Toilet VS Restroom - Our changing culture( Vanity )

Me | 07/24/2005 | Me

[devane617]

VANITY --- VANITY --- VANITY

During the past few weeks I have traveled via air and passed through several major U.S. airports. I noticed in almost all cases the word "Restroom" has been replaced with "Toilet". I spoke to a courtsey person in two airports and both said that they were "requested" to change to a more international word such as "Toilet".

[devane617]

I guess that's all...

[Professional Engineer]

In architectural terms toilet is the correct usage for the room. The nominally white throne you sit upon is a water closet.

[devane617]

I have always associated the word toilet as slang. I know it is a correct word, but restroom seems more polite. I thought it was another example of our ever-changing culture.

[pau1f0rd]

I don't have a problem with Restroom. If I ever went to America I'd be sure to buy a dictionary so I knew what the essential words translated to. Toilet is a French word. In England we prefer loo (also a French derivative) or bog (I think very Anglo-Saxon)

[devane617]

I like Bog...

[muawiyah]

Imagine the distress of Baltimorians searching in vain for a "bahtroom" anywhere in this great land.

[Palladin]

Eek! The whole world is going down the toilet.

[mewzilla]

I thought everybody spoke ideogram...

[Sloth]

[ShadowDancer]

It may be more accepted worldwide but if I were ever sitting in a restaurant and one of my kids said, "I'm going to the toilet" I'd smack them silly.

[mewzilla]

And nobody'd better ever use a crescent on the door or they'll irritate CAIR...

Cartoon Raises a Stink

[headsonpikes]

Facilities is my euphemism of choice for these utilities.

[dighton]

Toilet is a French word.

Toilette, in one sense “the act or process of dressing,” generally not far advanced in The Toilet of Venus.

[Blue Screen of Death]

Why would you want to go into the toilet room to rest?

[pa mom]

"toilet" is recognized by speakers of many languages. Yes, restroom is more polite, but it is an Americanism. People from all over use airports, so it needs to be easily recognizable.

[melt]

I prefer the terms "Ladies" and "Gentlemen", like they use in the better Las Vegas hotels. And forget "unisex" restrooms--- I won't enter.

[exnavychick]

Same here.

[ken21]

when i was a child, there actually were "restrooms".

ladies got fatigued while shopping and went into a restroom to rest.

the restroom was the outer room; the inner room had the toilets and washbasins.

the outer room included sofas and armchairs.

i was about 4 or 5 years and my brother a year younger.

[Khurkris]

"Its tha terlit and thats what us polite people call it"

[Professional Engineer]

LOL