My favorite pro-bidet argument from chainsawsuit.com
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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.....you dont wash your hands?
That's exactly the comparison that the comic strip is making. People are okay with just using tissue in one situation but not in others.
I think the other comparison we're overlooking is how many people would be ok with "just a quick rinse" if they were washing shit off their hands.
.... you don't wash your butt?
Your point is also the point of the comic: saying that you've rubbed dry paper on your butthole and that makes it "clean" is analagous to getting poop on your hands and doing the same.
You wash your hands; you should also wash your butt: so get a bidet.
I don't grab everything I touch with my ass crack either.
Imagine you get your hands covered in sticky filth. Do you wash them at a sink or just wipe them off with some paper and call it good?
Why do any different for your ass?
Because your ass does literally nothing else all day, but your hands touch things like food etc. I'd say it was more like getting shit on your leg. Do you wipe it off or just wait until you next have a shower?
That said I love the idea of bidets, I'm just terrified it'll get my underwear and clothes wet while being cold and unpleasant.
I did some travels in places where bidets are common, here's my take:
- Egypt - basically a brass pipe targeted at your hole, everyone shitting oh it - no for me
- Italy - standalone, you have to jump over - impractical, takes too much space
- Japan/Korea - toilets from space, heated seat warm, water and dryer - comfy, but you need electricity, and if it fails, expensive
- Finland - a shower attached to the toilet's water intake - just cold water, but it's fine, that's the easiest to install and use
You should also know that if you do this, when you go on vacation you are going to have one seriously sore butthole until you get home again.
I'll never understand how people live without a bidet.
I'm from the US. While I have travelled to locales where they are commonplace, I never actually tried one. When lockdown and the tp crisis started, however, I purchased one online. I now hate having to use any lavatory that doesn't have a bidet.
Q - Doesn't it feel weird? A - No. Some people are worried that it may feel sexual. It doesn't. It's just a localized shower on your ass, which is something you hopefully do regularly.
Q - Won't it just push detritus away from the epicenter and make a mess? A - It can, if the bidet has narrow spray. Mine does this. Just do a quick shimmy that makes the jet draw a decreasing radius spiral.
Q - Doesn't everything get wet? A - Some bidets have air dryers, but in the absence of, yes. Keep tp in the lav to address this. The quick wipe to address this still saves a ton of tp.
Some people are worried that it may feel sexual.
I... did not know this was a concern? lol
I should clarify that I live in a remote area where a lot of people are homophobes. Anything directed towards one's ass is, as the kids would say, sus af to these folks.
The I don't wipe or wash my ass because that's gay crowd. What a special bunch.
I have to say I do LIKE the feeling of the jet hitting my sphincter. I mean it's not full hunnnrrrr but it is ...pleasent
Ok first thank you for your insight. Second, your name made me lol.