Bum Gun Toilets

"What's a bum gun toilet?" If you're really curious, you can find more information on the internet, obviously. I'm no expert on the subject, but I have finally seen several. 



As I understand it, you do your biz as usual. Then you carefully spray your nether parts with the water spray, then dry with toilet paper that gets thrown in the trash. So only pee and poo go into the toilet, not paper. And the trash doesn't stink because you've used the bum gun so the toilet paper has only water on it. Now, if you poop and the water doesn't quite do the job on its own, you use your left hand to assist the water jet. Yes, your hand. Your left hand. 

It should be obvious that hand-washing is an important part of using a bum gun. That's also why etiquette dictates that you only use your right hand when eating, handing something to someone else, etc. The left hand is the "dirty" hand (although it should have been thoroughly washed), and the right is the "clean" hand. 

So, it's a hand-held bidet. It's useful for cleaning the bathroom, too. I'm thinking it would also make a great place to wash a dog.

The image above is from the fanciest public bathroom I've ever used. It was in the airport at Qatar - the one with 12' ceilings and 12' tall stall doors. I encountered bum gun toilets at the two convenience stores I went in on my drive from the Bali airport to here. Banana Leaf hostel had them, and my room here has one, although this one is situated so it can be used for the toilet or cleaning the shower area. 

There's one in the restaurant's bathroom here, as well as the bath house. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I've seen a bathroom with a western setup since I was in Qatar. I keep flashing back to the early days of Covid when toilet paper was worth more than gold and bidets started being popular. Frankly, I think this is a better idea since it can be used in multiple ways. 



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