• SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I can’t explain it, but all the bidets I’ve seen (mainly continental Europe) have been like this.

    • Neato@kbin.social
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      Yes. It’s the old style. Before they had the tech for the under seat ones. Some didn’t even have fountains and you’d fill it up and wash your ass with your hands.

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          1 year ago

          I still can’t figure out how to use the showerhead while sitting. I always stand up. I guess the bidet fits people who likes to sit

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      1 year ago

      Some (most?) Italians will do a bit of wiping and the move over. I guess you can even stand up and then sit on the bidet without wiping, as you’ll wash the whole area anyway?

    • lmaydev@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Often used for quickly washing your pits, bits and feet. Not just as an automated ass wiper.

    • stolid_agnostic@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      That is a REAL bidet from long before anyone ever thought of a toilet hookup. You’ll find these throughout Europe and South America. Even the poorest houses have them.