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Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by hnzix »

irrational wrote: post #149
Someone1234 wrote: post #85

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I've owned both, I agree. The other "big" feature of a plugged in biden is meant to be the blower/dryer, but at least in my one (TOTO branded) it is a waste of time. If the blower actually worked (e.g. Dyson Airblade), it would be a significant benefit, but as it stands I agree you get 80% with a simple spray toilet seat (other 20% is heated water, maybe the moving head a little, although you still have to shift your…

How well does it work if your backside could be mistaken for a Yeti?

Get a beard trimmer, set to lowest height and cut back the thatch. Only takes a few minutes, once or twice a week.

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by pengaru »

I don't get it.

At home I just step into the tub and wash my butthole with soap and water. Dry with a towel no different than having taken a shower, then get on with my life all nice and fresh down there. No need for TP or more consumer garbage to maintain and wear out that doesn't even clean as effectively as proper bathing w/soap and hands.

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by bagacrap »

pengaru wrote: post #225

I don't get it. At home I just step into the tub and wash my butthole with soap and water. Dry with a towel no different than having taken a shower, then get on with my life all nice and fresh down there. No need for TP or more consumer garbage to maintain and wear out that doesn't even clean as effectively as proper bathing w/soap and hands.

are you naked every time you shit?

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by war1025 »

bagacrap wrote: post #226
pengaru wrote: post #225

I don't get it. At home I just step into the tub and wash my butthole with soap and water. Dry with a towel no different than having taken a shower, then get on with my life all nice and fresh down there. No need for TP or more consumer garbage to maintain and wear out that doesn't even clean as effectively as proper bathing w/soap and hands.

are you naked every time you shit?

You can also just sit on the ledge of the tub. Actually easier in a lot of ways.

Also: foaming hand soap is a game changer of this technique.

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by TooCleverByHalf »

war1025 wrote: post #228
bagacrap wrote: post #226

Earlier quoted context omitted.

are you naked every time you shit?

You can also just sit on the ledge of the tub. Actually easier in a lot of ways. Also: foaming hand soap is a game changer of this technique.

You use your bare hand?

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by alphachloride »

In many cultures, people use water and their hands to clean themselves in the toilet, and then wash their hands afterwards (with soap, obviously). I believe that's better than toilet paper where you inevitably smear feces all over your butt crack. It also addresses people's concerns that a simple jet of water alone isn't enough to clean them.

Now, people may say its disgusting to clean your anal area with your hands. But don't you do it when showering? There is undoubtedly fecal matter residue there anyways (especially if you use toiler paper). So the option is to:

1. Use TP with a 100% chance of fecal residue on your body and walk around with that caked in your crack, or

2. Use your hands and water. You are not doing anything dirtier than what you do when taking a proper shower. Cleaner down there and clean when you wash hands with soap.

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