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Originally Posted by maddz
Yup, indeedy. The gentleman concerned is having a quick pee in the toilet. Which is why the US term restroom trips me up - why on earth would one be relieving oneself somewhere where one is having a rest? It's rather unhygienic to say the least... What's wrong with asking for the toilet? (Bog and loo are British slang for the toilet.)
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One could just as easily ask why one would be relieving oneself in the cloakroom? Talk about unhygienic.
“Uh, no thank you, I think I’ll hang on to my cloak, I mean coat.”