AS AN AMERICAN THAT MOVED TO INDONESIA, A BIDET IS 10000000X BETTER THAN USING A DRY PIECE OF PAPER TO WIPE YOUR ASS. IMAGINE SMEARING PEANUT BUTTER ON YOUR HAND, WOULD YOU WANT TO WASH WITH WATER OR WIPE WITH A DRY CRUMBLY FALLING APART SHEET OF 1-PLY. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS! WHEN MY WIFE AND I VISIT THE STATES WE HAVE TO BRING A PORTABLE BIDET. IT'S LIKE A WATER BOTTLE WITH A LOOPED SPOUT. IT GETS THE JOB DONE.