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Having never used a bidet or water jet, I wonder, is the process the same at public facilities or at work? Do you bring your own soap, towel, etc? Water tends

Having never used a bidet or water jet, I wonder, is the process the same at public facilities or at work? Do you bring your own soap, towel, etc? Water tends to spray _stuff_ around. Do those public facilities need extra or more frequent attention? Does a bidet or water jet change the cleanliness perception of a public or community toilet? Thanks

adityapurwa 7y ago
Hi, thank you for asking! Most of the public facilities in my town are equipped with bidet/jet + toilet paper (some might provide soap at the toilet, if not; they always provide soap in the hand sink. In this case, it's better not to touch your private parts with bare hands and use the toilet paper to fully clean it). All of the office that I went to always provides soap and toilet paper. So you don't have to bring your own kit. The shape of the toilet and the positioning of the bidet/jet definitely could reduce the amount of water going outside the (pardon) hole. But there's always some of it that got out. It is advised that we wipe the water on the seat with toilet paper to make it dry. Some also provide a cleaning solution to wipe the seat before using it. Usually, there's a cleaning service nearby that always wipe the floor and clean everything. From my personal experience with toilet paper, I need to use a load of it to make sure its thick enough to protect my hands from touching it directly as there's no water to wash it later except outside in the hand sink. I could easily use half of the roll to fully clean myself and make sure there is no residue at all (further wipes doesn't leave any mark behind the paper). Also, we don't throw the paper into the (pardon) hole, there's a dedicated bin for it and the smells (pardon) when it is opened is a whole new problem (I don't know if the gas is dangerous, but its really something). But then again, as it is not cleaned with soap, I am sure there are some bacteria left behind and it makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't know what to say about the perception of people, but I do think it does change the perception, I am just not sure how :)
- ebg13 7y ago
  > I could easily use half of the roll to fully clean myself Uh... In the US only small children do this because they haven't learned any technique yet. The adults who actually pay for the toilet paper and who don't enjoy unclogging their toilets use far less.
  - adityapurwa 7y ago
    Exactly - That's why I wondered how because I really want to know how in case I traveled to a place that only uses toilet paper again :) But in my place, you are not allowed to throw anything into the toilet and use a bin instead.
- nemacol 7y ago
  Interesting. Thank you for answering. Seems the water splashing about is a pretty easy problem to solve. Your bum shoudl cover move of the opening and a simple shroud would block the gap between the seat and the rim. The amount of TP used goes down dramatically with experience and the idea that you cannot get super clean with it is not entirely accurate. It will not be soap and water clean, for sure, but clean and dry to the touch is easy to accomplish. The amount used goes down with experience. 4 sheets wrapped around 3 fingers and sort of folded and held by the thumb provides protection to your digits and adequate surface area for cleaning. . Do that 2-4 times and all done. Or as some might say - once forward, once back, once to polish. Don't ask. Just ... imagine. :D Ready to have your mind blow? within the TP user community there are 3 distinct strategies for cleaning. As the joke goes - Most don't realize people do it differently than they do, and when they find out think they are very weird. Stay seated, scoot forward, lean forward, hand behind you. Stand up, lean forward, hand behind you. Stand up, squat down, lean forward, hand behind you. There may be some variations on each of those creating sub-groups; hand positions, one foot on seat, etc. Imaging the logistics of those different groups is sort of fascinating.
  - prox 7y ago
    I recently learned that moving one buttcheek out of the way while wiping with the other significantly decreases tp use. Great topic :)
  - adityapurwa 7y ago
    Wow! Thank you! It is embarrassing and might be impolite to ask people how do they clean themselves, but today I learned something that might be useful when I travel. Thanks!
    - nemacol 7y ago
      Happy to help. Hope the world calms down in the near future and you find yourself in a position to travel to TP land. :D I will have to find myself a .. .hose I guess? (Just kidding) going to give it a try!

adityapurwa 7y ago

Hi, thank you for asking! Most of the public facilities in my town are equipped with bidet/jet + toilet paper (some might provide soap at the toilet, if not; they always provide soap in the hand sink. In this case, it's better not to touch your private parts with bare hands and use the toilet paper to fully clean it). All of the office that I went to always provides soap and toilet paper. So you don't have to bring your own kit. The shape of the toilet and the positioning of the bidet/jet definitely could reduce the amount of water going outside the (pardon) hole. But there's always some of it that got out. It is advised that we wipe the water on the seat with toilet paper to make it dry. Some also provide a cleaning solution to wipe the seat before using it. Usually, there's a cleaning service nearby that always wipe the floor and clean everything. From my personal experience with toilet paper, I need to use a load of it to make sure its thick enough to protect my hands from touching it directly as there's no water to wash it later except outside in the hand sink. I could easily use half of the roll to fully clean myself and make sure there is no residue at all (further wipes doesn't leave any mark behind the paper). Also, we don't throw the paper into the (pardon) hole, there's a dedicated bin for it and the smells (pardon) when it is opened is a whole new problem (I don't know if the gas is dangerous, but its really something). But then again, as it is not cleaned with soap, I am sure there are some bacteria left behind and it makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't know what to say about the perception of people, but I do think it does change the perception, I am just not sure how :)

ebg13 7y ago
> I could easily use half of the roll to fully clean myself Uh... In the US only small children do this because they haven't learned any technique yet. The adults who actually pay for the toilet paper and who don't enjoy unclogging their toilets use far less.
- adityapurwa 7y ago
  Exactly - That's why I wondered how because I really want to know how in case I traveled to a place that only uses toilet paper again :) But in my place, you are not allowed to throw anything into the toilet and use a bin instead.
nemacol 7y ago
Interesting. Thank you for answering. Seems the water splashing about is a pretty easy problem to solve. Your bum shoudl cover move of the opening and a simple shroud would block the gap between the seat and the rim. The amount of TP used goes down dramatically with experience and the idea that you cannot get super clean with it is not entirely accurate. It will not be soap and water clean, for sure, but clean and dry to the touch is easy to accomplish. The amount used goes down with experience. 4 sheets wrapped around 3 fingers and sort of folded and held by the thumb provides protection to your digits and adequate surface area for cleaning. . Do that 2-4 times and all done. Or as some might say - once forward, once back, once to polish. Don't ask. Just ... imagine. :D Ready to have your mind blow? within the TP user community there are 3 distinct strategies for cleaning. As the joke goes - Most don't realize people do it differently than they do, and when they find out think they are very weird. Stay seated, scoot forward, lean forward, hand behind you. Stand up, lean forward, hand behind you. Stand up, squat down, lean forward, hand behind you. There may be some variations on each of those creating sub-groups; hand positions, one foot on seat, etc. Imaging the logistics of those different groups is sort of fascinating.
- prox 7y ago
  I recently learned that moving one buttcheek out of the way while wiping with the other significantly decreases tp use. Great topic :)
- adityapurwa 7y ago
  Wow! Thank you! It is embarrassing and might be impolite to ask people how do they clean themselves, but today I learned something that might be useful when I travel. Thanks!
  - nemacol 7y ago
    Happy to help. Hope the world calms down in the near future and you find yourself in a position to travel to TP land. :D I will have to find myself a .. .hose I guess? (Just kidding) going to give it a try!