Why didn't bidets catch on in the United States?

Whichever makes it not smell, and leaves no visible traces. Paper may be good enough.

I think it’s an order of magnitude thing. IMO there are many orders of magnitude between operating room sterile and a chunk of dog poo sticking to your shoe.* Our skin is amazingly dirty if you look at it under a microscope: dirt, germs, parasites, etc. It’s why surgeons have to spend so much time cleaning up, and have to wear sterile gloves. The difference between wiping and water (no soap) is much less viewed that way.

*Sterility is measured by a Sterility Assurance Level (SAL), which is logarithmic.

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