Bathrooms, Restrooms and Whatever YOU Come Up with on this topic 😉

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Referring to the bathroom grates to some degree, I have lived in a few houses which had separate bathrooms to their lavatory, toilet,loo or dunny. Some even had outdoor funnies.
 
Rakaia said:
Referring to the bathroom grates to some degree, I have lived in a few houses which had separate bathrooms to their lavatory, toilet,loo or dunny. Some even had outdoor funnies.
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American thing, I think.

I watched a YouTube ( yes I know, it was just one person's opinion but it was a well known travel guide) aimed at Australians travelling to US.
And the polite thing to ask , if in a restaurant or suchlike, was 'where are the bathrooms or the restrooms?' The word toilet was a bit vulgar or uncouth.
Whereas in Australia in the same situation, ' where are the toilets?' Is perfectly normal and acceptable.
 
When I was about 10 my family went to visit my Aunts in Michigan. While there, my cousin and I took a bag of 50 M-80 firecrackers, based on the myth that 8 M80s was to equal the explosive power of one stick of dynamite (they're not), and daisy chained them all so that when one blew, the next one would get lit. Then we hung them from the top of my Aunt's outhouse and lowered them down the hole about 5 feet. When we lit the fuse, it did not blow up the outhouse, it just made a huge mess. :poop::poop:

Boys will be boys...
 
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January said:
American thing, I think.

I watched a YouTube ( yes I know, it was just one person's opinion but it was a well known travel guide) aimed at Australians travelling to US.
And the polite thing to ask , if in a restaurant or suchlike, was 'where are the bathrooms or the restrooms?' The word toilet was a bit vulgar or uncouth.
Whereas in Australia in the same situation, ' where are the toilets?' Is perfectly normal and acceptable.
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I don't know. I'm an American.
For me, 'restroom' is a euphemism. In life I try not to use them.
In America, the French 'la toilette' has lost its original meaning. To me, 'toilet' means the pot.
Just as you said, I always ask for the bathroom. They know what I mean.

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gruntlabor said:
I don't know. I'm an American.
For me, 'restroom' is a euphemism. In life I try not to use them.
In America, the French 'la toilette' has lost its original meaning. To me, 'toilet' means the pot.
Just as you said, I always ask for the bathroom. They know what I mean.
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yes exactly - Americans would ask for the bathroom or the restroom.

If somebody asked in Australia they would usually say the toilets - but if somebody, especially somebody with an foreign accent, said the bathroom, we would know what they meant
 
I've been to upscale malls and health clubs which had large roomy stalls, wooden slat doors, and beautiful sinks with individual cloth towels.
 
I absolutely hate those automatic flushers. Too often, they flush too soon, which is not sanitary.

After I accepted Islam, which is more than a religion, but a way of life, I was taught that we should always close the lid before flushing. That was more than 25 years ago. Just a few years ago, I started seeing articles about how that should be done because toilet germs can spew out as far as six feet when flushed. Imagine some people have their toothbrushes exposed within that range. Yuk! 🤮 We started putting our toothbrushes inside the medicine cabinet decades ago.

Another thing I was taught is that we Muslims should wipe with wet tissue before using the dry. Also that it's best for men to sit while urinating. This is supposed to be better for the prostate. I've since seen non Islamic literature that supports that. Here is one of the articles:
Should Men Sit When They Pee? 4 Benefits of Sitting Down
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I absolutely hate those automatic flushers. Too often, they flush too soon, which is not sanitary.

After I accepted Islam, which is more than a religion, but a way of life, I was taught that we should always close the lid before flushing. That was more than 25 years ago. Just a few years ago, I started seeing articles about how that should be done because toilet germs can spew out as far as six feet when flushed. Imagine some people have their toothbrushes exposed within that range. Yuk! 🤮 We started putting our toothbrushes inside the medicine cabinet decades ago.

Another thing I was taught is that we Muslims should wipe with wet tissue before using the dry. Also that it's best for men to sit while urinating. This is supposed to be better for the prostate. I've since seen non Islamic literature that supports that. Here is one of the articles:
Should Men Sit When They Pee? 4 Benefits of Sitting Down
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Thanks for sharing this!
 
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