100+ Differences between British and American English | British vs. American Vocabulary Words

Actually in some of the fancier restrooms, yes sometimes they have couches, almost all have baby changing areas too. The toilets in the ladies restrooms are in stalls with doors normally. Mens restrooms have several urinals and probably one toilet with door!
In all of our public toilets.. in stores.. or in malls etc.. they ALL have baby changing areas... the ladies toilets are all in Stalls.. and of course the men's are mainly urinals..

this is the ladies toilets in our local Mall.. you can't see around the corner, but there's about 40 stalls

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lived and worked there ;77-80 - had a ball and wanted to sign on for another 3 but localization policy had reared its head and I was out local was in !!
I was in HK from '58 to 67'......age 5 to 14. Best place and time to be a boy IMO. We lived in Kowloon Tong. I went to Kowloon Junior School and King George V School and loved it all.
 
I absolutely love those kind of bathrooms! They still exist here and there. The other day I was in a nice department store called Von Maur and it had a lovely pink women’s restroom that had soft couches and a special little room to take care of babies and a beautiful marble toilet area, and it was so clean and pretty.
I miss those being more prevalent.
 
I still expect a bathroom to feature a real bath.
Here ya go:

"...also bath-room, 1780, from bath + room (n.). Originally a room with apparatus for bathing (the only definition in "Century Dictionary," 1902); it came to be used 20c. in U.S. as a euphemism for a lavatory and often is noted as a word that confuses British travelers.
To go to the bathroom, euphemism for "relieve oneself; urinate, defecate," is from 1920 (in a book for children), but typically is used without regard for whether an actual bathroom is involved."

https://www.etymonline.com/word/bathroom#:~:text=bathroom (n.),word that confuses British travelers.

Now here's one:

loo (n.1)
"lavatory," 1940, but perhaps 1922 (based on a pun of Joyce's); perhaps [Dictionary of American Slang] from French lieux d'aisances "lavatory," literally "place of ease," picked up by British servicemen in France during World War I. Or possibly a pun on Waterloo, based on water closet."
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=loo

Interesting that we have so many terms for basically the same room.
 
Nah you mistook me - don't wanna remove them wanna copy them?
Davey, I can see you are new to this. It would help tremendously if you clicked on "Reply" if you reply to a certain post. I am sure I am not the only one confused by your answers. Just friendly advice. I like your sense of humor but always end up scratching my head: which post is Davey responding to!
 
Davey, I can see you are new to this. It would help tremendously if you clicked on "Reply" if you reply to a certain post. I am sure I am not the only one confused by your answers. Just friendly advice. I like your sense of humor but always end up scratching my head: which post is Davey responding to!
Yes, that would be helpful. :)
 
Every now and again I post something like this on the forum, for ease of understanding between.. the USA and the UK./Australia and NZ...

Looks like we have become completely americanized here in Canada, except for two: we still say toilet rather than rest room and reception, rather than front desk (at least in the Maritimes). Or maybe it's just me. If I enter a hotel I look for "reception!" Another thing we cling to is the spelling of words that end in "our" like "honour," etc. !"
 
I think ours are generally simpler, hollydolly. The recent ones are on a road with lots of cross streets. Without them there would be too many stop signs or traffic lights relatively close together. Here's one of the more recent ones at a time when traffic was light.
Rotaries are one of three types of circular intersection used in the United States. The other two are roundabouts and traffic circles, both of which are normally smaller than rotaries. All of them are designed to keep traffic moving at a safe pace, without halting completely.

We call them rotaries in CT.
 
Davey, I can see you are new to this. It would help tremendously if you clicked on "Reply" if you reply to a certain post. I am sure I am not the only one confused by your answers. Just friendly advice. I like your sense of humor but always end up scratching my head: which post is Davey responding to!
aah roger and clout heh yea okedokey!
 
In America, we often refer to bathrooms in public venues as "Ladies' Rooms" and "Men's Rooms." When I'm in a restaurant, I wouldn't ask, "Where's the bathroom?" or "Where's the toilet" I'd ask, "Where's the Ladies' Room?"
Yep, come to think of it, I've used that expression myself on occasion!
 
Here are some British expressions, without translations, for non-Brits to pick the bones out of: (Google has the answers.)

Any road. (This does not mean “choose your path” or “pick a road”). ...A load of tosh. ...Adam and Eve. ... Arse over tit. ... Bee's knees. ...Bite your arm off. ... Bits 'n Bobs. ...Give it some welly. ...Brassed off. ...Bob's your uncle. ...Chin wag. ...Don't teach your grandma to suck eggs. ...Curtain Twitcher. ...Donkey's years. ...His/Her Majesty's Pleasure. ...Don't give a monkey's. ..Brass Monkeys. ...A right pig's ear. ...Throw a wobbly.

How many did you know?
 
@hollydolly https://www.getours.com/tours/country-roads-of-wales-devon-cornwall

We are really excited about it! Wanting to try the baked goods weve seen on the British Baking Show and having, perhaps, High Tea, whatever the heck that is! 😜 We’ll fly in a couple days early into London to do a little sightseeing on our own.
High Tea is a meal between 5pm and 7pm.. not to be confused with afternoon tea which is served before 4pm and usually consists of sandwiches and cakes..

Devon and Cornwall.. are not Southern England they are west.. just so you know.

London is South East... .. Devon and cornwall are beautiful places but get very busy during the tourist season. I have lived in both counties.. :love:...@Sunny has been to Cornwall and loved it, if she sees this she'll no doubt tell you her experience as an American..

Devon and cornwall are the wettest parts of England,... and Wales is all rain..lol.. well not always but a lot so take a Mac.or a Brolly with you , the weather can be beautiful in the morning and very wet in the afternoon...
 

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