Sofia “Buff Girlfriend” @sofiabuffgf

Installing a bidet at home was life changing but unfortunately it’s transformed pooping on company time from a small proletarian victory into yet another grueling humiliation of inadequate working conditions.

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    2 years ago

    I relate to this on such a deep level. I really dread using any toilet that doesn’t have a bidet now. I can’t figure out why they aren’t everywhere . It has to be better for the environment.

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      2 years ago

      Imagine the filth in your average public restroom.

      Now imagine if they were all designed with powerful fountains that spray water up and out of the device if not intercepted by an anus.

      I’m pretty sure “this is why we can’t have nice things” is true in this case, just pre-emptively.

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        2 years ago

        The wonderful thing about every bidet I’ve ever used is that they require intentional actions to be activated. I have never gotten a surprise spray yet.

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          2 years ago

          Surprises of that sort aren’t really the problem, tho that would be… wild.

          The intentional abuse of the devices would be the problem, as would unintentional misuse (eg they are in the wrong position and it misses entirely, or they don’t know what it is and mess with the controls while standing in front of it).

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              2 years ago

              Same, honestly. You have to make sure it works and you don’t really think to cover it, and even if you did you don’t really know where…

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                2 years ago

                My bidet toilet came with a “demonstration tool”. A (transparent) plastic contraption that can be put on the toilet which 1) activates the bum-sensor and 2) blocks the water stream.

                The toilet also has a “demonstration” mode, I did not dare to turn that on, though.

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              2 years ago

              I would like to see an AMA from a first time owner that didn’t end up with water on the wall. When in the process of deciding to get one and having it functional did it occur to watch out… or not?

              I did after putting it in and watched my partner test it and got another in a different spot.

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            2 years ago

            You’re right. There is nothing stopping folks from throwing toilet paper (clean or dirty) all over the public restroom on purpose and I have spent enough time in airport bathrooms to know that people can make a mess perfectly fine with how restrooms are kitted out today.

        • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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          2 years ago

          I had one with analog pressure control. It was basically just a valve with a limiter you hooked up to toilet’s water line. If your hand slipped, you got to do a little spring cleaning. It was not as refreshing as the task sounds.

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            2 years ago

            Ah, the poor mans enema. Sometimes if you have a poop that’s not cooperating you can squirt some water up there and it comes out. Source: 😏

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          2 years ago

          People are quite intentional in their destruction of public property. And then of course there are all of those incompetent idiots roaming around.

          • modifier@lemmy.ca
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            2 years ago

            Well let’s pull out the toilets too. They can and do make plenty of mess of those. Let’s just get rid of public amenities.

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              2 years ago

              I wasn’t arguing that we shouldn’t offer them in public restrooms, just pointing out that there will be issues, even though you and I can handle them just fine. I hate using public restrooms ever since I installed bidets in my house. I even take baby wipes backpacking with me now, since I can’t stand only using dry toilet paper. It’s gross!

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          2 years ago

          I definitely have but it was 100% user error :( I was cleaning my toilet and meant to turn on the nozzle clean but turned on the regular wash instead. I screamed so loud my partner thought I was injured. Thankfully I was wearing glasses I guess.

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      2 years ago

      I was in Japan for two weeks and not once did I use a toilet without a bidet. It was glorious.

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      2 years ago

      Go for a portable one. Be clean and proud. Nobody is gonna ask you about the flask-thing anyway unless they want one. https://www.happypo.de/ No idea if it has a translated site, but it’s quite butt-forward anyhow.

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        2 years ago

        We have those in the US as well. They’re meant for women who just gave birth to clean their privates. The hospital gave my wife 3 that we got to take home since they can’t reuse them.

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          2 years ago

          Bidets can generally also be used for lady parts, but it isn’t just for that. In the link, it does call itself “butt shower”.

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            Yeah, but this “portable bidet” is literally the exact same product that has been marketed towards post-partum women in the US. I mean that literally, it’s the exact same product made in China, marketed by some slimy western asshole as a “revolutionary portable bidet!!!1!11!”