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

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I’m just terrified it’ll get my underwear and clothes wet while being cold and unpleasant.

The beam is way more focused than you might imagine. It can't reach your clothes, there's a fat-ass human in the way ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

" I'm just terrified it'll get my underwear and clothes wet while being cold and unpleasant." I've never had this issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Wash them with soap and water and scrub them then dry them with a towel.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Some people are worried that it may feel sexual.

I... did not know this was a concern? lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The I don't wipe or wash my ass because that's gay crowd. What a special bunch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The "let me be hyperfocused on sexualizing other men's anuses to show how straight and manly I am" crowd.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

These people have serious issues. So, cleaning your butt makes you gay? Is toothbrushing OK, though?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Ok first thank you for your insight. Second, your name made me lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I got a Tushy classic bidet a year ago. It is amazing! For anyone out there that uses more toilet paper than you think you should, gets a raw bum from wiping, or wants to get three times cleaner, a bidet is for you. I'm a dude, but also my wife loves it. Honestly, one of the best purchases per dollar I have ever made and one that reminds me daily.

If you got poop on your hands, what do you think will get you cleaner? Couple of wipes with toilet paper or rinsing in the sink with water.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I installed one shortly before the pandemic started and ended up looking like Nostradamus.

You don't realize you want one until you have it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Have been using bidet my entire life. It's a must! This post should be more of a PSA rather than YSK.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll never understand how people live without a bidet.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like to use toilet paper to get the bulk of it, then use wet wipes after.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How dare you! Jajajaja. I guess everyone can do it as pleased

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lol at least I made progress. I was taught to just use toilet paper when I was a kid. Now if I have to do that, I feel so dirty

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I feel quite the opposite. Hear me, if you stick your finger in penut butter and just clean it with paper, you can still taste it if you suck it. But of you wash it with water your truly clean. But didn't want to sound like I was criticizing. Cheers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've thought of getting at least a portable Bidet for a while (I rent, so can't really install a proper bidet). How easy are they to install?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

it's an easy install and easy uninstall.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I wonder whether you meant "bidet shower" or "bidet" (meant as a stand-alone additional sanitary equipment for a toilet room).

Video tutorial

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Alternatively, installing a faucet near the toilet and placing bucket and dipper (locally it's tabo) is great. Common in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabo_(hygiene))

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I mean at least in Europe when you use a bidet you use soap and then still dry a few times with tp. These contraptions are good to soften the ass crud but you'll still need to wipe it off with tp.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does anyone know what options exist for those who rent? I just have a travel attachment but it's more annoying to fill it up every time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I keep seeing bidets recommended. Ive thought about getting one, but I'm not sure.

Are there any vagina owners here that can testify to them? I'm worried it will just spray poop up into my bits.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My girlfriend loves the bidet. You will not spray poop up into your bits but I get your concern. We also have a dial, on ours, to change the angle to vagina-mode. Great for periods, allegedly, but it blasts me in the balls if I don't notice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

occasional ball-blasting from frigid intake water is a small price to pay for a squeaky-clean b-hole

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

possessors of the vagina

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I've never had it spray poop into my bits, so you should be good.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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

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