Cool Mom and 13 year-old went to London
Aug 20th, 2019, 08:22 AM
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Aug 20th, 2019, 08:23 AM
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HA! Funny! Years ago when I was in high school, we were at Istanbul airport. I was asking some male employees where the bathroom was and they had no idea what i was talking about. We went round and round. I guess I should have said toilet.
Aug 20th, 2019, 08:42 AM
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>>the Men's room.<<
Which always sounded to me like a Stag bar of some sort. Maybe with 'ladies' of a certain sort
You really are on better footing just about anywhere in the world (other than in the US of A) asking / looking for 'the Toilet'
Which always sounded to me like a Stag bar of some sort. Maybe with 'ladies' of a certain sort
You really are on better footing just about anywhere in the world (other than in the US of A) asking / looking for 'the Toilet'
Aug 20th, 2019, 11:51 AM
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The word "toilet" itself was originally a euphemism, meaning a place where you attended to your toilette. The term W.C., from "water closet" is used in many parts of Europe, and that also is a euphemism. So is "lavatory". I don't know that there's any word for the porcelain throne that doesn't have its roots in a euphemism.
In Italy, we call it "il bagno", just as the Americans do, or less commonly, the French word "toilette" or its italianized form "toeletta".
In Italy, we call it "il bagno", just as the Americans do, or less commonly, the French word "toilette" or its italianized form "toeletta".
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