languages - asking where the bathroom is

[mimei]

hahahaha i love the talk about vagueness in japanese, your polite way is so awesome i will have to use it XD

i like the word お手洗い (otearai) for bathroom, total euphemism XD

[kazukorin49]

@mimei pfff indeedy but I would never use the word "otearai" because it has a very different connotation--it can mean "water closet" (bathroom), but more or less is associated with the traditional Japanese toilet--which is NOT fun to pee in >.>

[mimei]

@kazukorin49 lol fair enough but unfortunately you can't avoid traditional japanese toilets in japan :) plus most public bathrooms have both.

[kazukorin49]

@mimei it's why people hand out hankerchiefs everywhere--public toilets are not stocked with toilet paper >.>

[AereAce]

@kazukorin49 Small mistake in the French one. It's "oo" ;) (où)