11-08-2025
In Malaysia toilets sans bidets are often turned into a convenient excuse to bash Type C
IT HAS been said many times that almost everything in Malaysia is seen through race-tinted lens. Taking things to new depths was a discussion on the state of restroom facilities in shopping malls.
why are Malaysia going backwards with no bidet toilets. I thought we are better than this?
— Belle 🍉 (@hanabelIe) August 6, 2025
Grumbling on X, Belle (@hanabelle) argued the country was going backwards with the unavailability of bidets in toilets at retail complexes which she went on to label washrooms with such facility as 'disgusting'.
Somehow the discussion was turned into a heated debate on race with the hygiene habits of the Chinese who are associated with high preference for toilet rolls over water being put under scrutiny.
One commenter argued that since the Chinese business community controlled these shopping malls, everyone else had to follow their filthy habits.
To further illustrate the point that the Chinese entrepreneurs were calling the shots at shopping outlets, it was pointed out that many malls observed the practice of avoiding the digit '4' in numbering its floors.
The commenter claimed that this practice of naming levels '3A, 13A and 3A3A' would inevitably be followed by these new-styled bidet-free toilets. He also laughed off suggestions to install Nippon-style high-tech toilets, arguing that citizens here simply lacked the discipline.
One commenter blamed the mall managements for forcing these unhygienic practices on Muslim customers.
Some commenters sought to deflect the blame towards mainland Chinese, claiming that local Chinese are of the bidet-loving variety.
It's the Mat Salleh's fault and their colonialist mentality, cried a few commenters! The bidet-free facilities were the result of foreign direct investment (FDI), argued one commenter.
The actual reason is probably even more embarrassing. Malaysians, regardless age, gender or race, still lack the required toilet etiquette.
Splashing indiscriminately making the toilet a wet mess is probably why so many malls do not install bidets.
Only in Malaysia can toilet-habits be turned into a racial issue. Actual truth of the matter is that its citizens just lack the etiquette to know how to properly use a public toilet.
And that's just the sh**ty truth. – Aug 11, 2025
Main image credit: Cleveland Clinic
