Why YSK: It’s cleaner, cheaper and more convenient than toilet paper

My favorite pro-bidet argument from chainsawsuit.com

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…you dont wash your hands?

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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.

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… 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 β€œclean” 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.

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As someone from outside the West, the idea of just wiping with a tissue paper, and not using a bidet or its equivalent grosses me out tbh.

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And also saves trees

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ok…I’m intrigued. I’ve actually been using my kid’s baby wipes because really, anything is better than dry TP. Looking at some options on Costco, seems the cheapy is just a hand-held thing for $80, then the seat-integrated ones are around $300 and up. Is the seat integration worthwhile? What about water temp? Is it basically a cold-shot to the butthole? That’ll wake me up, no doubt.

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I thought the cold shot to the hole was going to be horrible, but it’s actually a little refreshing.

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Huh…OK more intrigued. I can’t say I’ve had that experience. FOMO is building.

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Please God, I beg you all to do this. I mean no disrespect to y’all at all.

I have been using a bidet/health faucet/Jet spray all my life. I was so shocked and disgusted when I found out people in the west used toilet paper 🀒🀒

I’ve used toilet paper a few times in emergencies and I’ve regretted it everytime. The difference between water and paper in cleaning your butt is so vast.

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