The bidet is good, actually...

[DGUtley]

The bidet is good, actually...

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Once stigmatized for its relationship to our intimate parts, the bidet has reconquered hearts and backsides, flying off the shelves almost as quickly as toilet paper in March 2020. Once we rid ourselves of the taboos, it proves a true ally of the environment and our bodies. Have you ever used a bidet? If you were born in North America, there’s a strong chance you haven’t. At most, you may have come across one while travelling. The uninitiated will find them either intimidating or intriguing, and always exotic. And yet, given how common they are on nearly every continent, our culture’s ignorance of these objects is the real story.

To the great surprise of manufacturers, the COVID-19 pandemic created the perfect context for bidets to fly off the shelves; one company reported sales increasing tenfold during the first months of the crisis. “Bidet” was even among the top 20 search terms on Amazon for March 2020. This sudden popularity is attributable to the scarcity of toilet paper in stores at the time, pushing some to search for other solutions. The health crisis likely also prompted some to optimize their hygienic practices. While a 2013 study found that after going to the bathroom, only five per cent of people wash their hands long enough to kill infectious germs, we can likely assume that this percentage has risen over the last few years. But finding a way to avoid these germs might be simpler than we realize.

Under the umbrella term “bidet” lies a panoply of toilet accessories — from “bidet showers” found beside the toilet to the high-tech seats popularized in Japan. What they all have in common is that they help to clean the most intimate areas of our bodies with water. Beyond the technological novelty, what the bidet proposes is a new way of interacting with our bodies.

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[carolina73]

Wait till Americans get a hold of it. It will have a remote control, joy stick operation, underwater camera, vibrations, colored/scented water and a built in colon cancer detector.

[Collateral Damage]

Wait till Americans get a hold of it. It will have a remote control, joy stick operation, underwater camera, vibrations, colored/scented water and a built in colon cancer detector.

[Standing Wolf]

My family went to Europe in 1964, when I was ten, and our first stop was Copenhagen. I can remember coming out of the hotel bathroom and asking why there were two toilets.

[RMNIXON]

I almost went this route in early 2020 when my emergency toilet paper supply was getting low. As my toilet is right next to the shower/bath I figured that a hose device meant for washing dogs attached to the lower faucet would reach the toilet and use it thus! You can buy these on Amazon I found out.


Then some friends who managed a large online purchase of toilet paper gave me enough to keep going until supplies returned.

[DGUtley]

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