Singapore flag.
The bidet toilet is one of the wonders of Changi airport and some hotels and shopping centres in Singapore and increasingly all over the Far East including some office buildings. Look for the cubicle containing the one toilet which acts like a bidet. It has a shower which you can operate by hand by pressure on a knob on the right of the seat. The water pressure usually adjusts from a trickle to a jet.
One of the things I like about bathrooms in Singapore is that they have a shower attachment beside the toilet. I was in a DIY shop in Singapore and was surprised and delighted to see that a shower head was very cheap to buy. The price of one, two or three cups of coffee.
I bought one in Singapore and took it back to Britain. When I had a plumber already in the house checking something else, I asked what he would charge for fixing the shower head next to the toilet.
He needed to find a suitable pipe with sufficient pressure, from the pipes to the toilet or the washbasin. Then to fix the attachment and seal it properly so it did not drip. If you already have a wet room with drainage in the floor and a pipe leading to a run out pipe, that is easy. I did not have it. So I needed a bucket or something more elegant under the shower head to catch the drips. I had a carpet over the floor lino. Ideally cut this out, or at lease cut it in the area of the bathroom or toilet under the tap. Or put down a tile or stick on lino tile which can be lifted and wiped or replaced.
Regarding the shower head itself, look at how it attaches to the wall.
A built in toilet with the fixed controls is even better if you are replacing the toilet. Too much trouble? Enjoy the one which somebody else has organized for you at large hotels and shopping centres and office blocks around the world.
Now let's look back at the one in Changi airport.
Check the cubicle doors for the sign because there might be only one cubicle fitted with this device.
Sometimes in a Community Club you find this kind of toilet in the cubicle with the wide door adapted for wheelchair users.
It takes some practise getting used to it. Often the insructions are on the back of the door to the toilet cubicle.
For travellers, note that the Isle of Wight has a poo museum.
Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidet_shower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Poo_Museum
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