I believe everyone knows that there are many different words for toilet, but what are the differences? Why do different places have different English words for toilet? Which word should we use?
First, we divide toilets into two categories
Toilet at home (where you can take a shower)
Outside toilet (without shower facilities)
bathroom
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First let’s take a look at what the different
Toilet at home – toilet
Outside toilet – toilet
#2 United Kingdom
Bathroom at home – bathroom / toilet / loo
Outside toilet – toilet / loo
bathroom
#3 United States
Bathroom
Outside toilet – bathroom / restroom / men’s or ladies’ room
*If you say “toilet” to Americans, they will feel weird because Americans don’t call the toilet a toilet. In the United States, toilet means a Albania Phone Number List toilet. If you say “I’m in the toilet” to an American, they may think you need some “help”.
#4 Canada.
Toilet at home – bathroom washroom
Outside toilet – bathroom / restroom / men’s or ladies’ room / washroom
*Canadian English is the same as American Belgium Phone Number List English. They just prefer to use washroom. Usually 90% of people who say washroom are Canadians.
bathroom
#5 What is WC in the end?
We often see the word WC in Asian countries, but you will hardly see it in the UK and the US. WC is the abbreviation of water closet, which can be translated as water cabinet. It is a very old word. In the 1800s, the British began to install a toilet in every home. At that time, everyone was not used to having such an invisible thing at home, so the toilet was usually installed in a space as big as a closet, and then a very euphemistic name was given to the cabinet, which was water closet. Later, other countries used it, but it became a general toilet. However, English-speaking countries began to stop using the name WC.
