Ok, some toilet talks. Are you a toilet paper or a water dipper type of person? Yeah, I’m serious. I’m asking you which one do you use after you relieve yourself in the comfort room.
I was born and raised in the Philippines and in our culture, a water dipper is an essential tool in the comfort room or toilet. In recent years, affluent people already installed bidets in their CR’s but still, the pail and dipper is the tag team to beat because they’re still widely used nationwide.
In other countries, especially in the west, dippers in the CR are uncommon. A toilet paper, whether 2-ply, 3-ply or 4-ply, is always present to clean yourself right after the “deed”.
Is it just a culture thing? Maybe. One thing is for sure though, I may reach all the continents in the world but the dipper (or a bidet) will always be my partner in the comfort room. Washing makes me feel cleaner and refreshed. Toilet papers? Oh, I use them just to wipe myself dry after washing. Wink!
Now, what’s my question again? Oh yes, I remember. Toilet paper or water dipper?
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Me too, i use water dipper then dry up with toilet paper.
glad to know i’m not the only one (although right now, we have the bidet here). LOL!
We use water dipper in the house sis. Like you said, it would just feel cleaner with soap and water. Economical, too! hehehe
and earth friendly. just imagine all those trees that need to be cut down just to make that roll of toilet paper.
I used both tissue paper n water.
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I used to use toilet paper without washing. Now, after I got married, I’m used to washing. hehehe!
hehehe!
I’m all for the water dipper. I once was forced to only use toilet paper when my tummy acted up while I was out and there was no water dipper available. I felt so icky, I couldn’t wait to go home and wash.
Just thinking about other people who only use toilet paper even at home after the #2 is simply grossing me out. Eeekkkk!! *LOL*
Hahaha! ako sis, basta walang water, umuurong. ewan ko ba! hahaha!!!!
It has to be both. Tissue first, and then the bidet
then tissue again?
Just like you, I use both. I only use the tissue to make myself dry. I think it’s a culture thing though. Westerners will never get use to the bucket and the dipper not until they have immersed or have acclimatized to our own environment and culture.
You’re right. One of things that my hubby can’t understand about me is that I just can’t do it if I know there’s no soap and water available. He’s a former pinoy too but I guess he’s been too “immersed” in the western culture that he’s comfortable with it already. Or maybe, maarte lang talaga ako. Hehehe!
oh boy! what an interesting topic you have here sis…:) It is a culture thing…d naman kasi uso ang tabo dito sa US…lol! sila kasi dito toilet paper then wash nang hands…lol!
I use both…pag uuwi kami nang pinas I use water dipper…pero dito toilet paper then hand wash….:)
hehe.
At home I use water dipper and of course dry up with bathroom tissue.. In public, there’s no choice, just BT hehehe..
you’re right about that rose, when there’s no choice you gotta do what you gotta do. wink!
water oi…kahit noong nasa Sweden ako…water talaga…kasi i feel fresh and clean…pero sa public toilet..yeah tama si Chubskulit…no choce hehe
i agree too.
In the US. my husband and I use toilet wipes (it’s like wet wipes for babies but only a little bit more saturated with water). Here in the Phils., I use both bidet and toilet wipes….bidet first , and then toilet wipes
i see. i guess it’s really a culture thing….
I think we Filipinos are trained to use the water dipper and it will continue for many generations as it will be handed down from us to our children and to our children’s children..
yeah, it’s indeed a culture thing.
Water dipper definitely sis
..siepmre iba ang feeling if i use water after my you know..
oo naman. mas malinis ang pakiramdam.
Grabe, this is so personal! Hahaha.. I use toilet paper first then I use the dipper. Don’t want to elaborate hehehe..
hahaha!!! no problem sis!
hye Gee! me both! :p but for convenient i guess toilet paper is the best. :p
for me, water dipper i’m not comfortable with juts tissue paper.
i’m not comfortable with just tissue paper too so i use both
I use water dipper kasi mas comfortable and mas malanis.
I prefer using the water dipper since it’s more sanitary for me and I need not worry about bits of tissue being accidently left in my privates
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