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why isn't the use of the bidet more widespread?
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There are a large number of Americans that think:
I know someone who thinks it just sprays shit over everything
I know a lot of people think the same thing. I've even seen people say so on here/reddit, on other bidet posts.
Because unfortunately, even stupid people know how to use the Internet.
Some american men refuse to touch their own penis while washing, due to a fear of it making them gay. I’d tell them they need therapy, but they’d tell me that therapy is for the weak.
What a cool country!
It’s the republicans. They push this moral filth on everyone.
I only have anecdotes, but as an American, it's #1. It was my initial off the cuff thought. Buttholes are verboten here. Full stop.
Right? It's really weird though because a lot of those same people talk about eating ass, a LOT.
Everybody, touch your asshole. Just once and from that day on you will be different
Heterosexual men, if you’re with a lady and she wants to stick a finger up your ass, you need to let her do this. You can thank me later.
CUZ EATIN ASS FUCKIN RULEZ
Its really the first one tho.
Striaght american men will fight you before they will let water spray on their dirty asses.
There are valid concerns with regard to bidet use. They do result in aerosolized particulates in greater number than results from wiping, which means you are literally breathing more feces.
Is it enough to be problematic? Probably not, but that may also depend on how aggressively/frequently you use them.
See also:
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but shit is literally aerosolized any time you flush the toilet. And it’s not contained the bathroom. And it doesn’t matter if the toilet seat is up or down.
Mythbusters did an episode on exactly that. It is worse than you’d think. I can’t find the actual episode right now, but someone wrote an article about it/the findings.
Bidet or not doesn’t matter. Shit is literally all over EVERYTHING. ALL the time.
Oh, and if we really wanna get fun about it, those hand dryer things…..LOL dude. Sooooo much shit going EVERYWHERE.
As an American who's unsure.
I don't like the thought of water spraying into my ass
It doesn’t spray INTO your ass. I mean, I guess it could, but you’d have to REALLY try to make it happen.
You just need good sphincter control! It’s quite refreshing.
I've just been traumatized by water jets before 😅
I started using them in my adult life so maybe I can give some insight
it feels a little uncomfortable the first time. Not because it's necessarily uncomfortable, but more because it's a foreign feeling.
You get used to it after the 2nd or 3rd time though. Once you use a bidet it's hard to go back to TP