Recently, a commodity has suddenly become scarce, expensive and even convertible into currency for exchange. That is toilet paper.

The British, Americans and Australians rushed to stock up on toilet paper, while Asians in general sat at home. Because they have a magical weapon in their hands: the bidet.

Trust me, the bidet is the greatest invention of mankind.

It's very simple, think of it this way:

If you are walking barefoot on the beach and accidentally step on a "pile of joy from human friends", would you rather wipe your feet with tissue paper or hop to wash them with water?

The answer is definitely washing with water, right?

That's why bidets are popular with people all over the world, from Western Europe, South America, the Middle East to Asia. Compared to toilet paper, bidets are cleaner and more environmentally friendly.

However, there is still one place where this magical weapon is not welcomed: America!

Americans first saw butt bidets in... brothels in Europe during World War II - Whenever they saw that sanitary device, many people immediately thought of prostitution. Therefore, Americans passed on word of mouth and considered butt bidets to be something disgusting and despicable.

By the 1960s, inventor Arnold Cohen introduced the "American bidet" with a rather stylish protruding nozzle. However, his promising product was not enough to overcome the prejudice that Americans had for "a basin that washes away the dust of the world".

At the same time, Japan took the invention of the bidet to a new level!

Toto was the first company in Japan to create an electric bidet, which was considered a great step forward in personal hygiene.

Even so, Americans were still shy about bidets. In fact, most toilets in the US were not designed to have a bidet installed (from space to equipment factors).

However, the biggest reason is that Americans grew up with toilet paper, not even knowing about the "magical" bidet that can wash away everything, and is also a powerful ally for the ideal of green living and protecting nature that people are pursuing.

Compared to toilet paper, the overwhelming victory belongs to the bidet: Economical, hygienic and more environmentally friendly.

According to Tech Insider, if the whole world used bidets instead of toilet paper, we would save a lot of things.

- The bidet uses about 500ml of water per use, and it takes up to 140 liters of water to produce 1 roll of toilet paper.

- Americans spend about 40 - 70 USD (about 1 - 1.5 million VND) to buy toilet paper each year; Americans use 34 million rolls of toilet paper every day.

- Installing a bidet can save up to 75% of the cost compared to toilet paper; using a bidet for the rest of your life is equivalent to not cutting down 384 trees.

In addition, toilet paper or wet wipes are also defeated by bidet bidets.

Direct rubbing can cause scratches or irritation, redness of the mucous membranes where the wash is needed. Even waste is difficult to remove completely. In short, the bidet is more hygienic, reducing the possibility of hemorrhoids and urinary tract infections.