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As an Australian I always find it funny going places and having to remember which dance-around word everyone uses for "toilet". Washroom, restroom, bathroom, th
by trashchomper 1y ago
As an Australian I always find it funny going places and having to remember which dance-around word everyone uses for "toilet". Washroom, restroom, bathroom, there's so many!
- kurtis_reed 1y agoToilet is the object, not the room it's in
- KayEss 1y agoOnly in some parts of the world. In many it's the room and the object
- xattt 1y agoSoviet apartments had a separate rooms for the toilet and the area with a bath/shower/sink. The area behind the toilet was usually a hinged wall that could be opened to reveal the entry point for utilities. I assume toilet hands were an unspoken issue, because there was no possible way to traverse from the toilet room to the washroom without touching anything. For a complete tangent, I’ll mention that Soviet toilets had a “poop shelf” so that people could eyeball their stool to gauge their health. One flaw of this design is that there was no odour suppression offered by toilets that immediately immerse stool in water.
- shawn_w 1y agoI believe German toilets have the same shelf.
- TonyTrapp 1y agoMostly in older buildings. I don't think you see it as often in more modern bathrooms anymore.
- justsomehnguy 1y ago> One flaw of this design is that there was no odour suppression offered by toilets that immediately immerse stool in water. Still better than a Poseidon kiss. I think their style is an import from Germany in the first place, but it stuck.
- amomchilov 1y agoAh yes, [a Dutch toilet](https://noplacelikeanywhere.com/destinations/dutch-toilets-and-the-poop-shelf/ https://noplacelikeanywhere.com/destinations/dutch-toilets-a...)! A most regrettable invention.
- BehindBlueEyes 1y agoI guess by design since odor can inform health too. Also, a poopshelf may lack odor control, but it offers splash control.
- SECProto 1y ago> Toilet is the object, not the room it's in Meaning 1a is the object, 1b is the room. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet
- pcthrowaway 1y agoAnd the last 2-bed apartment I rented was a scam, the rooms didn't even come with beds.
- ajdude 1y agoDon't forget water closet!
- xeonmc 1y agoNot to be confused with Tungsten Carbide, a ceramic used for abrasives and ballpoint pen tips.
- pards 1y agoother notables include the loo, the can, the john, and of course the dunny
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- ChoGGi 1y agoThe pisser
- gerdesj 1y agoToilet, bog or lav in the UK are some options. The easy to remember terms and will work nearly anywhere without giving offence are: "loo" in a residential property or "gents/ladies" for a non-residential property.
- bcoates 1y ago'Toilet' itself is a euphemism, an archaic term for dressing/washing room and/or the act of washing up
- mitthrowaway2 1y agoIt was pretty surprising to be reading some old books on Project Gutenberg and seeing the word "toilet" being used meaning "outfit" or "wardrobe".
- School-Cotton 1y ago“Toilette” is still used that way in normal everyday French. “Je fais ma toilette” - I’m washing up/getting ready/getting dressed/doing my morning hygiene routine/etc.
- Biganon 1y agoLet's call it the poop room