Comments on: Baffled by bidets

By: Laura Townsend Elion

Laura Townsend Elion — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:02 +0000

I guess maybe for some it can be subject to personal perference, but in general, folks sit in them the same way they would a toilet – back to the wall. Hope this helps.

By: anne marie

anne marie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:04:02 +0000

The bidet was an indispensable object in old times when hotels did not have bathrooms. In fact no hotel room coul;d be rented without it. However,it still is extremely useful to bathe babies, refresh your hind parts without taking your shoes off/bathe your feet after strenuous walks, etc.etc. For “quickies”, before or after a bed interlude,it sure beats a bathtub.

By: Fred Buse

Fred Buse — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:41 +0000

6 comments so far but not one answer to the question.
Must be no one knows, but it would be an insult to not have one.

The Bidet: The appendix of home appliances. You should have one but we don’t know what you’ll do with it.

By: Andrew deLivron

Andrew deLivron — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:42:30 +0000

If you are looking for a bed and breakfast with Bidets in the use. The Silver Spurce in Schroon Lake NY has about 6 rooms equiped with bidets. Generally the inn keeper keeps them turned off because most guests do not know how to use them.

By: ilza

ilza — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:39:16 +0000

99% of brazilians homes have bidets
- but I am still to find someone – anyone – who uses it
what I do find is people to tear them down and place something else there,
a longer cabinet sink, a plant, whatever …

I guess it is a matter of history,
people from colder places are used to wash their parts
instead of showering,
and brought the habit to the tropics when we were a colony …

By: Marilyn Long

Marilyn Long — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:28:28 +0000

Yes, Terry, you could have asked some in-the-know European, but if you had we would not have this very funny piece to read. Thanks for a good laugh to start my day.

By: Curious

Curious — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:03:07 +0000

But which way do you face? to the wall or away from the wall. If away from the wall you have to have very long arms to reach the controls — but run the risk of a wet shirt/skirt back. If towards the wall???

By: Elisa

Elisa — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:20:44 +0000

You could have easily obtained the information you needed by simply asking a friend of Italian origin; bidets (despite their French name) are a standard fixture in Italian bathrooms and certainly Italians know what to do with it…………..

By: Karen Fawcett

Karen Fawcett — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:06:16 +0000

Terry: Bidets are wonderful additions in the WC. You should study their history in order to have a full understanding of their utility. Not all Europeans had access (or time) to bathe or shower between social meetings.

In the meantime, there are those of us who find them extremely useful for washing underwear. And socks!