(I'm going to assume you're Indian by your username) My parents are from India, but I was born & raised in Canada. I haven't been back to India since I was 10

(I'm going to assume you're Indian by your username) My parents are from India, but I was born & raised in Canada. I haven't been back to India since I was 10 years old, so nearly 25 years ago. But we did several trips, and I remember my sister and I hated using the latrines in the outhouses. We lived in the village, so squatting while doing our business, and using a lota of well water to wash up was so foreign and bizarre to us. When we returned to Canada, my 4 year old sister ran to the bathroom and hugged the toilet. With the wisdom of age (if you can call me wise at 35), I now realize that toilet paper is inferior in all ways. It's wasteful, and it doesn't accomplish it's purpose. Now that I've had a child, we wash him with soap and water on every messy diaper change. We joke that he has the cleanest bum in the house. You're not wrong, but it's completely cultural. I've experienced both sides of the culture, and I agree with you completely. But we haven't installed a bidet. We're still a TP household. I was considering one before the current crisis. I think this year I might get one.