Silly question: What does "W.C." mean in regards to booking a room with a private bath?
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Silly question: What does "W.C." mean in regards to booking a room with a private bath?
I can't figure this one out. I've noticed this in most of the descriptions of bathrooms when looking to book a room in France. (ie: "private bathroom with shower and W.C." Being a nurse, I can't help but think "wheelchair" every time I see it!
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Water closet, which i believe French borrowed from English
W.C. means toilet
in most French homes i've been in there is a bathroom with tub/douche and sink and a separate closet with a toilet in it - they are not in the same room but adjoin.
Hotels i don't know - they may all be in the same room
private W.C. - no sharing one down the hall.
W.C. means toilet
in most French homes i've been in there is a bathroom with tub/douche and sink and a separate closet with a toilet in it - they are not in the same room but adjoin.
Hotels i don't know - they may all be in the same room
private W.C. - no sharing one down the hall.
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Vay-Say is just the way it is. Of course the official name would be Doobl-Vay-Say (and some people do indeed say this), but you know how the French like to shorten names. Some French prefer to say "lay vah tare" (les waters), but the most common name these days is still "les toilettes".
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oh...maybe "doubl-vay-say" is equipped with a seat and a plain ol "vay-say" is just a hole in the floor...
Just kidding...can you tell I've just come back from rural France though?
Just kidding...can you tell I've just come back from rural France though?
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