r/indonesia • u/Torrent4Dayz • 2h ago
Culture Soap or No Soap?
I've had a 2 hour debate with my friends dari jam 3 pagi. Do people use soaps to wash their asses in public? kalo di rumah gua ngerti, sabun selalu dekat. Tapi in general gua kalo di luar (mall/kantor/kuliah) cebok pake semprotan/bidet and lap pake tissue BUT NO SOAPS. Tapi mereka bilang dari dulu cebok mereka pake sabun di luarpun. Bahkan, kata mereka dulu di mall ada sabun di dalam toilet stall, tapi karena sekarang everything westernized, and people are cheap, sabun di phase out dari toilet. I was just introduced of the wonders of dry soap, I think I'll start using that. I admit, gua special case, gua blaster, jadi mungkin bokap(white guy) gk ngajarin sepenuhnya mesti pake sabun, bidet aja udh cukup. tapi emang normal pake sabun? kita deduce 20% dewasa jakarta tetep pake sabun untuk cebok in public, baik bawa sabun sendiri atau ngambil dari sabun cuci tangan. how many percent really use soap? kalo metodenya bener gua percaya bisa cukup bersih tanpa sabun pun, but still I'm interested in this new soap philosophy. so how common is it really?