Which countries use them? I know Japan but I thought almost no one else did. Hotel rooms in zero countries I have visited have had separate bidets or Japanese style toilets.
Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
51–60 of 99 posts
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#52Flushable Wipes. I used bidets growing up (discrete unit as well as seat integrated) and 99% of the time it worked but the 1% of the time when someone's poop got stuck to the fountain head/tube was enough to turn me off. However, wiping your anus with dry toilet paper, especially if you're a grown adult with a hairy anus, is bound to leave your own poop smear on your own anus, so these days i use flushable wipes. Wor…
No such thing as "flushable" wipes, it's an advertising gimmick
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#53There is lot of modern technology/appliances that Americans strangely refuse to adopt, induction cooktops and combination washer-dryer washing machines for example..
Induction doesn't work for all pans, and require a 240v line run to your stove top. Combo washer/dryers take significantly longer to do laundry, since you can only have one load going at a time. These are tradeoffs, and there's nothing strange about that. Personally, I have looked at getting both, but the cost and tradeoffs (given how my kitchen is already set up and the amount of laundry we do) just didn't make sens…
>Induction doesn't work for all pans, and require a 240v line run to your stove top
And most induction tops draw so much current that you need at least 2 phases, but optimally 3 phases installed.
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#54Flushable Wipes. I used bidets growing up (discrete unit as well as seat integrated) and 99% of the time it worked but the 1% of the time when someone's poop got stuck to the fountain head/tube was enough to turn me off. However, wiping your anus with dry toilet paper, especially if you're a grown adult with a hairy anus, is bound to leave your own poop smear on your own anus, so these days i use flushable wipes. Wor…
Two things...
- Flushable wipes should be avoided ( FATBERGS!!! ) ( although they are great )
- Spray bidets can get you to overcome your fear of seeing the random poop stain in a toilet.. :)
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#55Flushable Wipes. I used bidets growing up (discrete unit as well as seat integrated) and 99% of the time it worked but the 1% of the time when someone's poop got stuck to the fountain head/tube was enough to turn me off. However, wiping your anus with dry toilet paper, especially if you're a grown adult with a hairy anus, is bound to leave your own poop smear on your own anus, so these days i use flushable wipes. Wor…
Just an fyi, flushable wipes aren't actually that friendly to sewage systems.
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/26...
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
I also got to try those when visiting Japan, but I have to say it didn't seem like a significantly better experience than just cleaning with toilet paper to me. Maybe I'm completely mistaken, but I do think I do a reasonable job cleaning myself with just paper so I didn't feel significantly cleaner. But IMO the worst problem was that you now have a wet bottom, which you again need paper to dry. Combine that with the…
When your hand is full of lets say chocolate... do you feel you can do a "reasonable" job cleaning your hands with dry paper towels? Think about it for second... That's why bidet seats ( and the often overlooked spray bidets ), are vital to good bum hygiene :)
I don’t really understand in what scenario a bum needs to be the level of clean a jet of water provides vs the level of clean a towel provides.
I mean in both cases it’s not being disinfected but you’re getting enough off to prevent underwear stains.
Convenience makes sense as a selling point, but I’m not really convinced the cleanliness difference matters in a practical way.
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#57Which countries use them? I know Japan but I thought almost no one else did. Hotel rooms in zero countries I have visited have had separate bidets or Japanese style toilets.
Many countries have them – too many to list. I think the first place I saw them was in Thailand.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/cgyz5q/countries_t...
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#58I’ve shifted from the cheap bidet attachments on Amazon to the $300 Toto which includes both heated seat and water. It’s phenomenal, to the point that I added two new electrical outlets to my house to accommodate them. Particularly with the toilet paper ‘shortage’ it’s wild to me that so many people still waste their time and money using paper.
I don't understand the TP thing. You need to dry up with TP anyways. I certainly don't want an integrated seat that gets filthy with splash back when somebody takes a dump. I can understand the wands more, but still they risk getting very dirty from various users with various skill levels. We use wet wipes which is not ideal ecologically, but a bidet risks being far dirtier than a shopping cart handle and we conserve…
What you just described is an issue with every toilet seat... it is not unique to bidets.
What I think you mean is that the sprayer/nozzle can get dirty? Do you have similar fears of your kitchen/bathroom faucet? because there's no way anything can stay in the spray nozzle of a bidet. that part self cleans instantaneously.
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#59Kind of cheaper to use a watering can and a free hand.
sounds like a recipe for coronavirus, i hope no public restrooms are like this!
Re: Why Don't Americans Use Bidets?
#60There is lot of modern technology/appliances that Americans strangely refuse to adopt, induction cooktops and combination washer-dryer washing machines for example..
Combination washer-dryers are not common anywhere because they are terrible. I live in Europe and bought a washer/dryer recently so researched the options. The main problems are (1) the dryer is half the capacity of the washer (2) double the complexity so lots of stuff can break down.
However your primary point might be correct - European windows are much better - how they can open sideways and from the top - I've never seen that in the states.