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Can someone explain the separate bidet? You take a shit on the toilet then crab walk over to the bidet or what?

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That’s what the bowls are for. To catch any drips.

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The bowls that look like dog bowls, one having food in it?

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thats just being environmentally conscious.

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I can’t explain it, but all the bidets I’ve seen (mainly continental Europe) have been like this.

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They are usually placed a bit closer, so the move from the toilet to the bidet is just a scooch over.

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I’ve seen them sparingly in some nice houses and hotels here in the US, but they were never common. But even as a US native, these are what come to mind when I hear the word “bidet.” Not the hoses that hook up to toilet bowls.

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I’ve never actually seen a hose attachment type irl. Neither are popular in the uk.

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I think the bidet is to wash feet, but I could be wrong

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Narrator: He was wrong.

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You’re right: you were wrong

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Oh my sweet sweet child

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Yes. It’s the old style. Before they had the tech for the under seat ones. Some didn’t even have fountains and you’d fill it up and wash your ass with your hands.

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Why not the hung-on-wall showerhead types? Is this second bowl design more common than the handheld one?

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I still can’t figure out how to use the showerhead while sitting. I always stand up. I guess the bidet fits people who likes to sit

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Often used for quickly washing your pits, bits and feet. Not just as an automated ass wiper.

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Some (most?) Italians will do a bit of wiping and the move over. I guess you can even stand up and then sit on the bidet without wiping, as you’ll wash the whole area anyway?

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Might as well just shit in the bidet

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That is a REAL bidet from long before anyone ever thought of a toilet hookup. You’ll find these throughout Europe and South America. Even the poorest houses have them.

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Another use is sometimes you’ll wash your genitals without using the toilet

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