What does WC mean? I see it as I'm looking for a place to stay when it is discribing the rooms. Thanks
Marlene
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
34004 posts
WC = Water Closet = toilet en-suite = bathing and toilet facilities within the sleeping accommodation as opposed to in the hall or down the hall - not shared.
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
To add to Nigel's post: a "private" bathroom and an "ensuite" bathroom are not necessarily the same thing. I have stayed at hotels in Florence and in Barcelona where my bathroom was down the hall, but I had the only key to it. Thus, it was private but not ensuite. Also, when a English person needs a toilet, he/she uses that word, not "washroom," "bathroom," or "restroom." I know it's hard to adjust (it just sounds so harsh to us North Americans).
Posted by
Land of La
9265 posts
Toilet is harsh? Wow. Actually, loo is the proper English term. Brolly for umbrella, balls up for snafu, arse for ass, chips for fries, banger for sausage, bits and bobs for sundry items, grotty for disgusting, are you having a laugh?
for are you putting me on, and over the moon, which means delighted.
Posted by
washington
837 posts
Sorry, Claudia, it is more generally "tits up".
Posted by
Land of La
9265 posts
David, are we having an argy-bargy?