Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe (2009)
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Re: Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe (2009)
#2> "But as our economy continues to circle the drain, will Americans part with their beloved toilet paper in order to adopt more money-saving measures? Or will we keep flushing our cash away?"
written in 2009, so I guess we know that yeah, we will continue using toilet paper. Though more are using flush-able wipes
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#3Something I find quite strange is how South American countries pervasively discourage people from flushing used toilet paper (instead preferring to have a little wastebasket to collect it and later throw it away in the trash). The usual account of the reason for this is that the plumbing can't handle it -- which you also hear about some old buildings in the U.S.
OK, but this norm persists even in buildings that were constructed within the last decade, like some super-recent hotels and airport terminals. Surely the plumbing there should be able to handle toilet paper, right?
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#4If you got poop on your arm, you wouldn't smear it around with a dry piece of paper.
Re: Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe (2009)
#5Something I find quite strange is how South American countries pervasively discourage people from flushing used toilet paper (instead preferring to have a little wastebasket to collect it and later throw it away in the trash). The usual account of the reason for this is that the plumbing can't handle it -- which you also hear about some old buildings in the U.S. OK, but this norm persists even in buildings that were…
That plumbing eventually connects to infrastructure constructed decades ago which presumably cannot handle the paper.
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#6"The question is, if toilet paper becomes a luxury item, can Americans live without it?"
The article itself appears to be part of the marketing machine. I don't at all consider toilet paper a luxury, in fact using water seems far more satisfactory and hygienic.
Japanese style washlets and european bidets are the luxury, um, end, of the market. If anything, plain toilet paper is set to be discarded as a rather unhygienic relic.
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#7If you got poop on your arm, you wouldn't smear it around with a dry piece of paper.
Shit shower shave.
The trick is in the timing.
Re: Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe (2009)
#8Something I find quite strange is how South American countries pervasively discourage people from flushing used toilet paper (instead preferring to have a little wastebasket to collect it and later throw it away in the trash). The usual account of the reason for this is that the plumbing can't handle it -- which you also hear about some old buildings in the U.S. OK, but this norm persists even in buildings that were…
If the signs say don't flush anything down, they usually mean anything other than toilet paper and bodily excretions. Flushing tampons, pads, condoms, whatever the hell else is in your pocket is common and that is what those signs are discouraging. Toilet paper is designed to basically disintegrate once it gets wet, so it is not causing any problems in plumbing
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#9Toilet paper use is a sign of an uncivilized society. Civilized societies uses bidets in their various forms, with the Japanese ahead of everyone else.
Re: Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe (2009)
#10> "But as our economy continues to circle the drain, will Americans part with their beloved toilet paper in order to adopt more money-saving measures? Or will we keep flushing our cash away?" written in 2009, so I guess we know that yeah, we will continue using toilet paper. Though more are using flush-able wipes
Which are often not flushable. [1] [2]
[1] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/flushable-wipes-clogging-canad...
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/nyregion/the-wet-wipes-bo...
Edit: And, just in case you wanted to know more: they cause serious damage. [3]
[3] https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/putrid-130-ton-mass-...