But then I heard the line (from a Frenchman) "If you got shit on your fingers would you wipe it off with a piece of tissue, or wash your hands? Why would the answer be different for your bum?".
On reflection, why aren't they everywhere?
South Park recently had a very funny (and tame for them) episode about toilet paper and bidets. Obviously it’s fictionalized but a combination of marketing and non historical usage keeps people in the US from widely adopting something that would be hugely beneficial to them.
They are very common in the Middle East.
Personally I wouldn't do without one and would install one in any new home I moved to.
I guess it's a good way to ensure that you are awake in the morning.
s26e03. "Randy Discovers Japanese Toilets":
For one thing, I don’t eat with my bum. I’m still in favor of bidets.
Yes a water pressurized bidet spraying your crack is quite a bit better... not as good as actual soap but still. You can apply this to any body part and ask yourself if you think wiping that part with some shaved off tree is better than water???
- you need an electric plug, and builders tend to avoid putting them in the toilets or aren't asked for in the first place.
- once you have them, the water clogs the thin pipes with calcium apparently. So every one/two year we'd have to replace the tubes.
I don't know about you but I don't tend to touch my keyboard or food with my anus like I do with my hands