Why do European toilets have two toilets? One of them is not for potty use. Sit down!
Have you ever traveled to Europe or Central and South America and seen a toilet with two toilets in it? What's more, the other toilet is a bit strange. It has no seat, no tank, and an extra faucet. What is it used for? It's not a toilet! Don't sit in it!
It is called "bidet". It is not a toilet, a vomit basin, or a washbasin. In Chinese, it is called a sitting tub, a purging basin, or a lower body basin.
Bidet is your buddy when you want to clean up after using the bathroom, or when it's too cold to wash your whole body in the shower. As long as you turn the tap, there will be a column of water from the bottom of the basin, so that you can easily clean your butt.
Bidet is said to have originated in France in the 17th century and is more popular in southern Europe and Central and South America today. There are similar products in other regions. For example, in Islamic countries, toilet paper alone is not clean enough for them because of the teachings, so they often attach a shower head next to the toilet, so that Muslims can always keep clean.
But isn't this the same thing as a Japanese toilet? Why do Europeans still use Bidet when they have a blow-dry function, more features and less space? That's because the Bidet's low height makes it practical for them not only to wash their butts, but also to serve as a multi-purpose sink.
Whether you're washing mops, shoes, smelly socks, or washing a kid's face, a baby's bath, or a cat's bath, you can wash whatever you want, even as a pet water fountain. But wouldn't it be weird to wash a baby with a Bidet that washed his butt? I guess only the parties know that.
The use of Bidet, which originally means "to ride a horse" in French, is given succinctly. This video has seven steps to make you and Bidet good friends, but in short, you just need to sit on it and adjust the temperature and strength of the water column to get your butt clean with ease.
If you ever visit a country with Bidet, do as the customs do and enjoy the lightness of having your ass washed clean.