A person can be inquisitive about anything under the sun. So was this individual who started with a thread on Quora, asking
I have heard that most Indians don’t use toilet paper after they poop; they just wash it directly with their hands. Why do they do that?
While this question has been reframed and asked by many people, there have been many interesting answers to the same from individuals around the world. Some came up with health related concepts and some to do with civilization. The list goes endless. Here are some of the best answers to this interesting topic:
Suprabhat Bhagavathula solves the problem with help of a very interesting script and proves Washing>>Wiping:
Rajendra Koti had his own way of answering to it by finding what other things were used before toilet paper was invented.
He rightly quotes “However its quite intriguing that they haven’t yet figured out the simplest, cleanest and most natural way for cleaning almost anything. ”
Shivam Mishra answered with a very intriguing analogy
Mandar Joshi answered in a sarcastic manner:
And there are more than 100 other answers to the same.
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