>>It tickles me that you guys call it euphemistically a restroom. "My God, I shouldn't have eaten that curry last night; I'm dying for a good rest"
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>>Or bathroom. Who takes a bath in a restaurant!?
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>I guess many do, thinking it's really the soup they ordered.
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>>BTW, here in posh society one calls it the lavatory (LAV-a-t'ry) and they look down on those who call it toilet (a pure give-away of class).
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>Don't tell me - Latin is more posh than French? Didn't expect that one, as Lala said during the airplane ride.

Especially when you consider that a french washroom (ie not for relieving yourself in) is a "lavabo". Go figure!