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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:07 PM Original message |
Why don't Americans accept bidets? |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. They don't come standard... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. That's it, |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. It would still take awhile to get Americans in the habit. My condo has a bidet. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. That's fine info! |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. aha |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. I didn't think I needed... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Not everyone has the hand held deal. So they just don't wash |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Or maybe it's because they are a dumb idea. They are very limited in their application, and for |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. You don't have a |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
38. There are products like disposable baby wipes that do the same job |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Thank you. |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Well, that's the thing. Europeans shower about once a decade. |
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SouthoftheBorderPaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. Whoa... |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. American bashing is even more insipid than lazy humor copycatting |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
36. Unless you're showering every time you use the can... |
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SouthoftheBorderPaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. I dare say that |
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Lady Freedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 03:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. You may be interested it this! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Most Americans would confuse them for drinking fountains, that's why. |
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YDogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I've always envisioned one full of soap bubbles. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. My husband's cousin and a couple friends |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 05:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
23. I have a photo of my daughter, |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
48. Damn you. Damn you to hell.... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. The OP was talking about bidets. I'm just talking about water fountains. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. My new apartment has a bidet. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Deleted message |
asteroid2003QQ47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 03:48 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. "Americans are so uptight about sex" |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Ummm, no it isn't... Washing is much better-- didn't realize that until I go out of the States |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. I wouldn't know what to do with it if I had one in the house. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's not that bidets aren't a bad idea, but we have access to baby wipes |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because they are more ruggid and less civilised |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. We have more drips than squirts |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. I like my sweaty privates |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
16. Marketing |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. There's a reason why the three s's are grouped together |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
19. They are perfect for brushing your teeth |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
24. I know a couple that both a house that had a bidet |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
25. Who needs a bidet? |
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malta blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
28. I wish I had one. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
29. Having a wet ass sucks. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. That's the part I never understood. So there you are, with all your clothes |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. It depends on how much you like your host. n/m |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. I really want to know this, too. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. BABY WIPES! |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
32. I don't know. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
34. Because we shower more often? |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I vote for this explanation too. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
42. Why have a separate water bowl for the dog? Isn't the toilet good enough? |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Ha Ha -- that's funny! I thought I had a leak someplace in my |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
44. We only accept MasterCard. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
45. I have Cottenelle - I don't need a fricking bidet |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
49. Americans already get enough smoke blown up our asses |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
52. It's just harder for American's to measure..... |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
53. You may as well ask most of Europe as well. |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
54. Maybe this is more about Americans than we want to know. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
55. Big Toilet Paper doesn't want us to know about them. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
56. just my experience |
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oregonjen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
57. Have you ever seen an electric toilet in Japan? |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
58. Because americans think that |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
59. I didn't see them in Europe either. |
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