Wipe your bum less and save on toilet paper

Warning: Bathroom business discussion incoming. I heard a comedian say once that toilet paper was an absurdity. If a person walked up to you, wiped poop on your cheek, then offered only toilet paper to clean it off, would you still be disgusted? Of course you would! Who decided toilet paper was enough? Americans did. Other civilized countries use a bidet.

We were in Italy and in our hotel bathroom was a traditional bidet. It looks like a sink, sitting close to the ground, and is actually kind of confusing as to how it would be most effectively used. I prefer the type of bidet used in some Asian countries. The kind that squirts up toward your bum for maximum cleansing. Before you scoff, take in to consideration that Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers requested that the Dodgers install this type of bidet in the clubhouse. I heard one of the Dodgers broadcasters say that the rest of the team immediately fell in love with the idea (I wonder why)

Kenta Maeda wants to have a bidet in the toilet at #Dodger Stadium. He asked the club to install it 2 days ago. pic.twitter.com/2AldURIu5l

— Joseph Kim (@blackwings2011) March 21, 2016

This is something I am pretty passionate about and have the same one in our house. We decreased the number of times we purchased toilet paper as a result. Spray clean, wipe to dry, and not feel like you should take a shower every time you do your business. Again, if it was on your face rather than your undercarriage, paper wouldn’t be enough.