Weird topic - Bidets

[birdyone]

Does anyone have one of these, and if so, what do you think of them?

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Thanks, Elaine

[wallycat]

Had one in Paris.
Love 'em....but probably won't put one in because of cost/space.

[birdyone]

Actually this thing sits on top of your toilet and apparently easy to install - hence my interest - they look really neat - here in Canada they are around $1,500 (I think). I wish I had put one+ in this house when it was built.

[Hammster]

The room I had in my Tokyo hotel had a toilet with the bidet and wash features built in. Boy was that nice. It was nice not to have to use paper.
Disgusting male stuff here:
Well I did have to use some, but a lot less to finish drying, as I'm quite "hairy" there. (Sorry ladies, but it's the way it is). Even with the air dry feature I could have been there awhile. To continue the "crudeness" for just a bit longer, I didn't have any "skid marks" in my underwear after using that toilet. I think that's a huge bonus. Ok, no more stuff like that in the thread. :eek:
Disgusting male stuff over!!
The heated seat sounds really nice. Cold seats are no fun sometimes. It looks like the portable unit you are considering does get plumbed some way and it plugs in. I'd think getting the electric to the seat might be the trickiest thing. There generally isn't an outlet next to the toilet so you might end up with an extension cord running somewhere. Or you might have to do some home remodeling and install an outlet near the toilet to accomodate it.
Hmmm, now I'm thinking I want one. :D

[birdyone]

Not disgusting at all - as I did mention 'weird' - and I'm sure tons of people have them. Good point about the heating/outlet. The reason I'm doing this is to not remodel - maybe another outlet installed closer to the tank.

You are too funny Hammster!

Elaine ;)

[ErinM]

Well, when I went to Spain as a teenager with a group of other teens, we encountered our first bidet in our hotel rooms, which no one had told us about.

Since we didn't know what it was used for, one of the girls used it to wash her hair, since we figured "Hey, it's a little sink!"

:eek:

[GingerPow]

The room I had in my Tokyo hotel had a toilet with the bidet and wash features built in. Boy was that nice. It was nice not to have to use paper.
Disgusting male stuff here:
Well I did have to use some, but a lot less to finish drying, as I'm quite "hairy" there. (Sorry ladies, but it's the way it is). Even with the air dry feature I could have been there awhile. To continue the "crudeness" for just a bit longer, I didn't have any "skid marks" in my underwear after using that toilet. I think that's a huge bonus. Ok, no more stuff like that in the thread. :eek:
Disgusting male stuff over!!

Geez, and I was worried about guys reading about our menstrual products & what women wear to bed.

I'm going to need a minute between reading this and reading a food recipe.
Think about something else, think about something else, think about something else, think about something else, think about something else...

[fci5767]

Geez, and I was worried about guys reading about our menstrual products & what women wear to bed.

I'm going to need a minute between reading this and reading a food recipe.
Think about something else, think about something else, think about something else, think about something else, think about something else...

Ok Ginger, that's two monitors you owe me now (in one week, no less.)

[GingerPow]

Ok Ginger, that's two monitors you owe me now (in one week, no less.)
Sorry Beth... but I'll betcha your monitor is nice and clean from all of that Windex! :D

What page of the "form mountain" are you up to so far?

[Aubergine]

Geez, and I was worried about guys reading about our menstrual products & what women wear to bed.

I'm going to need a minute between reading this and reading a food recipe.
Think about something else, think about something else, think about something else, think about something else, think about something else...

lololol.:D hammster? is that what explains skid marks? i always thought it was guys being anal-retentive, and/or 'not in touch with their body signals,' and not getting there on time....i mean, i've asked a few, but they claim total ignorance of how this phenomenon occurs. :rolleyes:

my DS just spent a year in Tokyo, he might have mentioned the bidets there, or maybe i'm recalling a scene from 'Lost in Translation....'

encountered my first bidets in Paris when i lived there early 70's. they're very common and make perfect sense in a culture that traditionally did not have the american obsession with daily bathing/showers, but also traditionally have had active s*x lives.:p actually, considering the american Calvinistic-Puritan, "cleanliness is next to godliness," tradition here, you'd almost think that bidets would have traversed the ocean a lot soon than this.

erin, tooo funny, your GF used one to shampoo????

[ErinM]

erin, tooo funny, your GF used one to shampoo????


Yep. And to top it off, she was trying to get rid of the green in her hair from being freshly permed and then taking a dip in a chlorinated pool!

[LakeMartinGal]

Back in the mid-60's, when GF and I were in Paris as a graduation gift, we washed our undies in it :D :eek:

[fci5767]

Sorry Beth... but I'll betcha your monitor is nice and clean from all of that Windex! :D

What page of the "form mountain" are you up to so far?

Page 9 (of 35) now. I have to finish by Tuesday morning since I'm going to pick up my nephew later that afternoon.

[Hammster]

lololol.:D hammster? is that what explains skid marks? i always thought it was guys being anal-retentive, and/or 'not in touch with their body signals,' and not getting there on time....i mean, i've asked a few, but they claim total ignorance of how this phenomenon occurs. :rolleyes:

Aubergine. Well, it's what explains MY skidmarks. LOL LOL LOL. I'm not gonna claim it explains all of them. LOL.

Ginger, you were warned and you read it anyway. LMAO. I hope you have your vision, and your appetite, back. LOL.

[birdyone]

Well okay now..........when I get this 'bidet/whatever/hairwasher' installed - you all have to come to Toronto for a 'bidet party' - how fun would that be - dirty undies never to be again! Too funny all of you :D :D

[Aubergine]

Well okay now..........when I get this 'bidet/whatever/hairwasher' installed - you all have to come to Toronto for a 'bidet party' - how fun would that be - dirty undies never to be again! Too funny all of you :D :D


birdy, mebbe you should re-think that invite. who knows whom you might be besieged by, if it's the likes of us!?

Hamm, you will be forever in my heart and memory as the only guy i've ever known who had the cujones (= self-confidence) to discuss the matter, aside from Howard Stern, and i haven't listened to him in 15 years...

[oceanjasper]

The family I lived with in Sweden had one; it sat beside the toilet in the main washroom. I never used it for what it was intended, but it was handy for shaving your legs! :D

[Canice]

OMG, when Hammster meets GingerPow...!

I've never encountered a bidet in North America, but I met a couple of American guys in Italy who said, "I like those foot-washers in the bathroom"! LOL. The bidet as Rorschach test.

[birdyone]

Oh Aubie - I've been hanging around this board since inception - not to worry - I'm a big girl and ......... what would possibly be wrong with any of you??? ;) skids/hair/legs et al! ;)

[avariell]

when i lived in portugal, i used my bidet to do my laundry. the bidets there were different from the ones i saw elsewhere in europe - it was like a toilet bowl with a faucet. there was no stream or squirt of water coming out to spray your tush with... it was a faucet you'd turn (presumably while squatting over the toilet bowl) and use a rag to wipe and rinse?? none of my portuguese roommates used it. they thought it was antiquated. it did make the world's easiest hand washing station for me :) i just cleaned it thoroughly each time i used it! :D :cool:

[MikeC]

The first bidet I saw was when my parents took my sister and me to Europe in 1969. I had no idea what it was!

I also remember having one in a hotel in Quebec many years ago.

I've also run into them in at least one hotel here in the U.S. It was a hotel in Washington, D.C., but can't remember which one right now.

All of these were like toilet bowls with faucets.

[Angelina]

I can't really imagine how you would wash hands, hair or undies in a bidet...isn't it much more comfortable to use the sink?? :confused: My back hurts just thinking about it!

When I lived in Italy, me and my mother used the bidet on a daily basis because taking a shower every day was not possible (not enough water). The only other thing it would get used for was washing feet. And it was like a toilet bowl with a faucet...no squirting or fanning...

Angela

[honeygirl1971]

The contraption birdyone linked to looks pretty fancy. The bidet we had in the apt I lived in here when I was a student was more like what others have described--a sort of cross between toilet and sink. Low, like a toilet, and shaped like a toilet, but with sink-style drain and faucet. Most flats here don't have them anymore--I haven't seen one in years.

[Hammster]

Hamm, you will be forever in my heart and memory as the only guy i've ever known who had the cujones (= self-confidence) to discuss the matter, aside from Howard Stern, and i haven't listened to him in 15 years...

Yes, I do have Cojones!! Self confidence has never been an issue for me. I learned long ago that I'm generally pretty frank, but can word it in such a way that it isn't too hard to take. I like to think I do that here. (Well my first post in this thread may be the exception) LOL.
And.....I figured if birdyone is married my story might make it easier for her to sell the idea to her hubby also. Birdy, I don't recall if you ever said you are married or otherwise entangled. :D So, just an A$$umption on my part. :D

Aubergine: 15 years! I hope you will talk to me before then. LOL.

It's funny someone said something about meeting GingerPow. I also chat in the Yahoo Chat cooking room (The Kitchen). I finally met some of the people from there after years of this online stuff. What fun that was. We have since met a few more times. What fun! :D

[birdyone]

Yep Hammster - married (probably for too long) so totally know your point - and correct - having a time selling to the 'H' - that's okay - we've been knocking around for a very long time - things do happen for a reason - me thinks the bidet will.

I'm not too sure that the link I posted to 'the' item is necessarily a 'contraption' - just a means of having what most europeans enjoy (as should we all) - i.e. shower/no shower - who cares - they are apparently great for one to have in a household.

Odd how this thread took a 'weird' turn (pardon the pun) ......thanks for all the input and funnies - you peoples are too enjoyable!

[GingerPow]

Ginger, you were warned and you read it anyway. LMAO. I hope you have your vision, and your appetite, back. LOL.
Yes, Hammster I did, even though my mind screamed must.turn.away... ;)
Actually, if you met my DH, my DS, my brother, or one of our best friends, you'd fit right in. You must be the West Coast branch of the family.

There is a guy who works for the town we used to live in - he would speak to the elementary school classes sometimes. The kids would always be laughing after one of his visits because his name just cracked them up: Harry DeButts

Okay Hammster, time for breakfast - when I get to the kiwi fruit, I will think of you fondly.

[Hammster]

Okay Hammster, time for breakfast - when I get to the kiwi fruit, I will think of you fondly.

I nearly fell on the floor laughing at this. Hairy fruit. LMAO. :D

[GingerPow]

Note to self:
1. Invite Hammster to next family get together.
2. Make fruit salad

[sugarbaby]

Yes, Hammster I did, even though my mind screamed must.turn.away... ;)
Actually, if you met my DH, my DS, my brother, or one of our best friends, you'd fit right in. You must be the West Coast branch of the family.

There is a guy who works for the town we used to live in - he would speak to the elementary school classes sometimes. The kids would always be laughing after one of his visits because his name just cracked them up: Harry DeButts

Okay Hammster, time for breakfast - when I get to the kiwi fruit, I will think of you fondly.


ROFLMAO!!! I will never look at a kiwi in the same way again! Speaking of butts, my high school asst. principal's name was Dudley Butts. We called him Studly Dudley.

Back to the bidet, I would think it would be a very refreshing summertime tool. Especially if it was humid. You could sit on it while eating kiwi.

[GingerPow]

ROFLMAO!!! I will never look at a kiwi in the same way again! Speaking of butts, my high school asst. principal's name was Dudley Butts. We called him Studly Dudley.

Back to the bidet, I would think it would be a very refreshing summertime tool. Especially if it was humid. You could sit on it while eating kiwi.
To all of the above!
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[LakeMartinGal]

Well said, GingerPow! :D :D :D

[Hammster]

Odd how this thread took a 'weird' turn (pardon the pun) ......thanks for all the input and funnies - you peoples are too enjoyable!

Birdyone,
My sincerest condolences on the early demise of the original point of this thread. LOL. :D