One of the first things women ask me during their Europe travel is what “ladies room” is in various European languages. We always have a fun time practicing these words:
- Dutch: WC (pronounce “vay-say”)
- French: toilet (pronounced “twalet”)
- German: toiletten
- Italian: la toilette/ il bagno
- Spanish: el baño
Of course, the easiest thing to do is search for the familiar toilet signs. When one is in dire need for a toilet, those familiar signs seem to disappear! So, the next best thing is to ask. Europeans can be quite helpful especially when they see that you make an effort in learning the language.
Sign language can be a little bit embarrassing to do but it helps!
Alright, just in case you asked for the ladies room and you’ve done a charade of all the possible ways to say “ladies room” in sign language, and you were told that there isn’t a toilet around, what now?
No need to panic. There’s Go Girl to the rescue… Because life’s greatest adventure shouldn’t be finding a bathroom. LOL
Girls, you’ll be able to pee standing up! (pardon my language, ahem). Sometimes, I sneak into the men’s room when the ladies room is close to overflowing. Thing is, public men’s room can be terribly ……… (fill in the blanks). And in Europe, the toilets are sometimes shared by both men and women. So this silicon gadget can be really handy and easy to use!
Check out this video on Go Girl!
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