• woodcroft@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’ve read that one reason could be due to prostitution during WWI / WWII.

    Americans saw bidets over in Europe during the war, mainly at brothels, which gave them the idea they were unclean, non-Christian, idk. Maybe if you said you liked bidets then everyone knew you had been to a brothel.

    I didn’t fact check it. Doesn’t really matter - I’m taking a poop right now and I’m about to blast the poop away with my Toto. Eat this pleasant, warm water, turd balls.

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      1 year ago

      How hypocritical to be in a brothel thinking “Feh… not clean enough for MY holy bung.”

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        1 year ago

        For real. Also though, I think most people patronize businesses every day whose employees they consider inferior to themselves. So like, at least it isn’t unique to brothels!

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      1 year ago

      As a European (Netherlands), nobody has them here, I know them from Asia

      EDIT Okay, Europe is a big and diverse placev I’ve added my country for clarity.