Have you ever noticed the letters WC posted outside a public bathroom and wondered what it means?<\/p>\n
If so, you\u2019re not alone as people around the world are trying to unravel the mystery of the WC, a space that identifies a room containing a toilet and a sink.<\/p>\n
And while we\u2019ll offer you an explanation of the WC, we can\u2019t promise the term will make anymore sense than restroom, bathroom or loo\u2026<\/p>\n
In 2020, a couple named Shelby and Dylan shared a TikTok video that revealed a major difference in how some Americans and Canadians do their business.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat in the world is a washroom?\u201d asks Dylan as he walks by sign that says \u201cwashroom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what are they washing in there? Oh, it\u2019s a restroom. The only thing I wash in there is my hands,\u201d he tells his wife. Off-camera, Shelby can be heard asking: \u201cDo you rest in a restroom?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a good point. They both don\u2019t make much sense,\u201d Dylan adds.<\/p>\n
Online users jumped into the comments section, offering their opinions on the term they prefer to use for the sacred room. \u201cIt\u2019s called a bathroom, restroom, washroom and toilet,\u201d offers one user.<\/p>\n
A second follower said when they were visiting Disneyland, they \u201casked for the washroom\u201d and they \u201csent me to the laundromat!\u201d<\/p>\n
A third adds, \u201cWait \u2018til he finds out about water closets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Water closet<\/p>\n
According to Mirriam Webster\u2019s Dictionary,\u201cwater closet\u201d is a noun that describes \u201ca compartment or room with a toilet\u201d or \u201ca toilet bowl and its accessories.\u201d<\/p>\n
Back in the day, when someone would use the bathroom, it was to take a bath. And when a person used a restroom, it was apparently to rest or get ready for the day by using the sink and mirror.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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