to think the UK should have bidets

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Just that really. I far prefer the French habit of having a wash after having a no 2, much more civilised. The British way is actually unhygienic and gross.

Stop giving people ideas. 😂

Washing with water removes germs that wiping doesn’t. If you got poo on your hand, would a quick wipe be enough or would you prefer to use water? I can’t believe I am having to spell this out!

And re other countries’ toilets, a quick google will tell you that there are health benefits to squat toilets. Don’t dismiss all poorer countries as being worse. Our nice UK toilets cater to our modern sensibilities. I prefer them. But they are not necessarily better in every way. Open your mind a bit.

Much of Asia has 'bum guns' - showers next to the look which you hose over the loo with. Very efficient and take up less room than a full-on bidet.

I think all toilets should have a bidet installed, surely in 2026 this should be just a done thing now?

Way too many people use wipes every day, which even though they say they’re flushable, should not be flushed.

MN gave me the best advice about using lotion and I’ve never used a toilet wipe since.

I also have a hand bidet that I use before wiping.

BAHAHAHA

Totally agree, UK bathrooms should be designed as a matter of course to have bidets, imagine how good they would be for after sex and during a period.

Another vote for a bum gun.

Although I do use wipes I never ever flush them.

Germs are not removed. Germs are killed. And they aren’t killed with warm water. I can’t believe im having to spell that out. I assume you don’t wash your hands after using the looo with plain water and no soap?

or maybe you do, if the Indian podcaster guys told you that was the most hygienic way 😂

Keep a bar of soap next to the toilet and rub that on your bumhole after a poo. 😆

I had a hose thing (the kind they have in Thailand) installed in my new bathroom rather than a bidet. It’s so much more hygienic than toilet paper alone!

Did you find your baby?

They share the same flannel so very hygenic! Not , just shower after problem solved

I know, I’m half way through reading and just stunned people think it’s true.

So you genuinely think dry wiping achieves the same as using water? For any kind of dirt. Just to be clear.

I'm so shocked that people think just dry wiping after a poo is hygienic

Why do us brits always do weird stuff compared to Europe. I honestly think some brits don’t get out enough or travel enough to know that either a jug for rinsing with water or a bum gun are perfectly normal. No old flannels or creams or expensive moist toilet tissue are needed.

Communal poo flannel? Rinsed out after use and lives in a bucket? This is incredibly unhygienic.

When I was in the UK last month we couldn't swim in the sea for several days because there was raw sewage in the water. It is objectively a dirty country in some respects. Also all the litter everywhere.

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With a bum gun do you have to be careful of squatting any poo around your fanny?

Could do it the Roman way sponge on a stick 😉

That’s not something you can give a clear answer to is it? Plain Water isn’t very good at removing anything, but if I was sprayed with mud from a tractor I’m sure I’d take a hose down over being given a dry tea towel.

thats not actually related to bum wiping though, obviously, so not sure what you’re asking.

Imagine sharing shitty public bidets. Not remotely civilised. Poo flannel is even worse though (I’m sure not serious though).

I do think the hand thing is a good point. If you got poo on your hand or arm, you wouldn’t just wipe it off with dry toilet paper (I hope!), you would wash it off properly with a wipe or water. Obviously cleaning after a poo with water or wipes or whatever will make it cleaner than not doing so, dry wiping won’t remove all the, ahem, residue.

Depends how much you value the cleanliness of your arsehole generally. In terms of impact on health it’s not like it makes any real difference if you have a slightly shittier arse.

I find it really uncomfortable (and expensive) too.

I remember watching embarrassing bodies years ago and there was someone on there that always had skid marks in his underwear and was really embarrassed by it.

And the doctor said most people in the UK don’t wipe properly.
I don’t remember what he recommended but I remember him saying that a couple wipes with dry toilet roll is not good (and obviously how we sit on the toilet in the country too).