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"pee" and "poop" are like the base terms for those two things. With "piss" and "shit" being the crude terms, and "poo" or "wee" being the more childish terms. T
by toxican 11y ago
"pee" and "poop" are like the base terms for those two things. With "piss" and "shit" being the crude terms, and "poo" or "wee" being the more childish terms. This is the most stupid conversation I've ever had on this website.
- pluma 11y agoFrankly it's more infantile that Americans insist on talking about "restrooms" when it's clear you're not going there to have a lie-down.
- toxican 11y agoI don't think anyone really associate the the "rest" in "restroom" with resting. May as well call it infantile to call it a "bathroom" when only children take baths.
- lfowles 11y agoRight, I resist calling it a bathroom in places where it won't actually have a bath. Guess I should start asking at restaurants where the water closet is?
- __z 11y ago> only children take baths. Huh? I regularly take baths. They are very relaxing and help me de-stress. They are also good for relieving some types of pain.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoI'm trying to figure out what term you think is appropriate. Water closet? Restroom is one of those writing-only words, in my experience.
- jerf 11y agoOh, that goes back a long ways, and goes across cultures too. It's a human thing, not an "American" thing. Maybe you can find some culture somewhere in the world that unironically hangs signs that idiomatically translate to "The Shitters ->", but it'll be the exception rather than the rule.
- prawn 11y agoNot sure if I speak for all Australians, but to me "pee" and "poop" sound very juvenile. "Poo" and "wee" would be the standard options. Hearing parents using terms like "willie" or "pee pee" with toddlers in place of "penis" strikes me as really odd and awkward.