🌍 American vs British · vocabulary
restroom vs loo
A room with a toilet, especially a public one.
American
restroom
“Excuse me, where's the restroom?”
British
loo
“Excuse me, where's the loo?”
Good to know
"Restroom" is a polite American term for a public toilet, while "loo" is an informal British word. Britons also say "toilet" or "the gents/ladies," and they generally find "restroom" overly euphemistic.
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