The Medway Handyman wrote:
RobertL wrote:
Bidets sold for the UK market all seem to have the taps on the wall
side of the unit which is not as i remember them being in the past.
My memory is that the french ones have the taps at the front edge
with the little 'jet' squirting towards the back and you sat facing
into the room.

Which way are you supposed to sit on a UK bidet? Do you have to face
the wall or do you face the room and have to reach behind you to
operatet the taps? Neither seems convenient.

I didn't think anyone actually used one. Aren't they just for show - to
impress the neighbours?


For what it's worth I heard a science programme talking about C
Difficile. It seems that most people who get it have taken it in on
their crutches (the nether region ones, not leg props). I would like to
see whether the rate for this is lower in regions where people wash
after a crap, such as Islamic countries and continental countries like
France, where bidets are common. Many English people seem to have
constipation judging by the shelves of potions in the shops. Perhaps
paper is more effective then, but I still think a bidet is a good idea,
especially if you eat a decent diet. BTW in France teenage girls used to
call it their 'Father Confessor'!

Peter Scott