To wipe or to wash, that is the question Credit: Tushy Updated March 17, 2021 Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewedâs editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. If you've lived in North America your entire life (like me), your bathroom ritual probably involves a lot of toilet paper. In fact, you may not even be familiar with a bidet unless you've traveled to places like Europe or Japan. (For those who don't know, a bidet is a plumbing fixture that uses a stream of water to clean your nether regions after doing your business). Perhaps you've heard of the globally popular toilet contraption, but view it as a foreign oddity? Maybe the idea of spraying your backside with water is just too weird?