Talk:Bidet shower

Calling it a Muslim shower

It is much offensive to say Bidet Shower a Muslim Shower.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.187.42.81 (talk) 15:07, 9 May 2012

Why is it invented by Muslim or used only by muslim, don't every one uses it or does not clean their genetals Shaiksalam121 (talk) 16:28, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

Many people only use toilet paper after using the toilet, and then shower once per day to clean their entire body.EMsmile (talk) 23:18, 23 May 2017 (UTC)

Correct. "Muslim Shower" is technically and politically incorrect, as the name is not related to religion at all, or at religious cleaning before praying, and can be used for example by Christians as well. – Fritz Jörn (talk) 06:25, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Never heard a word in Catholic doctrine about cleaning your anus before praying. 2001:720:1014:21:0:0:A:A (talk) 11:24, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

"Bum gun"?

Thought it was a "bidet shower", then in the "Description" section it is abruptly refered to as a "bum gun".  ???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.89.176.249 (talk) 00:00, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Let’s also stay away from slang. – Fritz Jörn (talk) 06:27, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Support slang as long as it's pointed out as such.

Kortoso (talk) 08:47, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

“Thai living”

As the shatafa was invented in Egypt, “reputed” invention in the US by a “Thai living” seems improbable to me. I modified the remark to a “redesign”. But really, this statement ought to be totally removed, sorry … The lemma ought to be changed to shatafa, as it’s not used with a bidet, but instead. – Fritz Jörn (talk) 10:51, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Dear friends, to revert my carefully reseached additions in this misnamed entry without comment (“not appropriate link …”) may be in Wikipedia style, but is arrabiating. You trust a Thai video (pure advertizing) from youtube, but my link to the the best German daily is not good enough. And that’s a general problem of Wikipedia: You expect US sources like the Wall Street Journal – to write about toilets? You lack practical thinking, especially in more technical items. – Fritz Jörn (talk) 06:12, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Dear friend, if you want to add facts, you must supply citations that support your assertions. Is there an article of some sort that you can quote that supports the shatafa being invented in Egypt, then Wikipedia can certainly display this.

Kortoso (talk) 12:29, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Some text misplaced

This text seems to have been misplaced from the standard bidet article:

The bidet is common in predominantly Catholic countries where water is considered essential for anal cleansing,[6] In Europe, the bidet shower is used for example in Finland and Estonia.[7] Bidets are more common bathroom fixtures in many southern European countries.

The average American uses 50 pounds (about 22.6 kilograms) of toilet paper each year; every roll is estimated to require 37 gallons (about 140 litres) of water to produce and an additional 1.6 gallons (about six litres) to flush down the toilet.[2] Given the environmental impact of toilet paper and wet wipes, bidets are growing in popularity.

Please review.

Kortoso (talk) 12:27, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

That passage is confusing. Finland and Estonia are neither Catholic nor southen European countries. 37.186.11.144 (talk) 08:53, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

It seems like a mishmash of edits. I was raised catholic in Australia where I've never seen one. Spent a lot of time in Mexico where I never saw one, visited Poland several times where I never saw one. Travelled through Central America where I never saw one. So which predominantly catholic countries? The same section of the article mentions "the Eastern Orthodox India and Nepal". I can only assume non-native speakers are inserting words and phrases without proper grammar and punctuation? Maybe somebody saw one once in a Catholic country and tried to include it?

It should either be deleted, list which countries, or at the very least say "even occasionally in some predominantly catholic countries". — Hippietrail (talk) 00:52, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Thai terminology

Saving for future reference:

In the Thai langage the bidet shower is called สายฉีดชำระ or săai chèet cham-rá.
— Thai Wikipedia entry

Kortoso (talk) 08:59, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Stupid slang

Though we might want to include some of the slang terms, I don't think they belong bolded in the lede as alternate names. I mean, "poo washer"? --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 23:04, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Original research, non-neutral POV or lack of sources

The shower is an alternative for the traditional sources of water for this action, such as the bidet, copper pot or bucket and mug, being more hygienic and compact. There is no contact between the spray of water and the used water drainage.

Excuse me? Looks like original research. When using bidet, there is no contact between the water coming from the faucet and the used water drainage. Moreover, it's more than objectionable that spraying high-pressurized water inside the same bowl you (or a thousand people) urinate and defecate it's going to be "more hygienic". I can imagine the drops bouncing and coming back from the inners of the bowl, carrying with themselves more than traces of pee, poop and a lot of bacteria and potential diseases than using a specific place JUST for washing. Moreover, bidet design makes it more difficult to cause messes by spilling the water on the floor or on the bowls itself as the faucet is attached to it, which is also more hygienic. Finally, bidet showers usually only provide cold water, which is critical as outside tropical and nearby places it's not feasible to throw freezing cold water in the winter in such delicate and sensitive areas. A proper bidet is ready for providing both cold and hot water, which is much more "compact" in the sense of providing a complete "small shower" for your genitalia and surrounding areas than merely a cold-water sprayer, unusable under cold temperatures. 2001:720:1014:21:0:0:A:A (talk) 11:19, 26 August 2025 (UTC)