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The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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mixmastamyk wrote: post #74
gruez wrote: post #42

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>If its not aimed correctly, where does the splash go? If you're lucky it stays in the toilet boil. However if your aim is off, you can completely miss your anus and either shoot to much under or over which will shoot the water outside of the toilet bowl. so slowly squeeze the trigger to confirm the aim is correct, rather than going full blast at the start?

Yeah this overstates the problem. Sure there’s a learning curve but spraying all over didn’t happen for me.

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Post by apwell23 »

stavros wrote: post #298
saagarjha wrote: post #275

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No, they're actually miserable and I strongly prefer toilet paper (yes, I have read all the comments about whether you'd use toilet paper if it touched any other part of your body, etc.) Most parts of the world literally just spray cold water at you; some of them also require you to aim. Toilet paper is a lot neater than this.

It's neater in its application, not neater at its result. As you (and the article) mention, there's no way I'd trust wiping off with toilet paper if I got some paint on my hands, even though it's simpler than washing.

you prbly have gut inflammation if you are having messy poops that get all over your anus

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yubblegum wrote: post #311
unhappy_meaning wrote: post #24

In almost all of SE Asia, especially Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, all of the toilets come with a hand-held sprayer. They also had this in the Doha airport and I'm not sure how common this style is outside of SE Asia but I'm guessing it's common. Japanese style bidets are very common in Korean households as well and I'm sure its easily a billion dollar business. It is nice but the functionality is quite difficult for…

Simple instructions: 1 - wipe with tissue 2 - wash with water. Traditionally, use left hand. 3 - dry hand with tissue. 4 - flush 5 - wash hands at sink

tissue paper is not designed for drying water

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Post by ashdksnndck »

VTimofeenko wrote: post #210
nunez wrote: post #152

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Get an outdoor-rated, thick gauge extension cord and plug it into a GFCI outlet. There is a teeny-tiny chance of electric shock during thunderstorms, but GFCI will shut the circuit quickly, usually. Consult an electrician before doing this. Or just get a GFCI outlet installed near the toilet. That's safer!

We thought about getting a bidet installed and two electricians said that the (maybe freshly revised?) code explicitly demands a new circuit. It cannot branch off a "countertop" outlet that is meant to feed a hair dryer or something.

Spend more time talking to electricians and before you know it, you’ll have a new panel!

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by apwell23 »

tguvot wrote: post #347
apwell23 wrote: post #325

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I have a question for bidet users. After you powerwash your anus, do you have a towel nearby to wipeoff ? In india you can just put your clothes on after powerwash because it so hot and dries fast. I am guessing you don't want that in chicago winter.

Proper bidet has dryer fan

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Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by bokoharambe »

ssivark wrote: post #302
geodel wrote: post #228

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You are right about Asians ones. The ones I used in India However what I have gotten in american bathrooms are pretty decent with flow control are supply and handle bar depending on how much you squeeze. And with filters and all in place water comes with soft gushing way like American faucets. In my experience even least fancy American bathrooms are vastly more functional and cleaner by design than what I get in my t…

Common-use toilets in India can often be badly maintained, but it's also worth pointing out that there is also a cultural relativism in approaches to cleanliness in the bathroom. - For Indians, water & sunlight are the best cleansing/disinfecting agents. A bathroom that has been rinsed thoroughly with water+soap, and then dried in sunlight is the cleanest it could ever be. Indian bathrooms typically have windows allo…

I really appreciate this writeup!

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Post by PinkMilkshake »

bamboozled wrote: post #62

I never feel clean after the business. I’ve always wondered if it’s my physiology or diet. Something wrong with me ? I’ve meant to try find out but it’s not something people like to talk about. I just don’t understand how people like to walk around with even a small amount of poop wedged in their crack, irritating the area and coming into contact with their underwear, pants, it’s absolutely disgusting. I got “stuck”…

I have IBS. Sometimes the consistency is like mud/tar. It's completely impossible to get clean without moisture. After a trip to Japan, I swore that if I ever manage to own my own home, I will install a Japanese toilet. I started to wonder how we in the west have accepted for so long that abrading skin with dry paper is cleaning.

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Post by lannisterstark »

righthand wrote: post #263
lannisterstark wrote: post #209

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>if you spray your asshole first, the quality of the tp does not really matter. Great, go rub a TP that feels like sand paper on your anus even to dry it off then. See how it goes. (Quality of TP still matters, even for usage as minor wipes/tissue paper etc)

I do. I use 2-ply and 3 squares at most. No issues here; sorry there's a tp tube up your ass about tp quality. Tip: don't "rub" it dry, that's bound to cause unpleasant friction.

>sorry there's a tp tube up your ass about tp quality

Hm, unsure why the hostility there. My quip wasn't nearly this hostile.

>I use 2-ply and 3 squares at most.

Yes, that's not bad quality TP lol, and not what I was talking about. You ever seen TP in universities/restrooms for supermarkets etc? That's what I am talking about. Further, you ignored the points about using toilet paper as tissue paper, which is what a lot of people in bathrooms also do.

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bmacho wrote: post #296
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otherayden wrote: post #369
bmacho wrote: post #296

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