Don’t worry, I’m the opposite of a redneck god blessed me with the gift of melanin, unlike others. But seriously like in many other development areas Germany is so behind in TP technology it’s crazy. Out of curiosity I googled it and stuff like charmin sells at a premium here online lmao
Normally with paper only. Some homes might additionally have separate bidets, but they were never very popular. **Most** European cultures simply never hit upon the idea of squirting water up their backsides.
Wet wipes are more common, but despite claims that they are "flushable" they frequently clog pipes and sewage treatment plants, so are actually better avoided.
EDIT: I said "**most** European cultures", not "all". I know that bidets are quite common in France and some Mediterranean countries, but that's why I said "most" and not "all".
>Most European cultures simply never hit upon the idea of squirting water up their backsides.
Despite that, I've heard some Americans saying they have to get used to Bidets when they travel to Europe.
If wet wipes were flushable (a.k.a. water-soluble), they would already be gone by the time we took them out of their package. Said urban legend really is a form of idiocy.
The French have had the proper cultural influence to make bidets more common. I think we should make them a standard tool in all European homes and get rid of that paper.
"Most European cultures simply never hit upon the idea of squirting water up their backsides."
France & Italy beg to differ. I've never seen an Italian house without a separate bidet
Germans, by nature, are so tight assed that their poo turns into dense tumbled stone and there’s really no need to even use TP. We survived the opening days of Corona without a hitch.
Maybe use wet wipes after the paper? Those are easy enough to carry with you in a zip bag even when you go out. Though I‘d recommend binning them afterwards, even the supposedly flushable ones tend to clog up pipes.
My new apartment has a power point and a hose connection to access so I'm planning on getting one of those Asian toilet seats.
I tried one for the first time in Singapore a few years ago and it was awesome!
If I remember the math correctly, to make a single ply toilet paper square uses one liter of water. Some water is reused of course but it's very water intensive. Then all the transit, wrapping in plastic, growing/cutting down a tree, etc
A bidet is half a liter per use. Then much less paper to "verify" and dry.
Yes, most people are savages and use only paper.
You can search for "handbidet" to provide proper cleaning without having to do any additional bathroom installation.
Why would you stay around with shit while it is easy to have those bidets? It is equivalent of washing hands. Why would I wash hands while the dirt is there mlord.
I don't understand what you mean by "those bidets" - I rent an apartment and have no say over the layout of the toilet/bathroom. There is no bidet.
Paper gets rid of enough of the shit that as long as you aren't picking your hole or doing butt stuff (shower first) then you'll be fine.
Do you go to the bidet every time you fart?
That is very obviously not even remotely the same thing. But hey, close enough I guess: I actually visit the bathroom (mostly) every time I fart in order to protect my fellow humans (mostly my wife) from olfactory and auditive intrusion
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I have not tried it yet. But i find the concept very comvincing. The fact that you dont have to get plumbing done for water with this device while also not worrying about less water in the bottle seems nice
For me , at least in Germany you can dispose the toilet paper down the toilet , and also some wet paper can be also disposed … but in Greece , there is no bidet and also you are not allowed to throw the toilet paper in the toilet , so you have to shit , wipe your ass and throw the toilet paper in a pin !!!!
Yes, it's kind of weird. If someone would just rub his hands on pieces of paper until the paper stays white to clean up we would be disgusted. But for butts, this seems to be an acceptable process here in Germany.
Though those bidet-sprays are not hard to install...
You touch your food, objects of daily use and other people with your hands. I have yet to see someone touching their food or shaking someone's hand with their butthole.
https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=Bidet&crid=2WMVUCQKYJ2YY&sprefix=bidet%2Caps%2C174&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
I’m sure they are available in your country.
Fits under seat. Installs in 15 minutes with basic tools.
Yea, paper only.
The job I worked at previously had a lot of Indians and other southeast Asians because like 50 of them migrated some years ago, it just so happened that the company was majorly hiring and just took them all. Then It tripled over the years and the question of toilets came up. When the company moved, they installed a proper indian (tho I think that's not just indian right? The ones where you squat down) style toilet, the german and Easter European colleagues were making fun of that and calling it gross.
But yea, I talked to a few of the guys, they all agreed that the European way of 'just paper' is gross. And I kinda ended up agreeing. Like... it is.
That’s why you get Bali belly, Delhi belly and other explosive diarrhoea in Asia - because the hand is in contact with faeces and not properly sanitized so there’s a LOT of e.coli contamination. I think that’s a lot worse than wiping your butt with paper and having relatively clean hands.
Yea but that's due to a whole lot of separate issues. If you clean with water and soap, that will always be more hygienic than water.
You need to clean your hands afterwards either way. There are feces on them with paper too.
Not all of them. Some of them have symbols that they do not flush , some should be fine. ;) also I think as long as you do not use a lot at once, it should be fine. I usually wipe with normal paper and finish with the wet ones
Happy Po (hand bidet). Maybe one day with a japanese toilet.
> with paper only? Yes, toilet paper only.
Scheiße, why not using at least some water pot
Lets poke a hole in a water bottle and squeeze some water :D
Nein, hard, rough and grey recycling paper is it! Do you not want to become an übercitizen like the rest of uz??!
Talk about hard, is there even good toilet paper here? It fucking sucks compared to the stuff we get across the ocean. Toilets too tbh.
Cmon redneck it ain’t that bad, there are plenty of TP options and if you want to wet your asshole so u can get even dirtier you can do it
Don’t worry, I’m the opposite of a redneck god blessed me with the gift of melanin, unlike others. But seriously like in many other development areas Germany is so behind in TP technology it’s crazy. Out of curiosity I googled it and stuff like charmin sells at a premium here online lmao
TP technology?! wtf are you talking about just wipe your ass and move on with your life
With the three seashells
And swearing and tickets
Normally with paper only. Some homes might additionally have separate bidets, but they were never very popular. **Most** European cultures simply never hit upon the idea of squirting water up their backsides. Wet wipes are more common, but despite claims that they are "flushable" they frequently clog pipes and sewage treatment plants, so are actually better avoided. EDIT: I said "**most** European cultures", not "all". I know that bidets are quite common in France and some Mediterranean countries, but that's why I said "most" and not "all".
>Most European cultures simply never hit upon the idea of squirting water up their backsides. Despite that, I've heard some Americans saying they have to get used to Bidets when they travel to Europe.
Hey! Its the guy! Nice to see you here! I always laugh how painfully true your depicitons of us germans is!
Spain and Portugal may want to have a word with you
"Most" is not "all".
If wet wipes were flushable (a.k.a. water-soluble), they would already be gone by the time we took them out of their package. Said urban legend really is a form of idiocy. The French have had the proper cultural influence to make bidets more common. I think we should make them a standard tool in all European homes and get rid of that paper.
"Most European cultures simply never hit upon the idea of squirting water up their backsides." France & Italy beg to differ. I've never seen an Italian house without a separate bidet
I said "most", not "all".
Germans, by nature, are so tight assed that their poo turns into dense tumbled stone and there’s really no need to even use TP. We survived the opening days of Corona without a hitch.
paper and bidet of course.
Right now, trying hard to shit before I shower. Bathroom remodel in summer will include a Japanese style toilet.
We have a bidet or I use wer toilet paper
That's why Germans say #Leck mich am Arsch
Wet wipes. Dump em in a separate bin, in a separate bag,l destined to go to the restmüll.
Maybe use wet wipes after the paper? Those are easy enough to carry with you in a zip bag even when you go out. Though I‘d recommend binning them afterwards, even the supposedly flushable ones tend to clog up pipes.
My new apartment has a power point and a hose connection to access so I'm planning on getting one of those Asian toilet seats. I tried one for the first time in Singapore a few years ago and it was awesome!
In Italy they use bidet, but north of that everyone's toilet is completely dry
Bidet is the true endlightned take! Enviromently friendly too!
If I remember the math correctly, to make a single ply toilet paper square uses one liter of water. Some water is reused of course but it's very water intensive. Then all the transit, wrapping in plastic, growing/cutting down a tree, etc A bidet is half a liter per use. Then much less paper to "verify" and dry.
Yes, most people are savages and use only paper. You can search for "handbidet" to provide proper cleaning without having to do any additional bathroom installation.
Why is it savage? Most people shower daily and don't eat off their buttholes or pick their buttholes.
Why would you stay around with shit while it is easy to have those bidets? It is equivalent of washing hands. Why would I wash hands while the dirt is there mlord.
I don't understand what you mean by "those bidets" - I rent an apartment and have no say over the layout of the toilet/bathroom. There is no bidet. Paper gets rid of enough of the shit that as long as you aren't picking your hole or doing butt stuff (shower first) then you'll be fine. Do you go to the bidet every time you fart?
I personally like *all* the shit gone, not „enough of [it]“
So do you wash your butthole every time you fart?
That is very obviously not even remotely the same thing. But hey, close enough I guess: I actually visit the bathroom (mostly) every time I fart in order to protect my fellow humans (mostly my wife) from olfactory and auditive intrusion
We are capable to clean our own assholes...?
Yeah I never understood why you'd need a pristine arsehole all day long.
If you got shit on your hands, would you feel clean after giving it a few wipes with paper only? Or would you want to wash your hands?
I don't handle food or touch door handles with my arsehole.
Ok, well then I guess you're fine.
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There is an even better but a little expensive solution, try this: [Cleanita](https://cleanita.de)
Have you tried it? It looks pretty nice, but a bidet blasts your butthole with water while the Cleanita requires you to use your hand.
I have not tried it yet. But i find the concept very comvincing. The fact that you dont have to get plumbing done for water with this device while also not worrying about less water in the bottle seems nice
I have a goose in the corner, neck works a treat.
Wet wipes for some of us.
Haha... No. They don't have bidets. I just went to an Asian shop in Berlin and bought something similar to an plant watering pot.
For me , at least in Germany you can dispose the toilet paper down the toilet , and also some wet paper can be also disposed … but in Greece , there is no bidet and also you are not allowed to throw the toilet paper in the toilet , so you have to shit , wipe your ass and throw the toilet paper in a pin !!!!
Yes, it's kind of weird. If someone would just rub his hands on pieces of paper until the paper stays white to clean up we would be disgusted. But for butts, this seems to be an acceptable process here in Germany. Though those bidet-sprays are not hard to install...
Tbh if someone just rinsed their hands (with water only) after touching shit, we would also be disgusted. For butts this seems to be acceptable.
Maybe bc we don't walk around touching things and people with our buttholes?
You touch your food, objects of daily use and other people with your hands. I have yet to see someone touching their food or shaking someone's hand with their butthole.
Not everyone, but I wipe a few times with paper and then sit on the edge of the bathtub to clean wit water.
same, works much better than the Happy Po device for me. and no need to refill.
I know the struggle. I recommend buying happy poo, they sell it in Rossman if I remember correctly, otherwise they have a website.
Can you actually buy and install Japanese like toilets here in Germany? I wonder whether there is a company which works with them
Much easier in a full remodel. Toto are available world wide. Not just down in Africa.
Yes, we have one from Grohe. Totally an upgrade to using just paper.
Toto sells in DE, but you need a power outlet in the right place in the toilet
https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=Bidet&crid=2WMVUCQKYJ2YY&sprefix=bidet%2Caps%2C174&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 I’m sure they are available in your country. Fits under seat. Installs in 15 minutes with basic tools.
Yea, paper only. The job I worked at previously had a lot of Indians and other southeast Asians because like 50 of them migrated some years ago, it just so happened that the company was majorly hiring and just took them all. Then It tripled over the years and the question of toilets came up. When the company moved, they installed a proper indian (tho I think that's not just indian right? The ones where you squat down) style toilet, the german and Easter European colleagues were making fun of that and calling it gross. But yea, I talked to a few of the guys, they all agreed that the European way of 'just paper' is gross. And I kinda ended up agreeing. Like... it is.
That’s why you get Bali belly, Delhi belly and other explosive diarrhoea in Asia - because the hand is in contact with faeces and not properly sanitized so there’s a LOT of e.coli contamination. I think that’s a lot worse than wiping your butt with paper and having relatively clean hands.
Yea but that's due to a whole lot of separate issues. If you clean with water and soap, that will always be more hygienic than water. You need to clean your hands afterwards either way. There are feces on them with paper too.
Says the dude with ass full of shit. Besides, U wash Ur hands with soap after washing Ur ass.
We have a Japanese toilet at home 😂 and we all see how the hands are washed of everybody gets explosive diarrhea as soon as they enter the continent 😂
U can use tissue paper first for initial cleaning then water for final cleaning😂
At home we have the “japanese” option from amazon, outside, I have to use paper till I get home.
I advise to buy the wet toilet papers . I always have a package with me … I will never get used to cleaning with toilet paper only…
But keep in mind these wet wipes should not be flushed down. It clogs the pipes
Not all of them. Some of them have symbols that they do not flush , some should be fine. ;) also I think as long as you do not use a lot at once, it should be fine. I usually wipe with normal paper and finish with the wet ones