The 'first bidet in Italy', in the bedroom of Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of Naples, at the Royal Palace of Caserta. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) You're very unlikely to find an Italian home ...

Bathrooms in most countries in the world don’t feature a bidet, but things are quite different in Italy. Photo by Sidekik Media via Unsplash Most Italians can't begin to imagine a bathroom without a ...

In Italy there is a running joke about French hygiene due to the fact few people own a bidet, while almost every bathroom across the Alps is equipped with one. Balotelli, whose reputation is anything ...

When you live in a foreign country and delight in cultural differences, there can come a time when you discover that, in some tiny way, you're beginning to adopt them yourself. It's usually something ...