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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 zeveb »

istorical wrote: post #121
zeveb wrote: post #89

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But how do you achieve that with those hand-sprayers? And don't droplets of black water fall all over one's hands and the sprayer when doing so? The whole thing just seems awful to me. I know, I know: I am the ignorant one. The rest of the world seems very happy with them. But I just can't figure out how to use one in a sanitary fashion.

When people say bidet, they don't mean hand sprayer. They mean a Toto which is setup to spray a jet with a diameter of like a couple millemeters at a fairly low pressure at just the anus. If it misses the anus you now have a slight bit of water on your butt cheek. It's gentle enough that there's not much of a splash. If you're sitting correctly the black water won't run 'down' your body it will fall straight down int…

I know, but folks were discussing both sorts in the full discussion. I've seen the sprayers in the wild and always wondered how they can possibly be used in a sanitary manner.

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Post by klyrs »

Jach wrote: post #140
ebg13 wrote: post #123

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So what you're saying is that I need to shave my butthole, hit the gym, and lawyer up?

Don't shave your ass-hair: https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/35274458.html

Use an epilator, folks. It stings like the dickens the first few times, but your skin grows accustomed quickly.

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

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Post by klyrs »

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.

You're describing a stand-up bidet that doubles as a shower and requires you to remove your pants.

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

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Post by asveikau »

pengaru wrote: post #238
asveikau wrote: post #237

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When I read 1&2 I figure, ok, this commenter leads a peculiar life but it works for them. #3 however had me laughing, and "at home = pants off" is a strange assumption to me. Do you have guests often? Need to answer the door? Visible to your neighbors from any of your windows?

> When I read 1&2 I figure, ok, this commenter leads a peculiar life but it works for them. What's peculiar about 1&2? No shoes is normal for clean homes, and I'm in a warm climate so socks aren't really needed. It's not unusual for a tub+shower to have a handheld sprayer for spot rinsing, it's very useful for washing the facilities too. > Do you have guests often? Need to answer the door? Visible to your neighbors f…

> What's peculiar about 1&2?

Well, I know that everybody's digestive system is different, but I have read that only one #2 per day is unusual for a lot of people and may be a sign of constipation. I think a lot of people go after most major meals.

No shoes is fine but no socks is a little stranger to me, I grew up in a place with hot summers and I currently live in California but I still wear socks all the time. But again it's not extremely weird, just not what I am used to.

On the other hand removing pants as soon as I get home would be pretty unusual.

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

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Post by ebg13 »

pen2l wrote: post #249
pauljurczak wrote: post #219

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Done that. Went hiking a tall mountain afterwards. Regretted it.

You could consider laser removal, but instead of complete removal (i.e. going in up to 6 times), you could just go once or twice such that you have hair down there but lesser and thinner.

Spoken like someone who has never seriously looked into laser hair removal. It's painful and can cause blistering.

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

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Post by magduf »

rconti wrote: post #191
magduf wrote: post #110

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It sounds a lot like we're talking about different things. The Italian guy before is talking about a real bidet, a serious plumbing fixture much like a toilet. You and others seem to be thinking of some cheap, plastic add-on. Personally, I was thinking of either the European-style bidet, or the Japanese-style washlet, neither of which is cheap.

and requires you to, like, add physical real estate to your bathroom.

The European-style bidet does require extra real estate in your bathroom. The Japanese-style washlet does not; it's built into the toilet (or replaces the regular lid).

Honestly, I have no idea why Europeans still use their old-fashioned bidets now that washlets have been around for several decades. Why would you want to use two different devices just to do a #2 when you can just sit on one and get it all done at once?

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Post by [deleted] »

pengaru wrote: post #258
hombre_fatal wrote: post #256

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If that's how you like to do it, fine. But is it really necessary to act like everyone else are the weird ones for not giving their anus a sponge-bath in the bath tub every time they shit?

> But is it really necessary to act like everyone else are the weird ones for not giving their anus a sponge-bath in the bath tub every time they shit? Who said anything about using a sponge? My comment wasn't directed at "everyone else", only those using bidets at home. Elsewhere in this thread there are numerous comments from people debating ways to dry after using the bidet, complexities surrounding dirty towels o…

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Post by [deleted] »

ebg13 wrote: post #154
pacetherace wrote: post #137

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The feeling of wetness is something that you get used to once you realize that your butt clean. On the flip side, most people who use toilet paper think their butts will get completely clean. That is actually not the case. But either is not a big deal because the skin in that hind area is quite resilient. To the surprise of many people, the game-changer in bathroom hygiene is properly washing hands after using the to…

> The feeling of wetness is something that you get used to once you realize that your butt clean. I'm not talking about wetness. I'm talking about feces. As in sitting there getting blasted with a sprayer for well over a minute trying to hit all the angles and then seeing brown on the paper being used to dry up. Just spraying water does not work on its own. If you wipe normally first, then a bidet afterward will prob…

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

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Post by nnain »

ebg13 wrote: post #154
pacetherace wrote: post #137

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The feeling of wetness is something that you get used to once you realize that your butt clean. On the flip side, most people who use toilet paper think their butts will get completely clean. That is actually not the case. But either is not a big deal because the skin in that hind area is quite resilient. To the surprise of many people, the game-changer in bathroom hygiene is properly washing hands after using the to…

> The feeling of wetness is something that you get used to once you realize that your butt clean. I'm not talking about wetness. I'm talking about feces. As in sitting there getting blasted with a sprayer for well over a minute trying to hit all the angles and then seeing brown on the paper being used to dry up. Just spraying water does not work on its own. If you wipe normally first, then a bidet afterward will prob…

Method 1: You hold the spray/jet in one hand, use the other hand to gently wash. Then wash your hands (twice) with soap and water.

Method 2: If there's a jet/bidet fixed on the toilet that shoots a stream of water, you still need one had to gently wash the butt. Then wash your hands (twice) with soap and water.

There's only one issue with this -- public toilets/hotels where you don't want to touch the spray gun. Need Toilet Paper there.

That's how we all are taught to do in south-east asia atleast. *I feel unclean if I'm using toilet paper alone! Billions of people do it this way!

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Post by downerending »

chx wrote: post #213
downerending wrote: post #168

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It seems like this would be permanently contaminated. How do you store it, etc., in a sanitary fashion? And for that matter, filling it without contaminating the sink/whatever seems iffy.

Why would it be...? You do not shove the nozzle where it does not shine and you just rinse it the nozzle after using it the rest doesn't even get close to any unsanitary locations. Can't imagine why would it be ... contaminated?

Because some fecal matter will inevitably be splashed onto it.
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