Meaning behind the ‘WC’ sign outside bathrooms

If so, you’re not alone as people around the world are trying to unravel the mystery of the WC,

a space that identifies a room containing a toilet and a sink.

And while we’ll offer you an explanation of the WC, we can’t promise the term will make anymore sense than restroom, bathroom or loo…

In 2020, a couple named Shelby and Dylan shared a TikTok video that revealed a major

difference in how some Americans and Canadians do their business.

“What in the world is a washroom?” asks Dylan as he walks by sign that says “washroom.”

“And what are they washing in there? Oh, it’s a restroom. The only thing I wash in there is my hands,”

he tells his wife. Off-camera, Shelby can be heard asking: “Do you rest in a restroom?”

Online users jumped into the comments section, offering their opinions on the term they

prefer to use for the sacred room. “It’s called a bathroom, restroom, washroom and toilet,” offers one user.

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