Comments on: Toilet

By: StanMan7

StanMan7 — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:41:00 +0000

Get a Hand Bidet Sprayer and then you don’t need Toilet Paper anymore so no worries if you can’t flush it. Cleaner, healthier, saves money,

By: Alistair Troublesome

Alistair Troublesome — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:15:00 +0000

we mostly have the toilet in the same room with the tub and the sink. though i did hear of some older apartments having the toilet in a separate room.
We can drink the tap water here as well, so yay for this? haha

By: dilay

dilay — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:10:00 +0000

oh also tap water thing, I live in Ankara, we generally don’t drink tap water here but use it to make tea or cooking, other than that it doesn’t taste good. So we buy big jugs of water weekly or so, 19 liters! That was one of the things my American surprised when he first came here, because in US I guess only pretentious people drink bottled water 😀

By: dilay

dilay — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:04:00 +0000

very interesting topic. we were just talking about it yesterday! I am Turkish, my boyfriend who lives with me is American, and I just came back from my two-week Ireland trip a few days ago. What I missed most about Turkey is that little nozzle you can find in Turkish western style toilets (which we call A la Franga here, French style). When you grew up with such easiness, it is hard to use just dry toilet paper. I think it is very similiar to Japanese style toilets but ours are less luxurious no warm water, no warmed up seats and also no singing 🙂 but overall it is the best cleaning you can get without touching your self. When it comes squatters (which we call A la Turca here, Turkish style), it is another story, in those ones there is a tap in the cubicle very close to the ground, and a pot underneath the tap, I generally don’t like using that one, because I don’t believe using your hands when you need to clean yourself, so I just wet the toilet paper sometimes to have a fresher feeling than just a dry sheet of paper. When it comes to using a bin or not, I think in Turkey there is no one way, I live in an old building which was built in 50’s so I try not to have a plumbing problem as much as I can but in newer households of course it is not a problem.
in Turkey WC is used a lot to ask where the toilet is, or you can say tuvalet which means toilet obviously :D, and like south americans we use the term banyo, but mostly for bathrooms at a home, when you want to be nice and formal, we can use the term lavabo which is like the word lavatory. It seems it is easy to find the right place for basic needs around the world.

By: Patci ♥

Patci ♥ — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:34:00 +0000

I live in the US, and around here most folks just say bathroom or restroom, with restroom being a bit more formal. I just simply like to use the term “potty”. I don’t know how it is in other areas in the US, but around here most places don’t allow toilet paper to be flushed down the toilet. Clogs up the pipes or something.

By: kittyflumpin

kittyflumpin — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:46:00 +0000

Generally when someone asks where the “restroom”/”bathroom” is in my apartment I know what the’re getting at. However, because we’re in the midwest (USA) if anyone ever asked for some bottled water I’d I generally view them as being a bit dim-witted, as the tap water ’round these parts is probably better than what you’d find for sale…

By: Sydney L

Sydney L — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:29:00 +0000

While I was travelling in China I had to get used to squatter toilets, no so much fun! Also, a lot of the bathroom (washroom, restroom, or whatever you wanna call it :P) stall doors were made of clear glass :S that took some getting used to! In the rural areas, most of the bathrooms were just big brick rooms with a bunch of holes in the floor :O and they all had a residant unusually-large spider D: A bit out of my comfort zone, but it was definitly a memorable experience!

By: Aleja

Aleja — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:58:00 +0000

Since I speak Spanish I will translate some words for you!
I think we use the same words that in the U.S. so if you’re with your friends and family you say ”Baño” which means bathroom If you’re on a date or something you say ”tocador” which means restroom, we only use the toilet word to refer the toilet. Here you’ll always find the silk near the toilet. And that’s basically all 🙂 I drink from the tap but I’m ok with drinking bottled water.

By: Marie Hasert

Marie Hasert — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:55:00 +0000

As an American, that’s so confusing.

By: grjane

grjane — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:09:00 +0000

In reply to Mindy Suk Gwinn. lol...I forgot those ones (The John, the can, lavatory). We also use powder room or ladies room or mens room.