I read an article today about a company that wants to sell bidets to Americans using the pitch that it will allow us to use less toilet paper. I won't bother you with the link. The concept that we can save the Earth by doing anything is getting quite tiresome but to argue that a bidet will help is complete lunacy.
Paper grows on trees. Water, at least clean, usable water, does not. Indeed, in many parts of the world it is a rarity. If the goal is to save the planet we should be using toilet paper rather than water to clean our naughty bits. My local government wants me to water my lawn less often, why would they want me to use more water in the restroom?
I also can't figure out how to use a bidet. How do you dry yourself off after using the bidet if you have no toilet paper and you are in a public restroom? Do you just pull up your pants over a wet bottom? And, who wants your waste, and other people's waste, squirting all over your naked body. Gross.
Bidets are stupid. America is superior to all other countries for several reasons; the Second Amendment, awesome TV shows, we spell "color" correctly without a "u," and WE DON"T USE BIDETS!
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