# Are bidets really better than toilet paper?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bidets-really-better-than-toilet-paper/852658
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 27, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bidets-really-better-than-toilet-paper/852658 "2020-04-27T08:34:45Z")
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### Author: ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bidets-really-better-than-toilet-paper/852658/36 "2020-04-29T18:54:39Z")

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> [@keep taking prozac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-taking-prozac/115595/16):
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> If bidets had appeared on our shores concurrently with the French fried potato, or even sushi, the U.S. would be a happier place.

Next you’ll be telling us we need to go Metric! (Pffft, ya’ dang commie!)

😃

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