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> I case you need to take a dump in that fair city
papaya
post Mon 6th February 2012, 2:20pm
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Everything you need to know about Public restrooms in Bratislava.

And it's sourced...
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TheKartingWikipedian
post Thu 16th February 2012, 7:28pm
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Public restrooms in Bratislava. The article starts off "Public restrooms in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, are called public toilets or public WC. So the article is Public toilets in Bratislava then? Anyone for a rename?
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post Fri 17th February 2012, 12:50pm
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Public restrooms in Bratislava. The article starts off "Public restrooms in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, are called public toilets or public WC. So the article is Public toilets in Bratislava then? Anyone for a rename?

This shows how America centred Wikipedia is. Americans insist on calling these places bathrooms even although they rarely contain baths, or restrooms although they are generally uncomfortable to rest in. People say the British like euphemisms but Americans are often worse. Calling them toilets (places where you can wash) is still not fully a description but at least is not nonsense.


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