Bryan Barnfellow
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We've been living in Switzerland for 7 years now and have them in our flat. It would be very unusual not to have them. As they say, "When in Switzerland..."
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Just_Steve
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One of my employees was very good but he had nervous sweat which made him malodorous by 2 pm each day. I finally got up the nerve to call him into my office and give him a high test roll-on. I recommended a bathroom break at noon to reinforce it daily.
He never had another problem and I am pretty sure his career took off because of the fix.
As a mid level manager, I felt having this kind of conversation with an employee one of the most difficult of my entire carrier. Strange how that is.
jonat
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If anyone is interested in a good bidet seat, Brondell started a Kickstarter campaign for their new Swash 1400 model. It looks almost identical to my Swash 1000 The Kickstarter price is excellent. http://kck.st/2g0ty0y
kcowan
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I agree. We are trained to help them with self-improvement on the job but nothing on personal hygiene issues.
RobbieB
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This just in (emailed to me) from Kickstarter;
Posted by Brondell Inc. (Creator)
Thanks to you, our amazing backers, the Brondell Swash 1400 hit its goal of $30,000 within 6 (yep, SIX) hours of going live! While we were confident that the Swash would hit its target, we owe the fact that we hit it in such record time entirely to you - our VERY FIRST round of backers!
Congratulations for getting in early, and stay tuned for more updates to see how the Swash campaign that YOU helped make possible will continue its climb to the top!
Cheers and thanks again!
Yeah Baby! Lotta bidet people out there eh?
Posted by Brondell Inc. (Creator)
Thanks to you, our amazing backers, the Brondell Swash 1400 hit its goal of $30,000 within 6 (yep, SIX) hours of going live! While we were confident that the Swash would hit its target, we owe the fact that we hit it in such record time entirely to you - our VERY FIRST round of backers!
Congratulations for getting in early, and stay tuned for more updates to see how the Swash campaign that YOU helped make possible will continue its climb to the top!
Cheers and thanks again!
Yeah Baby! Lotta bidet people out there eh?
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The Swash hit its target!
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Senator
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Aren't you just suppose to use a splash of water and your bare hands? Then wash your hands after?
I think that is the common practice in certain parts of the world.
I think that is the common practice in certain parts of the world.
Senator
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That's why you shake hands with the right hand, not the left.
Sunset
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And why ambidextrous people are so tricky to meet.
martyp
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I've used the Japanese style toilets on my trips to Thailand. I love them. At home I have a standard American toilet by Toto. I've found out that I can convert this to a bidet style for about $400. It's basically just replacing the seat. However, I also have to install an electric outlet nearby. DW isn't interested in this at all. Maybe I'll get around to the conversion after the New Year.
jonat
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When we rebuilt our bathroom (that was destroyed by an ice dam), I put in an additional outlet next to the toilet, about 12 inches from the floor. Before that I had run a short extension cord to an outlet that was further up the wall. In Japan you'll see floor-level outlets by the toilets everywhere.
Yes, Toto sells "Washlet" bidet seats, but they tend to be higher priced. The Swash models fit most Toto toilets (ours is a Toto) - some don't.
Yes, Toto sells "Washlet" bidet seats, but they tend to be higher priced. The Swash models fit most Toto toilets (ours is a Toto) - some don't.
W2R
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At present only 33% of respondents to the poll (21/63) have ever even USED a bidet. One of those 21 was me; although I don't travel any more, of course I used them abroad when I was a kid and spent so much time overseas. Haven't encountered any lately, but wouldn't be totally floored if I did.
What's the deal? I thought this was the forum where "experiences, not things" was the mantra. Are you all not encountering bidets? Bidets are one of those experiences, although more common in certain countries than in others. Are they out of vogue these days? This just does not make sense, especially given the extensive traveling that so many here seem to do.
What's the deal? I thought this was the forum where "experiences, not things" was the mantra. Are you all not encountering bidets? Bidets are one of those experiences, although more common in certain countries than in others. Are they out of vogue these days? This just does not make sense, especially given the extensive traveling that so many here seem to do.
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martyp
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I've traveled in SE Asia a lot this past year. Mostly what you see in the developed areas are the hose adjacent to the toilet. You will see the bidet/toilet seats in the higher end hotels. The modern malls will definitely have hoses and maybe bidets or a combination. Out in the country you will see a combination of squat and toilets/hoses. Hotels owned by westerners will have western toilets with toilet paper. Occasionally in a less developed area I will see a toilet and a bucket and ladle.
The hose is fine with me. The toilet seat bidet is a much appreciated luxury.
W2R
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But as you point out, you have seen and I presume used a bidet. I mean seriously, 2/3 of respondents NEVER used a bidet? Not in Europe, even? Among these extensive world travelers? What a mystery.
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Just_Steve
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I sure hope you didn't do statistics for a living.
21 have used one.
Another 19 have one or more bidets so we can assume they have used one.
And another 8 are getting one so maybe can assumed to have used one.
So seems to me 48 of 63 have used a bidet.
So 2/3 have.
W2R
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This was a multiple choice poll. It even repeats that fact on the reported results of the poll. So hopefully, those who checked that they own a bidet, also checked off that they had used one? I hope you didn't do statistics for a living!
So only 1/3 have.
Maybe not, but I can't imagine anybody not seeing that. Oh well.
And even if everybody was PUI, so that somehow nobody saw that it was multiple choice, still, that would mean that maybe 1/3 of our well traveled membership has never seen a bidet (instead of the actual 2/3 that apparently haven't). Either way it's shocking. I really didn't think that many would be blowing smoke.
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Just_Steve
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No stats for my living thankfully.
martyp
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I will admit that, until a year ago, I hadn't used one either. Before my first trip to Thailand I researched squat toilets on the internet and practiced in the back yard with a bucket and ladle.
I'm sure that is TMI for most people but I believe in being prepared.
W2R
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You were definitely well prepared!
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I didn't answer the poll. But as I said earlier, I think traditionally the bidet was not an appliance to use everytime one relieved himself, but part of one's morning cleansing routine, in lieu of the full daily bath. Those bidets are the porcelain stand-alones, and I haven't seen one in a European or Central American hotel room for decades, never mind North America (because now there are full baths "en suite" in newer hotel rooms, vs a sink and bidet in the room and the bath down the hall we used to encounter). I don't consider the personal cleansing features of Japanese-style electric plumbed toilet seats to be the same as the traditional old-school bidet (and I have seen the Japanese "bidets" only in Japan--always with plenty of toilet tissue to finish the cleansing, btw), and wouldn't really want either of them. I think they are somewhat faddish, like the whirlpool Jacuzzis that used to be must-haves but now are being replaced by walk-in showers. But what ever floats your boat!
Ps: Here Crocodile Dundee encounters a traditional bidet:
Ps: Here Crocodile Dundee encounters a traditional bidet:
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Having never used a bidet I can only surmise, perhaps incorrectly, that an issue is the duration of the drying process sans toilet paper. It makes me wonder if in general bidets are more often found where the local populace tends to have less body hair, especially in the body region being water sprayed.
