TP is much easier to transport if you remove the cardboard tube. You may not return home with the left hand habit but I guarantee that you'll be wanting to install a bum gun.
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True, at the time. But now we have a bidet. Which is much more hygienic than washing with water directly on the WC. And usually we use soap with the bidet. Of course we move from the WC to the bidet after a first cleaning with toilet paper...When in Rome do as the Romans do... they used sponges.
True, at the time. But now we have a bidet. Which is much more hygienic than washing with water directly on the WC. And usually we use soap with the bidet. Of course we move from the WC to the bidet after a first cleaning with toilet paper...
However, in countries where a bidet is not available, I find the way used in south-east Asia the more close to our Italian top-notch hygienic requirements.
The only thing I do not like is to dispose the dirty toilet paper in a trash can. If not kept empty, it starts to smell a lot...
After using the toilet paper, wash your bottom with water thanks to the hose placed beside the toilet. A small bottle of liquid soap is required for getting the degree of cleanliness we are accustomed to.
Then rinse with more water.
Finally dry accurately with larger paper napkins (these are fine to be disposed in the trash bin).
In many places you must be equipped with:
1) toilet paper (use the thin version if you plan to flush it in the WC, as the triple-layer one can clog it easily, they do not design the flush with our standards)
2) a small bottle of liquid soap
3) paper napkins for drying