and without them and never felt compelled to use them but I can see why others might.

Loving the ridiculous list of non sensical comparisons unless of course you are regular using your bum for food preparation or to feed yourself them there is no earthly reason to keep it as clean as your hands!

Be interesting to see what the cost of living crisis does to lots of our most hygiene standards I can see the daily shower being cut back massively once the cost of energy kicks in this winter for example!
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People shower in winter? My big coat covers at least 3-4 days of foist.
 
opethian said:
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.
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In Greece you put your loo roll in a bin. As they have much smaller pipework.

I do agree its a cultural thing. My colleague's late husband was Turkish. On their loos, they have douches. Hardly use loo roll.

Wonder if the loo roll gate of March 2020 caused some people to install a douche?
 
my uncle lived on Sark (small channel island near Guernsey) , culture wise closer to France than the UK in many ways. He had a bidet. i remember now, must have been around 6 having a drink out of his water fountain and then asking why said water fountain was so low down.

i was then told what it was for........................ oops!. :eek:

in principle hard to argue the logic of them. From a practical POV a lot of peoples bathrooms would be too small, i guess why things like moist loo roll is so popular now...
 
Never used either really so have no experience. I am curious as to how they work but don't want to search YT :p However my amazon front page is about to be filled with bloody bodna's.
 
dirtychinchilla said:
I'm amazed by how many people on here love bidets. I think they're awesome. I installed a bum gun in our old house, but in our current one I'd have to take the toilet off the wall, and I'm still not sure if there would be a place to attach the hose even then. I might have to get one of these handheld squirty things that you asians are talking about (@mrk).
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cheesefest said:
I clean it beforehand on the first use.
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Cleaning it with your tongue does not count!
Nitefly said:
I always shower after a poo. Anything else is filth.
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But yes also this 99% of the time. Body routine is to time poohs before a daily shower anyway so all good in the hood.
 
The conclusion to draw from this conversation is that there's a gap in the UK market for something that's more hygienic than toilet paper but less "major DIY" than a bidet.

The obvious thought turns to wet wipes but they're horrendous for the environment. When at home it's poop before shower therefore problem solved, but public/work toilets are the issue.
 
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Dirk Diggler said:
The conclusion to draw from this conversation is that there's a gap in the UK market for something that's more hygienic than toilet paper but less "major DIY" than a bidet.

The obvious thought turns to wet wipes but they're horrendous for the environment. When at home it's poop before shower therefore problem solved, but public/work toilets are the issue.
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