tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10976271.post6077582333302671831..comments2023-09-11T10:03:56.103-04:00Comments on Foreign Prophecies: Where is the restroom?toshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03100158343215842935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10976271.post-80379215731196127042009-07-19T22:20:01.934-04:002009-07-19T22:20:01.934-04:00it's more like a nappy-diaper issue or candy-s...it's more like a nappy-diaper issue or candy-sweets thing.<br /><br />i dunno if the British speakers also have such a penchant, but Singaporeans (who largely adheres to the British standard) prefer to call "permen" as "sweets", not "candy"<br /><br />this restroom-toilet issue is perhaps more of a lingo fanaticism thing. Would you call your own child as "budak" (=slave/child) or "anak" (=child)?<br /><br />hehetoshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100158343215842935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10976271.post-89074412386654833412009-07-19T11:27:37.180-04:002009-07-19T11:27:37.180-04:00Really? Even people in non-English speaking countr...Really? Even people in non-English speaking country know about restroom and toilet. Have asked in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Vietnam, among others, with no bothers. Probably the person you asked was just deaf :DFinally Wokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959697119637675461noreply@blogger.com