Josh Brolin and I Are Bidet Enthusiasts (And You Should Be, Too!)
The phrase “Cleanliness is next to godliness” has its origins in religion. It’s often attributed to John Wesley, who co-founded Methodism, but as Christianity.com states, ” … The general principle behind the practice begins long before the time of Wesley to the worship customs mentioned in the book of Leviticus.” The phrase had a higher meaning of cleansing the soul, but I think for Academy Award-nominated actor Josh Brolin and myself, we’d much rather use the phrase as a way to talk about the wonder of the bidet.
Brolin is perhaps best known for playing Thanos in the Avengers films. He’s currently in England, and the toilet in his hotel room has a bidet. Brolin appears to be a bit of a bidet novice, because once he used it, he was so moved that he had to share his experience on Instagram.
” … This stream of water comes out, this warm water, and it basically attacks my butthole,” says Brolin. “It’s so shocking and cleans the whole area. It’s almost like someone is giving you a hug from behind, like they’re giving you a pat on the back like, ‘I know that was hard, and you got through it. We’re proud of you.'”
He concludes, “I feel transformed right now. It’s like, ‘Where has this been [my whole life]?’ Anyway, I’m loving England.”
Josh…I think you and I would be great friends. I, too, have had my world changed by bidets. I have bidet attachments on the toilets in my home, but my full appreciation of bidets grew recently when my family and I took a trip to Tokyo.
The wonderful people of Tokyo really do have a thriving bidet culture, and everywhere we went, not only did the toilets have heated bidets, but the seats were heated, too.
We wanted to check out the Japanese-only items at a McDonald’s near our hotel. I had to use the bathroom and was greeted by a heated bidet and a heated toilet seat.
At the stunning Mori Art Museum, there were also heated bidets and toilet seats. However, the bidets were equipped with a “privacy music” button, which, when pressed, played calming water sounds so other people couldn’t hear you do your business.
The kicker came when we took in New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 18 at the Toyko Dome. (For those not familiar with Japanese wrestling, Wrestle Kingdom is New Japan Pro Wrestling’s version of WWE’s WrestleMania.) Even at the Tokyo Dome, a stadium with a 55,000-person capacity, there were heated bidets and toilet seats! Upon exiting the bathroom and meeting up with my husband, I told him about my experience and said, “You know, honey…I’m starting to think our arenas and stadiums back home suck.”
So, if you think Josh Brolin was laying it on thick about the bidet in his hotel in England, I can tell you from first-hand experience that he was not. In fact, I would be as bold as to say that you truly haven’t lived until you use a heated bidet and learn how clean you can actually feel after going number two.
