To think toilet sounds better than loo?

[Mabelthebore]

& dessert sounds nicer than pudding? I know some people look down on those who say toilet and dessert but I actually think they sound nicer. I think loo in particular is a horrible word.

Bathroom and dessert.

Better than 'spending a penny' as my granny says.

The word toilet works in most European countries/ languages.

Loo is twee IMO. Toilet is what it is - why be qtwee?

Obviously saying "bathroom" or "restroom" is properly euphemistic and confusing to many outside the US - but loo is even more regionally specific...

I haven't lived in the UK for decades and although my parents say "loo" and "pudding" I must say I find both a bit daft and cringy now as neither are universally understood (most non UK speakers of English understand "pudding" to be a very specific sub category of dessert, either of the steamed traditional old fashioned puddings variety or something like a type of set custard, depending where they come from!).

'Loo' user here.

One of Judith Kerr's Mog books revolved around Mog not being able to access her usual 'lavatory' under the tree and therefore going in Mr Thomas' chair instead. I think Kerr was very much London UMC (as an adult obv), so I'm not surprised at the use of the word, though I always changed it to 'loo' when reading that book to my dc as it sounded so anachronistic somehow, particularly when poor Mog was thinking 'but I want my lavatory'.

Surely powder room is people's preferred option

How many Mn threads is the loo/ toilet issue going to inspire?

Once again, I’m firmly on the loo side of the debate.

I think the pudding/ dessert one is a bit more complicated. Dessert is the French word and they tend to have more “structured” or formal plates compared with, say, bread and butter pudding spooned out. On the whole I wouldn’t call a delicate opera cake or delice ”pudding”; but I wouldn’t call a dollop of apple crumble smothered in custard “ dessert.” No judgment of crumble btw! It’s just to me it’s a pudding.

People who say "I'm just nipping to the loo" are usually providing tmi anyway - nobody needs that information spelt out, why not just say "I'll be back in a moment" if you need to excuse yourself?

Only about a fifth of Earth's surface is covered by desert.

I go to the bog for a slash.

Germans say 'I just need to disappear'. Makes it clear where/what for without spelling it out.

Loo and pudding in my house 👌🏻

I hate the word loo but I know it's an irrational dislike that I inherited from my Mum.

Dessert sounds posh to me so I use pudding even though I know that not everything you might have after a main course is actually a pudding.

It's a class thing, as ever. Upper class is loo, and pudding, people who aspire to be middle class( someone like Hyacinth Bucket) say toilet and dessert or say serviette instead of napkin.

It's the khazi, innit?

Definitely “Little Girls’ Room!” 🤣

Bought up to say lavatory, pudding and napkin. Toilet, dessert and serviette considered common! I say loo now. I read a story recently about an American who asked for the bathroom, host ,with tongue in cheek, took him to the actual bathroom which did not contain a loo!

The proper word is lavatory, it was called the lav in my family, growing up. Toilet is generally used when talking about renovations or selling houses. Loo is what most people use nowadays if popping to the loo and with family friends, work colleagues. If I ask in a shop or places like that though I say toilet

YES! I'm always surprised "loo" is middle class, to me it's twee like "hubby".

I once knew of someone who called it the closet. It’s the bog.

Luckily I never have to say Dessert, sweet, or pudding, as I never eat them.

I'm in the minority who agrees 😂

Loo is a bit twee, if I was talking to a builder about renovations I would say toilet, when you buy one it is called a toilet

I've noticed teenagers starting to refer to it as 'the bathroom', even when it's not actually in your household bathroom.

It's loo and pudding, sweet is common.

Careful, you'll be causing conniptions 🤣

My loo is very multicultural. It had 2 types of soap for a start and a push button flush