What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper?

Post by devmunchies » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 1:31 PM UTC

tikkabhuna wrote: post #401

reolbox wrote: post #300

For 22 years I used toilet paper until I traveled to South East Asia where every toilet has a seperate sprinkler. After a few toilet visits I decided to give it a GO. Man, toilet paper feels strange and plain stupid now. Water is way cheaper, doesn't hurt your "behind" and I feel cleaner afterwards. Paper seems an invention to sell something we really don't need (by Mad Men :-)).

After our trip to Cambodia we wanted to bring the "Bum Gun" to the UK. For those who haven't tried it, it's the weirdest thing and sounds disgusting. To quote a crazy Canadian we met, "if you had poo on your arm and you wiped it off with toilet paper, would you say its clean?" That said, SE Asia really lends itself to the Bum Gun. Its warm and can be humid, so you're not really worried about being a bit damp afterwar…

Post by exodust » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 1:51 PM UTC

eevilspock wrote: post #123

kragen wrote: post #24

When I moved to Argentina, it took me a while to get used to bidets. But now that I'm used to them, I never use toilet paper voluntarily. It leaves your butt still dirty! As someone said, if you got poop on your arm, maybe while changing a diaper, would you wipe it off with a piece of paper and consider it clean? No, not if you're from the mainstream of any developed country. You would use water, soap, and maybe more…

Toilet paper is gross. The notion that toilet paper is the best much less the only means of toilet hygiene is pretty ignorant. For an educational laugh: https://youtu.be/dKkryfdtMNQ By the way, the simplest solution, for people who are regular, is simply to do your business before your shower.

Post by Johnny555 » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 2:01 PM UTC

tikkabhuna wrote: post #401

reolbox wrote: post #300

For 22 years I used toilet paper until I traveled to South East Asia where every toilet has a seperate sprinkler. After a few toilet visits I decided to give it a GO. Man, toilet paper feels strange and plain stupid now. Water is way cheaper, doesn't hurt your "behind" and I feel cleaner afterwards. Paper seems an invention to sell something we really don't need (by Mad Men :-)).

After our trip to Cambodia we wanted to bring the "Bum Gun" to the UK. For those who haven't tried it, it's the weirdest thing and sounds disgusting. To quote a crazy Canadian we met, "if you had poo on your arm and you wiped it off with toilet paper, would you say its clean?" That said, SE Asia really lends itself to the Bum Gun. Its warm and can be humid, so you're not really worried about being a bit damp afterwar…

Post by Cerium » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 2:09 PM UTC

aeorgnoieang wrote: post #454

devmunchies wrote: post #451

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> if you had poo on your arm and you wiped it off with toilet paper, would you say its clean? My dad says the same thing but he uses wet wipes.

Those things are supposedly hell on every septic, and even (older?) sewer, system.

Post by tikkabhuna » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 2:14 PM UTC

JustSomeNobody wrote: post #439

tikkabhuna wrote: post #401

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After our trip to Cambodia we wanted to bring the "Bum Gun" to the UK. For those who haven't tried it, it's the weirdest thing and sounds disgusting. To quote a crazy Canadian we met, "if you had poo on your arm and you wiped it off with toilet paper, would you say its clean?" That said, SE Asia really lends itself to the Bum Gun. Its warm and can be humid, so you're not really worried about being a bit damp afterwar…

Do those sprays have the pressure and duration to really spray everything down? I can poor water from a bottle of water onto the poo on my arm and I'd still think it'd be unclean. I'd need some positive pressure to think otherwise. Oh, and some soap.