Why are Americans so grossed out by bidets? I think not using one is disgusting, personally.

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Why do non Americans make weird generalizations about Americans that Americans don’t at all agree with 🤷‍♂️

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We’re not grossed out. They’re just not common.

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I don't actually know anyone who is grossed out by them. Not sure who you're meeting lol

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I think they're getting more common in America! I have one and whoa, life changer. I think Americans think of toilet water as "dirty" and don't like the idea of using it to clean, they'd prefer a disposable wipe. It's just a matter of educating that the bidet water isn't the waste water 🙄

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Personally, I find the sensation of water shooting up my butt crack to feel really weird. In theory, I’m down with the bidet, but I’ve yet to get over that feeling. Maybe some day.

I am literally, honestly, spraying my backside with one right now! No joke!

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I know what you’re saying. I think they’d more likely think it was ‘weird’ than ‘gross.’ I wanted to install one at work, but I know how close-minded we Americans are. I have one at home. Game changer.

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I was grossed out by a small hand towel that was next to one at an office in Buenos Aires. Like does everyone dry off with that same towel? I didn’t see others or a can for used ones. Just looked like one small towel to dry off and it didn’t look dry.

I don’t have access to bidets here but I’m happy to use them when I’m traveling in Europe. Who is saying they’re gross?

I love my bidet! Oh, BTW - you're an a$$hole with your tired old stereotypes of Americans.

I love my bidet. After using a fancy toto toilet in an office I got too accustomed to a clean bunghole to ever go back

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