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Re:Why Don't Americans Use Bidets? by akvadrako on Sunday May 30, 2021 @03:20PM (#27335835)
Many countries have them – too many to list. I think the first place I saw them was in Thailand.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/cgyz5q/countries_t...

Re:Why Don't Americans Use Bidets? by alkonaut on Sunday May 30, 2021 @03:27PM (#27335901)
Not the countries I expected in Europe. I have traveled a lot in Spain/France/Italy and seen very few in hotels or private homes/AirBnBs. Let’s change the question: In which countries would it be seen as odd to not have one, rather than them being “not uncommon” as I’d assume this map is? Is that only in Asia these days?
Re:Why Don't Americans Use Bidets? by moronim on Sunday May 30, 2021 @04:40PM (#27336529)
That’s strange, because Italy has a law in place for which is mandatory to install a bidet in at least one bathroom in the house. “Health Ministry Decree 07/05/1975 Art. 7: For each accommodation, at least one bathroom must be equipped with the following sanitary facilities: toilet, bidet, bathtub or shower, sink.“ (https://www.indicenormativa.it/sites/default/files/Decreto%2...)
Re:Why Don't Americans Use Bidets? by alkonaut on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:59PM (#27337270)
Weird. Maybe hotels are exempted from that?
Re:Why Don't Americans Use Bidets? by rdednl on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:20PM (#27336929)
I am from Italy and I've never seen a house or a hotel there not having one. We have been used to use it since we are young and when speaking to other Italians abroad, the talk about "how can these people live without a bidet?" comes out a lot.
Re:Why Don't Americans Use Bidets? by alkonaut on Sunday May 30, 2021 @06:01PM (#27337287)
Must be tough for Italians to travel across Europe and feel like savages when using bathrooms on holidays? A bit like when I use the “hole in the ground” model of toilet in some countries I guess.