Bidets, Marvelous
A couple of weeks ago I played cards – Euchre – with some colleagues: Talie and Zara from England, Nurcan originally from Australia, but living in Istanbul many years, and their friend, Meghan who is from Ohio. Being practically neighbors in America, I immediately felt a kinship with Meghan. After returning from the restroom I looked at my fellow American and asked a question I’d been holding in since I got to Istanbul: Why doesn’t America have bidets in all their toilets? They are fabulous. Meghan laughed, as did the rest of the table, and nodded enthusiastically, wholeheartedly agreeing. Finally, I was comfortable having a conversation about bidets. A topic I wanted to have since arriving in Turkey. I do not know when and where bidets came about, but I’d like to have a conversation with the American plumber who decided not to put them in every American home when indoor commodes were first installed! I have yet to be in a restroom anywhere in Turkey (with the exception of a