The Bidet gets a lot of flak in the united states. When I first discovered we had one, I vowed never to use it. That said, with the rest of the European toilet situation, I have learned that the Bidet is the least startling thing about hygiene culture here.
First off, the Bidet itself: It is a sink that is at toilet level. That’s really all there is to it. It is for rinsing your business (both businesses, you entreponeur, you), there’s a tray for your bidet specific soap, and a towel. To be honest, they’re probably great for the enviornment because there’s no need for toilet paper after using them. Which is good, because in some places, you can’t flush toilet paper (I’m looking at you, Athens!)
I apologize if this is sort of awkward. But I seriously want to bring them back to the US.
More startling is the actual toilets here. Specifically, public ones. Most of the time, you have to pay for them: train stations, public places, etc). This ranges from .50 to a Euro. It sucks, and you learn to wait until you’re in the airport, or home, or your hostel, or a museum that you payed hxc to get into, before you use the bathroom.
Sometimes you don’t have to pay for them, which is worse. Public, non paying bathrooms, such as the ones in the high school attached to Idea Verona, or in the Brescia train station, are holes in the ground. Like seriously, its like the implanted a urinal with foot holds into the ground. It is disgusting. I will not miss this at all. Seriously Europe, what were you thinking.
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