[psalminen]

It's actually rooted in America's puritanical roots. Americans were largely introduced to bidets during WWII in French bordellos. It didn't leave a good reputation coming back.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/the-b...

[ironmagma]

That explains the history but not the present. People aren't afraid to get rid of something stupid (see OSHA, anti-seatbelt lobbyists, chamber pots).