Twitter has a field day after YouTuber Vujanic discovers 'bum shower'

To bidet or not bidet? Bidet of course! Your bum will be thankful. YouTuber David Vujanic recently gushed about his 'latest' discovery on Twitter. Vujanic, who mainly vlogs about football was born to Serbian parents in Croatia. His parents then moved to the UK when he was a child. Vujanic, who has over 115,000 subscribers online wrote on Twitter, “Been using the toilet bum shower thing in Qatar for a month…I am absolutely horrified we only use toilet paper in the UK/Europe. This is the best thing ever man.”

Commonly known as a bidet, the 'bum shower' is commonly used in Asian countries and in some European nations. But(t) naturally, Vujanic's post generated a lot of interest and responses. “I’ve used a bidet in France, it’s decent but it’s too big, this is a simple high-pressure shower head, more functional and easily adaptable. Will be investing when back in london. My bum is very thankful.” 

“Invest in one of these when you get back bro, has a control on the side which operates the cleaning process, built-in arse dryer too,” wrote one user. “I’ve been on this too… would you wash any other body part with paper? I’ve seen the light,” another user wrote. “How can you wash yourself with paper in the first place,” yet another user tweeted. “Welcome to the Eastern and Middle Eastern Civilization. And Congrats,” yet another user replied.

Closer home, where the privates have been cleaned with water and lota, the bidet made a comparatively late entrance. So, where did the bidet originate? The bidet originated in the 17th century in France. Yes, France! The French invented it to wash private body parts at a time when bathing was a luxury to be indulged in once a week. The primitive bidet was essentially a bowl of water set into a sturdy wooden stool-- one would crouch over one of these and use hands to wash up. 

The first written record of the bidet can be traced back to Italy in 1726. The Queen of Naples and Sicily Maria Carolina of Austria is said to have used a bidet, sometime in the latter half of the 18th century. And while Lady Carolina was a trendsetter, the bidet didn’t become popular throughout Italy until the end of World War II. 

For Americans, the bidet came to be a symbol of sex and immorality as they saw the contraption frequently in brothels-- bidets were then also used as a means to prevent conception after intercourse. If experts are to be believed, the bidet attached to the toilet seat was first invented in Switzerland. The Japanese then bought the patent, called it 'Toto' and got to work improving it.

So now you know, why and how our bums remain thankful!