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Do they use toilet paper in Spain?
While you may find toilet paper in hotels and some stores in tourist spots, most homes and public places don’t have them stocked. France, Portugal, Italy, Japan, Argentina, Venezuela, and Spain: Instead of toilet paper, people from these countries (most of them from Europe) usually have a bidet in their washrooms.
Where is the bathroom Spain?
The most common way to ask “Where is the bathroom?” in Spanish is to say “¿Dónde está el baño?” “dónde está” means “where is” and, as you know, “el baño” means bathroom.
What is the little toilet for in Spain?
The bidet, which looks a bit like a smaller toilet-bathtub combo, is actually used to clean the genital and anal area after using the toilet or whenever one feels the need to “freshen up.” While it may seem a bit strange to us, it’s actually quite useful and common throughout other parts of the world.
Are bathrooms free in Spain?
All restrooms in bars/restaurants in Spain are for public use as free in acomplishment of a King Alfonso XII (around year 1870), law which has never been deleted. The truth is that very few places don’t like “no-customers” use their facilities but in general, there’s no problem.
What is the second toilet in Spain?
The Second Toilet Although it seems outdated to many tourists and visitors in Spain, most private residences still have bidets. They are used more frequently than you would think. Bidet | ©Lazienka via Wikicommons.
What are bathrooms like in Spain?
Restrooms in Spain are found in any bar. You usually take a drink or coffee to use their restroom. There are pay toilets in some places on the street. But there is no place where you pay a woman to use the bathroom.
Why are there two toilets in Spain?
The bidet is for washing your nether regions after you have used the toilet. That way you can leave the bathroom feeling completely nice and fresh. Using a bidet in Spain is actually easy.
Why do Spanish houses have bidets?
People usually use their bidet (or bidés in Spanish) to wash their feet or anything else they wouldn’t wash in the sink.