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As a toilet paper user I've never experienced any problems that I can trace back to having a dirty butt. I don't think my wiping technique is anything special. Are you saying when you use toilet paper you're unable to clean yourself well enough that it becomes an issue for you? What exactly is the issue? What about your world changed other than the lack of toilet paper?

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If a bird shat on your arm would you just use tissue to wipe it away or would you wash the arm with water, and soap if available?

In most parts of Asia, people use water, in combination with TP. Western hygiene standards seem to be lacking in this area.

Ahahaha I love this because of how accurate it is.

For most its the unfamiliarity with the idea which prevents the rational thinking behind it

It's not accurate at all, though. I use my arm and my asshole for completely different things. There's no danger I'm going to accidentally wipe my asshole across my face. If I shit on my counter I would clean it and disinfect it immediately, but I shit in my toilet every day and only clean it every few days and never disinfect it.

I like to live in reality and not a world of what-ifs. About 50% of my shits are immediately followed by a shower. As far as I (or anybody else so far) can tell, whether or not I followed the toilet paper up with a shower has absolutely zero impact.

That's a ridiculous comparison. My arm and asshole serve completely different functions.

Again I ask, exactly what issues have you had that stemmed from using toilet paper instead of a bidet?

I like your analogy but a successful run to the toilet might not need more than one wipe.

there was a great bit in deadpool similar to your point https://youtu.be/OpBM4JRs1mU

I never experienced any problem either until I moved to Asia and now whenever I visit the west I can now feel how poorly cleaned my butt actually gets. I actually took to hopping in the shower again if I took a dump in the morning before leaving the hotel room...

But I try it all the time. I shit primarily first thing in the morning. That's generally, but not always, immediately followed by a shower. There's no physical difference in the sense of cleanliness of my asshole. Since I have tried it and can't tell a difference I'm left to assume it's either your wiping technique or diet that's the issue. Either that or it's just a physiological thing for you.

If you haven't tried it, you don't really know. The advice isn't coming from people unacquainted with your method.

Just got one. As someone who possesses body hair, yeah, TP consumption is way down.

Yes a thin veil of lightly smeared poop is not going to kill you. Does not mean cleaning it up a bit more is going to hurt either.

The assertion I was replying to was that my world would be changed, not that it wouldn't hurt.

I’m curious why you are digging in like this. OP wasn’t insulting anybody.

The person I replied to said it would change my world. I just want to know how exactly.

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