Why So Many Countries Use Bidets But the US Does Not
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- čas přidán 11. 02. 2023
- Every day, the world flushes 270,000 trees down the toilet. If the US switched to bidets, it could save 15 million trees - so why don't Americans use bidets? If you're not familiar with this alternative to toilet paper in many countries, it's a basin separate from the toilet for washing one's nether regions. What countries use bidets? Many households in Europe, Asia, and South America rely on them.
And why are bidets popular in Europe, but not America? Colonial American hygiene began with chamber pots and outhouses, and the country eventually progressed to toilets. Overall, however, Americans were skittish about hygiene topics associated with bidets.
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Can I just clarify one point about this? I'm Italian and I can tell you without any doubt the bidet is NOT a replacement for toilet paper, but rather an addition. You clean your butt like anyone else, then you wash yourself. The bidet pipe is not designed to flush feces at all! Hoping this will shed some light into this topic. Stay clean y'all!
Yeah people, feel free to wipe yourself dry and you use a lot less toilet paper this way
Some bidets are not separate from the toliet. Those can clean and flush.
Thank you! As a Floridian (USA) I do not have a bidet but I have been aware of them for years. I just couldn't understand how this wasn't messy by spraying water UP from the toilet. I feel like I need more info to take that step.🤗
Thank god someone else here is normal and realizes that a bidet doesn’t fully clean you. It is funny seeing all the people who admit to having swamp ass.
Yes but you use about 75% less TP.
I gave my mom a bidet attachment to her toilet for her 75th birthday - and on her death bed she told me it was the best gift anyone ever gave her. Which I found endearing and hilarious.
Here in America, my homemade hot water bidet (cost less than $10) does a marvelous and quick job. No toilet paper required. A small paper towel is useful for drying. I'm impressed as your grandmother, might be the best thing I've ever built.
Awwww! God bless her. 😪💔💖
She sounded like a real funny lady real and down to earth!!!!🙏🏽🌷🙏🏽
The woman was right-on. I second that!!!
Came from Cuba in 1961, and I asked my mom two questions:
1. Why aren’t there bidets in the United States?
2. Why don’t the Magi bring gifts on January 6th?
Two very important questions to an 8yo 😂
My sons just recently installed a bidet attachment to my toilet, and it’s the best thing that happened to me in 2022😊
America, wake up!
@@lourdesraupe3824
This native born American (with descendents) made his own hot-water bidet for less than $10. Beats yer cold water bidet by a mile.
I’m an American and I became familiar with the idea of a bidet from a radio talk show host talking about his. I decided to invest in one and it is the best purchase I ever made! I love it and it’s very affordable. You don’t need some fancy, electric, heated bidet. I got one which is simply an add on to your existing toilet and only cost about $40. I now leave the bathroom feeling much cleaner, have no brown streaks in my underwear anymore, and only need a small amount of toilet paper in order to dry myself so I save tons of money on toilet paper, using a small fraction of what I used to use.
I live where there are cold winters---my bidet could be cold and hot but had only the cold hooked up to see if I needed the hot too. I went all winter with the cold water and it did not chill me out...absolutely fine so not hooking up the hot water.
I live in California and I'm perturbed that I can't install it in my apartment.
Got the BUTTLER installed in two bathrooms…will never go back. LOVE THE BIDET.
Lol @ buttler😂
The “Buttler.” I love it! 😂
Can't beat the feeling of clean!
yep...if you are a woman who has periods then its amazing thing
As someone with Crohn's disease, bidets are incredibly important to me... Go to the bathroom 12-15 times in a day.. no bidet and your rear is now bleeding from being rubbed raw. Use a bidet, and all you're doing is drying yourself down there. Amazing quality of life difference.
There are even portable collapsing handheld sprayers/bidets. Calmoseptine as a skin protectant can be life changing.
The reason that your rectum and external areas end up raw is because waste leaving the stomach is acidic and passes through your intestine coils before it is neutralised. A bidet certainly helps.
I have the toilet topper bidet ❤🎉and am very pleased with it! My toilet paper expenditure has been DRASTICALLY REDUCED !!!
This bidet is one of, or possibly the best purchase I ever made!
EwwwwE!
@@gritsgalraisedinthesouthI should look into that since I live in an apartment and can't install an actual bidet.
Our grandmothers could never have imagined that one day we would be able to exchange toilet tips with people from around the world!
Well, it helps that our grandmothers weren't idiots either.
Hahahaha, so true!
I ENVY those grandmothers
😂😂😂 I agree
TRUE🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I suggested a bidet to my husband after he developed a medical condition which forced bathroom trips up to 15x a day. He was sore and miserable. Now, we have one in every bathroom. He even told his doctor to recommend them to any other patients needing the same relief for the same medical condition. They're wonderful.. but now I understand the prejudice against them a little better...
Not just for something like that, but I suffered from regular hemorrhoids most of my life and mine was literally a life changer.
So does this eliminate the need for toilet paper?
@@skipstreet It turns the grab into like a 2 piece mostly dry off/itty bits wipe
Ughhh I been thinking about it. I have dumping syndrome from my last surgery.. a year later and still have it.. 17 times a day for a bathroom trip 💩. Considering it!
@@skipstreet no, you just wash afterward, it is a second cleaning step
I woke up one day and was off work for a week with a back issue. This issue was especially troublesome when it came to reaching to wipe. Then coincidentally is saw an ad for a Bidet that attaches to your existing toilet. I found one on amazon and $40 later I've never looked back!
Wet wipes are never supposed to be flushed! Come on people.
There are flushable wet wipes, read the package before buying.
@@ianmax5263 no, they are not flushable, ask the sanitary engineers, sewer workers, environmental health officers, not the manufacturers
@@ianmax5263they actually aren't. They clog up the sewers just as much
@@ianmax5263
Those are not to be flushed either!!!
Do you believe everything you read, @@ianmax5263
I discovered bidets in Spain and ordered one as soon as I landed back on US soil. I always say the worst thing about my bidet is the 43 years I spent without a bidet.
So now you can go around with wet poo on your butt. 🙄Normal people use wet wipes that have cleaner on it so we actually get CLEAN. You're just going around with wet poop germs on you. That's nasty.
They have bidet kiosks at airports?
OMG 😄
Most Europeans do not shower everyday..or at least they did not too many years ago. Americans do every day..and have done for years.
Does it blow dry your butt? Do u wipe the water off? Do your undies get wet?
We installed a Toto Washlet 4 yrs ago. While it doesn't do a Perfect job of cleaning, it certainly does save on TP!!
I've had a bidet since 2012 and I'd never live without one! When you all were fighting over toilet paper, I was laughing!
Laughing?
At another’s expense?
As someone with IBS, and as a woman in general, a bidet would be a huge help.
I'm right there with you! A bidet sounds much more comfy on a tortured tooshy!
@@teresajohnson7727 It's so niiiiice. And while the attachments aren't perfect, they've come down so much in price that I think they're affordable for just about everyone! They've got some fancy ones that will allow you to use warm water, even, though I've read warm water isn't the best for female urethra (bacteria)? I don't know about that, since we shower with warm water. ANYWAY, I just use cold water and I don't find it bad at all!
I am a farmer, landscaper etc. I am self-employed, so I make my own schedule as I go. I work very hard (when I work), so I sweat through two or three sets of clothes in a day. I think that any options would help keep me from taking three showers a day.
Dear Marygoround. I have IBS too. He is a possible solution. Fill a 20 ounce plastic tumbler with warm water. Have it close to the toilet. After you do your toilet business, wipe yourself with toilet paper. Now, pour the water in the tumbler over the area your want below. It makes me feel clean. If I am out, I carry a collapsible plastic cup with me for this. A sitz bath at home works well too. Good luck!
How are you a woman in general as opposed to simply being a wiman
From the US and we got bidets is 2 of our bathrooms and it is not a toilet paper replacement but gets you super clean after
Of course it replaces toilet paper. Wipe with little towels not paper. You have to learn to use the bidet properly. I use white towels and they are never stained and I do not use paper.
@@ggeorge4144 but how do you clean those towels, would be nice to know.
❤@@ggeorge4144
U spray away dirty stuff then simply wipe dry
Need very little tp
In 2018 I complained to my doctor that because of arm pain I had trouble reaching to clean down there. He recommend I try a toilet seat bedit. That was the best advise a doctor ever gave me! Now, I'm clean with no problem/no pain! Mine is remote controlled, has heated water and heated seat with various controls for pressure, positioning and type of stream I Love it and would highly recommend getting one to everyone! TP shortage? I laughed at all the people scrambling to find anything. I Had no problems, just sat and got cleaned!
Study the different features that are available & choose the one that works best for you.
And stay wet all day? No thanks.
Still need tp to wipe dry
A few months ago, I decided to try one. Got a simple toilet insert from Amazon, installed it and now I LOVE it! I've just ordered another one for my second bathroom.
My husband and I traveled to Japan about 15 years ago and used bidets in our hotel. When we returned we decided to install a Toto Washlet in our master bathroom. Liked it so well we added two more to a guest bath and a powder room. Have not regretted these additions to our bathrooms. Was very helpful when we were taking care of my 93 year old mother when she lived with us for 2 years.😃❤️
Our son has a Toto Washlet and that was our first experience with one when we visited last year. I hope to install one in our home. Cannot understand why people laugh about them. Water cleans better than dry paper any day.
This comment it littered with white privilege
we have a Toto washlet too and frankly, it's amazing! warm seat all the time, super clean and fresh, air dry, automatic flush.. I travel to Japan all the time for work and it's one of the things I look forward to when there is the awesome toilets. It truly changes the bathroom experience. I have no idea why these haven't become more popular here. Maybe people are just stubborn or embarrassed? No idea. but they don't know what they're missing.
I did too!
@@lahawk2931 The main cause of hemorrhoids is being unable to keep your hiney shiney. 😀
American here that has been using a seat top bidet for about 4 year. LIFE CHANGING! My ass has never felt cleaner and toilet paper spending has dropped like 90% (still great to dry off with).
Just use the guest towel.
@@gaywizard2000 🤣
I accidentally bought a bidet about 12 years ago on Amazon. I was just checking it out and suddenly I had bought it. Well, I'm glad it worked out that way because I loved that bidet. I particularly loved it when I hurt my arm and couldn't do the usual cleaning of the nether regions. We have bought several since then and esp enjoy the hot water bidet. It is very comforting in the cold winter to have that warm water cleaning and not a blast of freezing water. We buy the bidet that installs under the toilet seat and hooks up to the water line. We tried one that was built into a seat, but it really didn't fit our toilet. I recommend a bidet for everyone. It helps the elderly keep clean easily or disabled individuals who may not be able to reach all the places to clean properly. I enjoyed this post as I didn't know why bidets were not popular in the US. Now, I do, thanks!
That's what I just bought. I can't wait to get it. What do you suggest to pat it dry?
You didn't understand that little in this video was truthful?
@@earlysda You don't understand that probably 99.999% of these comments are truthful?
@@deneseiB I mention "video", and denesei mentions "comments".
OK.
I finally got my husband on board with installing a handheld bidet during the pandemic when the toilet paper nonsense. It took 15 minutes to install and cost under 45 bucks. I think he loves it more then I do. I don’t understand why more people don’t get them.
So is it basically a shower nozzle that attaches to a spout - sink or tub? I had one for the tub until the renovators removed it - I was not too impressed that they could not find it in their rubbish when I asked for it back.
They’re not as convenient as in-seat bidets are. It also doesn’t clean as good
@@BeakaD you're saying a full pressure shower nozzle doesn't clean as good...lol! That would be the user's fault not the shower nozzle's fault. I would rather have hand held shower nozzle than an in seat jet - the direction of water flow is also healthier. I'd rather spray from top to bottom than have it go from the bottom up.
We have a handheld bidet and it cleans our tushies great! We hardly use any toilet paper. I’ll never be without a bidet in my house ever again!! I love our bidet!!
@@Joycer2002 As someone who used both, i prefer not using a hand held one. They both clean good but a hand held one hurts my arm from reaching back and lifting ur butt
I went to Europe a few years ago and I was introduced to Bidets. I loved them and came home to the U.S. and found several Bidets that could be easily installed by anyone. Needless to say I purchased 4 for all of my toilets in my home and I could not be happier.
i love these!
You swab all those cans yourself or do you have your illegal Guatemalan girl do it for you?
My history with a Bidet is different. Always had one in the bathroom. Since a kid. There was one in all bathrooms. Super normal. I gave it little use and used to think: I can jump into the bathtub in case of necessity. So I kind of though they were not really a necessity. Then some new fashion houses with less space started to remove the Bidet. When I got older I started to think they were THE BEST UNAPPRECIATED thing in a bathroom and knew I would always want one.
Best story: my parents house has one with a lit on it. A small child saw it and said: "I never seen a bidet with a lit!". We all laugh but the truth is - I neither. Is the only one I ever seen :) And it looks quite good wile is also useful. When all were young children they all liked to lift that lit (is heavy as a toilet seat so its dangerous) to play with the tab water and fill it up.
*You should look into installing a trough in the kitchen too. It makes meals so much easier and fewer dishes to wash. If you're going to spoil the "out" end you might as well spoil the "in" end too.*
Faucet for bidet is more expensive in America than bidet. I purchased faucet in Germany and had to do good workout to install it. But I got it. Can’t imagine bathroom without bidet,
I'm from the US , just installed one in our bathroom. Its amazing! Ordered another for the other bathroom. I'll never go back to wet wipes.
Wet wipes have destroyed more miles of plumbing and pipes than tree roots.
PLEASE NO FLUSHABLE WIPES BATMAN.
@@anttyzale5455 :) Batman.....like that 😅
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Never met anybody who uses wet wipes.
The U.S. doesn’t use they because it would affect the profits of toilet tissue companies. In other words it would hurt corporate profits.
totally. just look at that there shortage, hooooo-wee. our local costco's line was a star performer on the news around the world
(i hate it here)
@@GalekC 2019, CEO of Pfizer calls the CEO of Charmin: "Hey, let's meet for lunch, I have an idea I want to run by you..." ;P
But actually, the bidet is used in Europe after wiping with toilet paper on the toilet. I think there must be some confusion about bidets.
@@sarahm9723exactly its not a replacement for tp. Just another aid.
@@Top5cring Exactly! 💯 For me, the way I look at it is, "a bidet is not a toilet." No solid poop goes into it, even if small, so one definitely needs to use tp first. 😅
I was stationed in Japan while in The Navy. The Washlet Toilets I encountered were ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. America- I know it won’t be easy but FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT’S HOLY- Embrace Bidets!
These aren't water fountains? Boy, do I feel stupid now.
Sorry, I could only embrace a bidet after a hard night drinking! 🤮
But I would happily sit on one. 😌
Americans at large have been on the "Why the hell don't we have Bidet plumbing/diverters in our Toilets" wagon for a while, but builders here cut every single $ they can. Last thing they want is a new expected standard in building construction. They expect you to dig deeper in your wallet, head to Home Depot, and renovate, not demand that they innovate. It's why few new homes come with solar preinstalled.
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Brondell baby! only good thing to come outta covid, forget looking for tp, rinse n dry!
As French immigrant to North America I requested a bidet for the bathroom of my house. I discovered I had to explain its presence and usage to my visitors through the years.
WE have to as well. Our friends will not even TRY OURS.
@@WooWooGirlyea I wouldn’t at someone else’s house we’re just not used to this 😭😭😭 it’s weeeiiirddd to us
@@joanasanchez6764 I completely understand. If you got over your distrust, tried the one that attaches to your regular toilet...it isn't as intimidating. It will be the "best clean" you will ever get. To me...toilet paper is harsh, rubs skin raw, and why does anyone want to wipe "back there"...into the muck? Not sanitary. Just sayingI still use TP...just a lot less OF IT.
Typically, americans just leave the fecal residue clinging to their pubes until it dries and flakes off in their underwear, hence the skid marks
Someone would have to tell me how to use one because I'm a kid from CA that wasn't ever trained to use one! Now I'm an old Lady that isn't sure that I want to train myself to use one at this age?!?!
Building codes should require a GFI outlet to be behind all toilet locations. This would make the toilet seat / bidet models easy to install.
an outlet isn't needed for bidets that are installed under the seat. Look up the Luxe Bidet. For around $50, you can buy the one that can have hot/cold hook ups. The water pressure is what moves the nozzle below the protective covering.
@@annakuhajda3186 One problem I forsee with a non electric bidet with how water hookup is that it takes a lot of time for hot water to make it to the bathroom and then to the bidet. By the time you're done with the bidet, it would probably still be cold.
A family member built a house in 2010, and had every toilet fit with a Toto seat…such a great experience! It would have been wonderful to have during 2020… People who call it elitist have no idea what they are missing.
They probably just couldn't afford one at that time and got jealous and that attitude was pretty much passed on for generations I guess idk
Once you use a bidet, you become obsessed. I used one in Italy and Asia, and now in Australia, I REFUSE to not have one. I have literally given them as gifts, and I will not apologise.
Hooray for you! My husband and I love our bidet and have given them as gifts. The recipients have been very happy for the refreshing change in their bathroom habits.
@Donna Creamer Yep! I have had weird looks (polite looks but like a "um...thanks") from people I give a bidet seat to as gifts. I don't take offense, they will be calling me in a month to gush about it. Pun intended.
Not gonna happen.
@@ZoeAlleyne I'd return it.
Lol, no joke, i've done the same. NEO 185 Plus, that was my christmas present for my entire family. It's cheap, easy to install, and relatively high quality for the price.
I had the good fortune to buy a bidet toilet seat in early 2020 just before COVID hit. Not only was it a much more hygienic way of cleaning yourself, I also found that I used 90% less toilet paper which was handy since there was such a shortage due to panic buying (who would have thought). In short, once you have used a bidet you never want to go back.
Agree with everything you said. Us too although we got on the bandwagon earlier. You use a LOT less TP!
How do you dry off? A Bath towel?
@@gloriannburick1837 you just blot gently with a small amount of toilet paper.
#meetoo
There is even a squeezy bottle sold to be refilled with water and flushed many times, in case a hose is so far.
I'm American. I lived 3 years in Singapore, and my apartment had a bidet. It took a bit getting used to, but once I did, every time I came back to the US, I felt like a savage, after using the bathroom. I only felt clean again, after I took a shower. When I finally moved back, and I was having just a normal tract home built, I told the builder I wanted a bidet. They told me I would have to lose one of my bathroom sinks to make room. I said ok, and they looked at me like I was stupid. I'm so glad I made that choice. For those who have never used a bidet, imagine that worst case scenario of wiping yourself, and accidentally getting some poo on a finger. Now, just wipe that off with a bit of TP and nothing else. There, all clean, right? Of course it's not clean! Well, that's what you're doing with your rear end at least once a day.
I agree. I'm really picky about cleaning that area after I go. I use wet wipes at home because I live in a rented apartment. When I'm at work, I try to clean up with tp. Why do most businesses use virtually see through paper? I do my best to clean but, by the time I get home, I have to reclean the area.
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Yup ...like smearing shit on a hair sandwich ...to put it politely LoL
They sell portable bidets that fit on your toilet. I'm not sure how well they compare to a regular bidet.
@@rikigiovanni9576 I've used a couple versions of these. They're definitely better than nothing, but make sure and get one that can heat the water, especially if you live in a cold climate, as I do. However, I still prefer a stand alone bidet.
British ex-pat here. Introduced my husband to bidets and persuaded him to install one for me. We now have them installed in every bathroom in the house and he refuses to poop anywhere other than at home where we have them lol. So much more hygienic, clean and fresh. Even without the huge amounts of cash you are going to save on ridiculously expensive toilet paper.
In south america they have them too. People from us be nasty
I love the idea of not using toilet paper, but is it true? Assuming the water itself washes you totally clean of everything, don't you at least need toilet paper to dry off the water?
It took a visit to Japan to realize how practical bidets are. Now I wouldn’t live without one. Thanks Japan 💦
That's not a 'bidet' but the Japanese call it, the washlet toilet, which its similar to a bidet but you don't use your hands and it has more features.
Here in Finland we have hand bide showers next to crapper
Ya but you still have to wipe your ass to totally clean it right? Doesn't seem simply splashing water after a nice pasty and possibly sticky dump is quite going to do it. I suppose taco Tuesday would be nicely dealt with though.
Thing is, you still have to dry your butt. Towels?😵💫
It was thailand and south Korea for me
Had abdominal surgery in 2015 and it hurt to use TP so I bought a bidet and it's the best investment I ever made. During the TP madness, I had zero to worry about. When I moved to a new place 2 years ago, the first thing I did was install a bidet in the bathrooms
I LOVE my bidet!
I have crooked hands due to arthritis, and my toilet seat bidet makes it possible for me to get clean.
The one I have cost, I think about $250 maybe four years ago? It has a wand that comes out when you activate it. You can adjust the angle, temperature, and strength of the spray. It has a little reservoir that heats the water, enough for one wash, but it doesn't take long to heat another batch if you need it. This means you can just hook it to the existing plumbing and not redo your whole bathroom to have warm water.
It has a blower and you can adjust how warm you want the air.
The toilet seat can be heated, but I have that turned off.
There is a blue led that lights up the toilet bowl at night so you don't have to turn on the overhead light when you're half asleep. 😎
There is a setting that is sort of close to an enema and it is VERY handy for those of us who aren't really active.
The one I have has a remote control that you can mount on the wall or cabinet. Very handy!
Before my kids gifted me this (washlet type) bidet, I used baby wipes. (I didn't flush them though) Sometimes I had to use so many! Being on a fixed income this was horribly expensive.
Even if I had bought it myself, my bidet has more than paid for itself in toilet paper, wipes, and convenience.
We got ours early 2020. I love it so much, I bought a portable one for traveling.
I'm American and after visiting Italy in 2019 I can truly say that the bidet is a fantastic device. America needs them.
Western democratic nations that are governed by corruption puppeteered by corporations like america and England purposely pump chemical runoff from the manufacturing of aluminum directly into their water and say it’s beneficial so the citizens can’t sue said corporations. The human sphincter is very absorbent of compounds and minerals and probably unwanted chemicals too. Probably not a good idea for these countries to do bidets.
Yep! And bamboo is a lot better than wood too.
@@horacesheffield7367 don’t tell people to wipe with alcohol!
@@horacesheffield7367 I’m sorry. You’re confused about how to properly use it.
we call them SHOWERS
American here, I got a bidet a few years ago and I love it. So glad I discovered the bidet. Sadly Most Americans are set in their ways and most don't like the bidet, but you do feel so much cleaner and the only thing you need any toilet paper for is to dry the area, but that is way less toilet paper use, so you cut way down on how much toilet paper you use.
This is true. I put a kit on my regular toilet and in time it payed for itself.
Exactly, and you don’t have to use a big wad of paper…. And you eliminate the dingle berries too!
Right! I've got a traditional bidet, once chics figure it out, they like it 😃
@@Slo-ryde Agreed❗💯 Honestly now that I been using one for the past few years. I can't imagine going back to just using toilet paper. Now I feel like the American way of using toilet paper is not as clean. I try explaining this to others and they just don't get it. Funny thing is. During the pandemic those were the one's freaking out over toilet paper not me.
How does splatter work out for you? I suspect that in cold weather it really tightens that sphincter muscle!
I love my hands free bidet attachment. All I have to do is turn a knob. It totally doesn't replace toilet paper but it makes you feel cleaner and definitely helps with constipation.
I'm an American and I love my bidet! After wiping clean I can wash away any residue and go out with that confident, fresh feeling.
Those of us with toilet paper do the same thing….
I have had a ToTo washlet for 40 years< Couldn't live without it. I love ToTo--a very responsive company.
What kind of bidet…a toilet bidet or a seat bidet that goes over the toilet?
There's just no way of describing living your whole life scraping single-ply sandpaper on your soft bits then suddenly discovering hand-held bidets. It's magical, a sanitary sorcery, it's almost a spiritual experience where you go into the stall to do terrible, unspeakable things yet emerge utterly clean, if a little damp.
Seems cold and messy.
You have seen into my soul. Finally, someone that understands. I cannot believe that I lived like a barbarian for so many years.
I was raised to use toilet paper, not sand paper
single-ply sandpaper? what is this nutjob talking about?
@@autumn_rain, it's just a way of describing tp in general as abrasive and uncomfortable.
One item missed in this video was the *portable* bidet. It is a simple hand-held device that you fill with tap water (using water temperature of your preference!). Costs about $20. Nothing to install, and you can pack it with you for travel / camping. This thing was a lifesaver for me during the dark days of pandemic TP shortages. The one I have was made by a German company. Highly recommended. Wiping with TP alone feels "incomplete" now.
yoooo you may have just changed my life
What is the name of the bidet company you're using? Seriously I much prefer bidets over toilet paper.
@@dameneko thank you so much!
As an added bonus, portable bidets can have a little bit of liquid soap added to the bottle to ensure extra cleanliness(and maybe a better scent!).
Mine 5 bucks
We use a bidet. Of course, we had to install it on our regular toilet but it is awesome. I wouldn't want to go without it now.
We bought a handheld bidet wand years ago. It was less than $70 and easy to install. The water it uses isn't heated, but that's not a problem where I live. It was one of the best things I have EVER bought. Versus a bidet toilet seat, a handheld wand allows you to use the wand to help spray away any residue. Gotta love it.
Yes, I installed one of those too. Best decision ever.
I'd say it's literally a bent hose.
When I lived overseas my friends thought we were pretty nasty cleaning off by "spreading it around " instead of washing it off . After thinking about it ,I had to agree. I liked having a bidet.
@@eaglefood4584 , Ah, memories of "bathrooms" outside the cities in the Philippines. Just a small room with a slanted spot in the floor and a bucket of water to flush it out into the open "sewer" outside the house.
But aren’t they just spraying it everywhere??
One can be bought at The Home Depot, that's where I bought mine. It only cost $59.95, with hot and cold water, it came with all the attachments and was very easily installed. I've had mine going on 5 years without a problem whatsoever. I own my home so I don't see having to uninstall it. Good luck to anyone who is interested.
@@mdc3148 why? Think of the bidet as a little bathtub with cold and hot water. And then you get try with a towel. One can use soap to if one prefers too.
@@mdc3148 guess you might be referring to those bidet attachments, which work in a total different way (and don't seem as clean as a real bidet)
I worked for a upscale kitchen and bath store before I retired. We sold Toto toilets and washlets. As stated in your video, Toto's washlets were a hard sell, most people giggled when they were shown the washlets, and most of the sales staff were not motivated as well. Most of our customers were people who had visited Japan recently and now could not live without one. Well the distributor decided to give a high end Toto washlet to the sales staff. The idea was to get the sales staff to get more motivated, and I must say it worked! On a personal note it was one of the best things to happen to me working there. What a godsend that washlet was! I used it for the next seven years until it quit working to due hard water buildup. When it died, I knew I could not live without one, and as much as I loved that Toto I could not afford a new one as the one I had retailed for over $1,000. I went on Amazon and purchased a Clean Sense washlet for less than one third of the price with all the same bells and whistles. Front and rear cleansing, oscillating and pulse wash, heated wash and drying, individual presets, self cleaning, and deodorizing. This one only lasted about 4 years, so I opted for a new one about 2 years ago. I absolutely will not go without one, they are that great to have in your bathroom. There are several brands of washlets available on Amazon and other places from the very inexpensive attachments to the best of the Toto. Do yourself one of the biggest favors you can and buy one, I promise, you will not regret it!
I need one where Alexa can see my butt and tell me if I missed a spot. Lol
Hard water is a problem everywhere in the Western US these last few years, with the drought. The mineral buildup in my bathroom sinks, and the toilet bowl, is 10 times faster and harder to remove than it was when I bought my house in 1989. The drought is playing havoc on water quality all over California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Colorado.
What in the world are you talking you? A bidet is just a fountain.
@@laura-ann.0726 A simple bidet will usually suffice and is as immune to hard water as a shower. The same mechanism that works for descaling showers also works for bidets.
Perhaps the reason they didn't sell well is that people don't want to pay all that money for a toilet attachment that won't last. I would much rather pay extra at first for a bidet. In fact, a bidet might be cheaper if I do my own plumbing.
My husband gifted me a bidet a few years ago for my toilet. Best. Gift. Ever. (Says the thankful American)
I just added a luxe 320 plus on my toilet. Such a game changer, especially with the warm water.
My grandparents had a bidet when I was little. I really did think it was a water fountain 🤦♀️
That's my favourite type, independent of the toilet.
How many kids used it for a drink?
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Yes.@@terywetherlow7970
My toddler niece used it as a doll bathtub.
My husband thought I was nuts one year when I asked for a bidet for my birthday. (I heard it's better for the environment.) It was a little weird at first, but it's so clean that I can't understand why more homes don't come equipped with them! It's yucky using a bathroom without one now. I recommend a bidet for anyone who uses a toilet.
Your bathroom is still full of poop particles. Hope you cover that toothbrush.
"for anyone who uses a toilet" yeah I use a litter box personally
Lol you don’t have to use the environment as an excuse. Why can’t you just want a clean ass? I mean, imagine getting shit on your hand and only wiping it off without washing your hands afterwards. 🤮
@@abluewhale95 lmao lolol
I suppose there are those transients that squat wherever and don’t even use toilet paper.
I just figured the toilet paper industry had a strangle hold on the US.
After 24 in Buenos Aires, I've always wondered why Americans don't use them. I quickly learned why most of the world uses them for myself. Argentina has a patented invention called the Bidematic, that is installed inside the toilet using hot or cold water. I finally stopped wasting money on toilet paper that clogs the drains and uses so many trees. I enjoyed the delightful presentation very much. I have wanted to know the reason, since I was born in Chicago.
I installed a bidet and I don’t know how I ever lived without it!!
I have no idea why anyone wouldn’t want one!!
It’s so easy and efficient
I absolutely agree!!
Is it messy though?? I imagine water sprays everywhere 😅
@@mdc3148 No, it isn't messy. They are properly engineered.
@@5pctLowBattery Cold! It depends on what time of the year. But even on the coldest winter days it's wonderfully refreshing to leave the bathroom with a fresh and clean tush. You get used to it really quick.
Love my bidet! Wish I bought one sooner.
I got to live in Sicily for 3 years and fell in love with bidets. We installed them in our house when we came back to America and people think we're crazy.
Is it because a lot of Americans do not experience other cultures?
@@ELee-fr4tr I would say so. Most American schools teach that america is the greatest country and that leads to Americans not ever exploring other countries and cultures.
@Beaver of the Pola cool. You have a great day too.
My Dad was a builder who put a bidet in our home at Moms request in Los Angeles , California in 1962. Clearly Americans in the U.S. knew all about bidets at least 1/2 century ago. Today, 2024, there is a long time water shortage in California that precludes 2 water using apparatises for 1 person in every home.
I used a bidet over in Italy and I loved it. I never went back to rawdawg wiping with just TP.
I remember listening to two American friends in a podcast saying bidets were luxury items. I'm Argentinian and I come from a working-class family so I was honestly so confused, like "what do they mean by luxury items? we all have them" 😂😅
they probably look at Japanese's bidets pricing and thinking we all can't afford it whenever 😅
Another argentinian here. Impossible to live without a bidet. I would feel dirty
@@AnavonRebeur I spent a couple of days, over Christmas, staying in my in-laws' camper. No bidet in there, which is the first time I've gone without in a LONG time. I wound up hopping in the shower to clean off, I couldn't stand not feeling clean. >
theyre extremely unsanitary
you are Argentinian? then you are American too because, you know, you live in the American Continent.
I am Argentinian and I can tell you that 100% of the Country has a bidet! here in US I use a bidet attachment and in my opinion it is even better that a regular bidet!
Que marca compraste?
*95%
My family lived in BA for a year in the mid 70s and our house there had bidets in the bathrooms. It was a great place to keep my goldfish! : )
Exactly, I'm from Australia where they do not exist, when I drove across the US I saw them everywhere.
Vamos Argentina 😍
I highly recommend a handheld wand bidet; no need for extra room, expensive remodeling or those pricey "bidet seats" that can breakdown. It can be had for around $50 (what I paid) and is so practical. It simply attaches to the supply line valve coming from the wall by the toilet, then has a shut off valve at the toilet, and another at the wand (some w/adjustable pressure control). I recommended the one with adjustable pressure, not the trigger (unless you don't mind one standard pressure only). But either way the wand is the way to go. Uses:
1) Men & women: rear usage after messy bowel movements
2) Women: front usage after urinating
3) Men & women: rear usage as enema before colonoscopy, cleaning before planned intercourse, cleanup after intercourse (inserts easily; wand with small head and adjustable pressure only)
4) Women: front usage douching during menstruation, prep for intercourse, cleanup after intercourse
5) Men & women: easy toilet bowl cleaner (bonus!)
...oh I almost forgot: NO extra space and NO electrical outlet needed!
Beyond the washing after BM in lieu of yards of tp
The rest I wash during my daily shower
Douching is very discouraged for women, messes up vaginal flora
And enemas are pretty suspect as to actual necessity with correct diet
I designed and built my own sprayer. It attaches to the sink faucit and works amazingly. I would not travel without ti.
Using a bidet does not preclude using toilet paper. Unless there's a dryer of some sort. You may use less TP, but you're asking for trouble if you're walking around with dampness down there.
I use a wash cloth.
Bounty select-a-size, or half a sheet of a regular sheet is all you need or as was said, use a wash cloth. I use a travel bidet from Amazon, works great at our house.
@@lyndavonkanel8603 - Me, too. I have several wash cloths of a different color from my showering ones. Use one a few times then throw in the washer. I know a "few times" sounds gross but when you learn to use the bidet, you're only dabbing water.
@@vladtheimpala5101 I agree. Me, too.
Towels exist. Buy a bunch of small hand towels, keep several in the bathroom easily accessible, like on top of the toilet tank, and provide a small trash can with a lid exclusively for used bidet towels. After you use the bidet, you can pat dry with a towel. Save the toilet paper for blowing your nose when you are in the bathroom.
American with a bidet here. Best home improvement I've done, totally worth installing an outlet near our toilet.
I got a cheap $20 bidet attachment (technically a washlet, I suppose) for my regular toilet back in 2017. I bought another one for a cousin who later refused to even consider it at an increased price of $25 in 2021. I replaced mine for $30 in 2022 during a move. The same model is now listed at $40. If I had to buy another one at that last price, adding all the money I've spent on them is still less than what I've saved on the reduced use of toilet paper. (Still use the stuff, but just for a quick pat dry.)
They are AWESOME. (And way cleaner than just sliding slices of dead tree across your rear.)
Installed bidets on my toilets and love them. They have high water pressure so they can replace toilet paper most of the time.
@@phoenix3.057 well, sometimes you need a little extra ammunition
Yep very little to needed
Bought a bidet on Amazon for like 40 bucks. Can't go back to not using one now.
Installed one in our bathroom for my wife after she had back surgery a year ago. She loves it. She uses it all the time. I use it periodically not all the time. The unit that I bought was a hybrid unit that replaced the toilet seat with a sprayer built into it. No electricity needed just water pressure and small change in plumbing. Bought the unit at a national box hardware store .
Each time after giving birth and again after a couple of major surgeries, I've had to use a stupid little bottle of warm water to get "clean" on the toilet. I can't tell you much I LOATHED it. Unless I'm in the shower or going for a swim I do not like my rear end being wet. To each their own but keep that crap away from me!
Edit: typo
Indeed. I plan on installing one of those Toto or similat bidet seats as soon as I have my own post-divorce home, instead of getting into major bathroom remodeling. As a Spaniard, I grew up with several bidets at my parent’s home and missed them every single day since I moved to the USA. I can’t believe that people here have not adopted such useful appliance…
@@DulceN The toilet seat adapter is only $35 on Amazon. You don't need to remodel anything.
I grew up in Italy in the 60s and practically every home had a bidet. Our holidays were spent traveling, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Greece and we could not find bidets. My sister has been living in Paris since the 80's and even now she has no bidet. My wife is from Colombia and the first bidet she saw was in Italy. My job makes me l travel to China, the middle East, Russia and most of Europe, bidets are still very uncommon. I have lived in the USA from 76 to 98 and bidets were super rare (we installed a bit seat on the toilet). Having said all of this , when you say that the whole world uses the bidet except for the USA I simply don't know what you are talking about😂😂😂 The way I see it you should have titled your video "why is the bidet widely used only in Italy and not the rest of the world". One final note, US soldiers may have see the bidet in bordellos in Italy, but it does not mean that it was not used in homes, maybe you should interview WW2 veterans and ask them how many family homes they have visited.
It’s terrible. We didn’t take advantage of the bidet when it was affordable. It makes so much sense for cleanliness.
Nine years ago I had spine surgery and prior to the operation, I installed a Bidet Toylet Seat on my toilet. VERY easy to install and what a joy to use. Especially when I couldn't bend or twist due to the surgery. It was pricey (about $400.00) but is still working with no problems. Easy to clean and I've even moved and took my seat with me.
I had spinal surgery too, love my bum gun it was a great help
As a 67-year old, I have a lot of arthritis pain in my back, and the bidet is a godsend - far less painful than having to twist around to try and wipe with toilet paper.
I bought one @ Costco s few years ago & loved it so much u installed another in our second bathroom. I bought them pre-TP craziness so they've paid for themselves through the reduced use of TP. The heated seat is the icing on the cake! ❤️
I agree. I use one as well & not only do they save a lot of money on TP, but they _also_ greatly reduce the frequency of the drainpipes getting clogged (since TP is the primary source of most clogs.) For a whole bunch of reasons (hygiene, cost-savings, etc.), I consider it one of the best investments I ever made.
Yes. Mine has a remote to change water temp and location.
Now you just waste water and still have to dry off your butt somehow~!!
@@rickmcdonald1557 You probably consider regular showers, bathing & washing your hands to be 'wasting water,' too. (And don't you have to dry yourself after those activities, too? Well, I guess you wouldn't know about that, would you?) And I guess you could take it to the ultimate extreme by not flushing when you're finished (since you probably consider _that_ to be 'wasting water' as well...)
This is why I think especially those who use septic tanks should use bidets, if all that goes down the pipes is just water and poop, then there isn't anything to clog.
Bidet, bidet! Don’t smear, wash it away!
I installed ours when we built the house, over 20 years ago, I use it everyday.
American here, love my bidet. Never giving it up!
I got several on Amazon about 4 years ago for $25 each that fit on your standard toilet. 10 minutes to install, just needed a flat screwdriver to remove and then put back the toilet seat. Some of the best money I've ever spent.
I'm an American and I have a bidet - the sort that attaches to your existing toilet. A friend recommended it during the pandemic. Honestly, my spouse and I now gripe about how much we hate using the facilities anywhere else. You feel so much cleaner and use so much less TP. It's an inexpensive upgrade. I think all toilets should come with these!
I’m the same way. The thought of not using one after having one for so long now is unsettling.
I love my bidet!! I have a portable one, so I never have to "go" without it!!!
We have one in every bathroom in our house!!
I think bidets are becoming more popular in the US. I know ever since I've had one, all my family members that visit have now gotten one too. When I have to use the toilet away from home, I miss it! Our TP use has easily been cut in half.
These comments are fun reads.... butt, one reason to carry a bottle of water isn't just thirst, water on some TP and dabbing is better than paper smearing... the water helps a lot... an option when you can't spray water...
I visited Europe in 2018 where I first experienced a bidet. When I got back home, I immediately bought and installed a non-electric bidet attachment to my toilet and have never regretted it. I am the most hygienic person in my family and social circle.
"I am the most hygienic person in my family and social circle." How did you come to that conclusion? Never mind, I don't want to know.
Not all of Europe uses them I have never seen one in the uk
@Beaver of the Pola Hint: it's the countries where they don't bathe
Well some people wet toilet paper with water or disinfectant so who knows if you’re truly the most hygienic
I suffer a lot because I don't have a bidet. It would be extremely helpful after my major back surgery. I resort to using a handheld shower and special stretches to make sure I can defecate right after I wake up in the morning. I don't think using the shower is as clean as a bidet would be. I sanitize it often, and this is a huge hassle which could be avoided if the U.S. would catch up with countries who have advanced to installing bidets in everyone's bathroom.
I also find it to be very annoying that it is so difficult, if not impossible, to find a company that mass produces homes that will allow you to request simple modifications like installing a bench in the shower or a bidet in the bathroom before the home is built, no matter how much money they want you to pay for the home. They won't even leave the bathroom unbuilt, and force you to have to tear down what they do after you purchase the home from them. I will never buy a home from one of these mass construction companies for this reason, and many others, and I will have to get an architect if I can ever buy my own home, unless I buy a used home and have it renovated.
They have to install the toilet by code
And a sink in the kitchen by code
Each house
Maybe ur area requires more to be installed to code to get the Certificate of Occupancy so u can move in
The builder can’t close on the house if it’s not up to code, as a new build
Yep, they're great. And don't overlook the 'portable' bidet--essentially a squeeze bottle with a long nozzle. Quick, easy, inexpensive, and does a great job. I never want to be without one again.
When that toilet paper panic happened, I bought a little bidet that attaches to the toilet seat. Best purchase I ever made.
As an Italian woman I have always wondered how American women on their period manage to stay comfortable without being able to rinse themselves several times a day
I "met a bidet" in Europe back in the early 1970's. :D We were a non-professional teenaged "youth chorale" from MI that travelled to Europe and spent a month touring and performing at U.S. Army posts and various *beautiful* cathedrals along the way. There was around 50 of us in the choir and we travelled by bus and frequently shared a single bathroom with other guests on the same floor in the Hostel-type lodgings we stayed in.
Washing our *clothes* and ourselves in the bathtub and sinks available in London was a real problem with all the people on that floor needing the bathroom at one point or another and three days into the trip we arrived in France and discovered these wonderful "things" in the bathroom alongside the toilets. When we got home I told my Mom all about that wonderful *extra sink* we'd never seen before with the small basin that included a little water fountain that helped us rinse out our socks and undies in the absence of washing machines. The look of horror on my Mom's face when I told her how 'easy it was to rinse the soap out of the "stuff" we'd washed" in this small "sink" was truly edifying. :D I can still see her face even after all these years. (grin) thanks for the memory.
There is life before bidet and life after. I cannot over state how awesome this is. Haven't met anyone that thinks otherwise. Best $35 I ever spent. Was great to have during the toilet paper shortage of 2020
What shortage?
🙄🙄
@@DavidShort-ov5vb when covid started the people here in the US went crazy buying enormous amounts of toilet paper.
There is only life after bidet installation, not before.
Bidet doesnt replace paper. It just waahes you deeper
Son-in-law bought us a bidet and we don't know how we lived without it.. Absolutely love it!!!
That is great news. We can't live without it either.
When TP got scarce, I ordered a bolt-on bidet from a Canadian company. It was driven by water line pressure and had hot and cold adjustability. The spray had one forward setting and one toward the back (supposedly for the needs of specific genders). Paper usage in the house plummeted and, as spritzing replaced smearing, cleanliness improved. Even though there's something extra to scrub when you clean the john, it isn't much. After you get acclimated, waiting for hot water to come down the line gets less important.
Can't live without it.
When I hear 'bidet", I think of "Crocodile Dundee", when Paul Hogan's character figures out what it's for, and then shouts it out the window of the Plaza hotel!
LOL SAME!
"Ah, it's for washin' yer backside!"
Hercule Poirot's friend Captain Hastings; using Poirot's bathroom: Confused; He knelt, and used the spray to wash his face.
I have a bidet in my home and I use it regularly, it's much more sanitary, saves tissue paper, and refreshing actually. I've spoken with family members about them and I've offered to install one in their restrooms. I have some good friends who moved here from the Middle East who have used one all their lives. I just wanted to share that.
I just started buying the one that attaches under the toilet seat as a gift for family members. Once they have the bidet, curiosity usually takes over and they install it. Then I get to hear how it is one of the best gifts they have ever received.
@@jblanken08 ,
I have to say, that is my exact feelings about mine, it installed the same way with hot and cold water. You can adjust it for your individual comfort. The brand name is "Brondell" dual temperature bidet, I kept the box in case of any problem so I can send it back.
Seems crass to say, but my bidet attachment saves me a lot of money on TP. It's much more affordable and effective to use TP to dry after a bidet rinsing than as the cleansing medium itself.
I don’t understand why we don’t have them in every home here in the US! I love mine.
Shortly after the covid toilet paper shortages, I saw an advertisement for a bidet attachment. I'm happy to say that I now have two of my own & I'm amazed at how the stigma against them had led me away for so long. Why in the world would you rub it in, when you could wash it off?
For folks who are on a budget or live in an apartment/rent their home in the states, I'd suggest looking into some of the simple bidet toilet seats that simply divert from your toilet's water supply line. Basic bidet seats that don't heat or anything still work great! And they are only $40-$70! Few landlords would complain about you putting one in(as they are fairly simple to install). If you are worried about how cold the water might be, don't be, since with water lines being in the walls, even in the wintertime, the water that you get from the spray is not uncomfortable to use.
We installed to of those types of toilet seat bidets in our home and never looked back!
It was actually one of the first things I got when I moved to my first apartment. That thing made its money back 100 fold during the pandemic.
I am prissy I guess, I installed a warmer tank, another 60 dollars but I really like it
I would not be happy spraying COLD water on my butt! Instead, after using a small amount of toilet paper, I use a wash cloth with warm lather at the sink for a thorough cleaning of anal a genital areas.
@@paperburn My 75 year old asshole certainly would enjoy the comfort of a warm spray as opposed to a cold spray that would pucker my butt possibly causing a hemorrhoidal eruption.
Buy a Japanese or Korean washlet (that replaces the toilet seat) for your wife. It is will be the best gift ever. Really. One doesn't need to renovate anything.
My first time using a bidet was last year when I visited my fiancee's childhood home in Slovenia. We went to the beach house in Croatia and I decided to give it a try. I couldn't stop smiling about how clean I was! I don't use the "wipe first, then bidet to finish..." No indeed! It's a strong rinse first, gentle liquid soap on the fingers, lather up, rinse clean, and pat dry with a designated washcloth! When we got back to the US, I went home, wiped ONCE, and went straight to Walmart to buy a Tushy bidet attachment! The only time I wipe now is if I have to go at work! There's nothing like the clean feeling after going!!
I had a negative perception my entire life without even knowing why, spent 2 months in Asia and it's honestly laughable that I never saw one in the UK. They're amazing 😂
The problem I have if I had a bidet it would have to have the water flow of a fire hose!
Normal water pressure is quite adequate. I have IBS.
I installed an after market bidet in my bathroom and it's improved life immensely! And the Japanese have innovated them so much, I want one of those a lot!
It’s more that Americans think of the shared bidet as germy in itself. Anything that is that near someone else’s dirty bits is not something they want to use to spray on their own. If they had one all their own, that would be different. Then it could be sanitized. It’s gross to use a community cleaning/rinsing system for your nooks and crannies.
It’s the same with hand washing in public. Blowers recirculate dirty air, so, it’s pull and toss the first paper towel (it’s germy), wash hands, turn off with a paper towel, then dry hands with a new one, open door with it, toss in trash before door closes. Use foot if necessary to hold door open.
I bought a bidet attachment for my regular toilet. I love it. Unfortunately, I don’t have an electrical outlet by the toilet, so I had to go with one without the warm water feature. Still it’s so nice to be tidy.
I work for the county and was reassigned to the waste water management department during Covid-19 and we had to regularly clean out wipes from the check valves to keep them working
Oh yes, the fatbergs. I think they are a new life form. I've seen videos of them moving on their own. Shiver.