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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That’s a bidet shower, not a bidet, I fear the day the latter is forgotten in favour of the former… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidet

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just keep him away from the horsey sauce

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

He’ll either only do it once or forevermore

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

"I wasn't complaining"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Arby’s understands the soul crushing doom you face. Thank you for considering Arby’s during the apocalypse. Just remember, it will be something.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

FYI that's intentional

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Cross-referencing the list of areas served from the Wikipedia page for Arby’s with a map of which countries commonly have bidets, we can determine that this tweet is funniest in the nations of Egypt and Türkiye.

Side-note: Why does Wikipedia still spell the country’s name as Turkey rather than Türkiye?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Now you’re talking Turkey

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hi, turkish person here it was cringe as hell for our dictator to change the international name to Türkiye. Which is the turkish nsme of the country. We prefer deadnaming it cause fuck Erdoğan

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you miss being named after the bird now, you might be interested in this petition: https://www.change.org/p/change-the-name-of-this-bird-to-t%C3%BCrkiye

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

YES PLEASE LMAOO

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same reason it's Japan, Germany, China, etc.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought it had been accepted as an exonym, not just an endonym

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's still gaining acceptance. The Turkish government doesn't get to decide their own name any more than the CPC gets to decide what the english term for the Communist Party of China is or any of dozens of indigenous american tribes got to choose their tribe name english or what they're referred to as collectively.

(to be clear, it's needlessly disrespectful not to use what they tell you their name is)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Communist Party of Zhōngguó

Fixed that for you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Sure, but you can't expect english-speakers to pronounce tones. Imagine Georgians expecting english-speakers to pronounce საქართველო or god forbid, or Bantus expecting english-speakers to pronounce their term for South Africa in Xhosan.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I reckon i could have a stab at Xhosan, but only because I've watched so much Xhosan rugby commentary (the passion they have for their team is absolutely infectious and carries a game: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KPpVLIpt9eg&pp=ygUWeGhvc2EgcnVnYnkgY29tbWVudGFyeQ%3D%3D)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It would probably have to be updated in each place it is used, and these articles are unlikely to be frequently updated. It’s only had that name for a few years.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bidets are literally the best, though, and for $40-ish, they're one of the cheapest ways to make your daily life more pleasant (and save you money).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe if you have one of the fancy ones, I have a shower bidet and it is absolute trash.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I couldn’t live without my $40 bidet. It was super easy to install (took about 10 minutes & my own clumsy DiY skills), and I get a nice nether-shower many times a day. The only drawback is how gross it now feels to use public facilities.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you me? This was my same exact experience, down to the clumsy DIY skills. I had a very slight leak in the thread where the hose connects to the bidet dial, but that just required tightening it more and then leaving a plastic garbage bin under it overnight to make sure the leak was totally plugged (it was; I was being paranoid).

Public restrooms were already uncomfortable between huge stall door gaps and rock-bottom-quality toilet paper, but this has added a third dimension of hell to them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Are you me?

Maybe… oO
In an infinite universe, can we even be sure we exist at all?

On a more serious note, I dunno if you take yours off periodically to clean the gaps beneath it, but if you do, I highly recommend using a bit of that white plumber’s tape (I think it’s Teflon tape?) to wrap the threads when re-installing it. This prevents any leaks from that connection. I don’t trust my own abilities and this stops me from worrying about it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

This place is fucked, I’m going back to work at Wendys

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Poll time:

Would you rather have a STICKY BUTT or a STINKY BUTT?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Having to peal your ass cheeks apart to take a shit seems really unpleasant...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Why not both?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Ah, good question sir. I'd go for stinky as this seems to me the default butt state, as one goes through the hours of an active day rich in butt crack sweat. On the other hand, a sticky butt sounds absolutely unbearable. Think of the hair! No way. I don't care if it makes my buns smell like cinnamon.