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.

Goodness only knows what words they'd end up using!

What- If she calls pudding “dessert?”🙂

I say 'Loo' unless I'm with non native English speakers, in which case I tend to say 'Toilet'.

Some of my family are not native English speakers and I know that 'Toilet' will be widely understood, whereas I'm not so sure about Loo.

Actually lots of mners live in non English speaking countries and have international friendship groups who use English as a common language, so quite a lot of people are (though I don't understand why some people are compelled to spell out where they're going in detail when they get up from the table in a restaurant/ café/ bar/ wherever...).

Loo, bog or the shitter.
Pudding and I'll add napkin instead of serviette 🤮

Loo and afters

Crapper and afters?

This discussion does seem old fashioned I'm not saying class isn't an issue but I don't think we judge it on whether someone says toilet or loo or whatever.

I second this!

It's bog.

I don't really care if people look down on what others call stuff. You can say I'm going for a piss and ... Meh.

That's alright then. 🤣

I'm with you. I had anything steamed pudding like and so it always really puts me off.

Loo is awful makes me feel sick.

As an inveterate snob, I was brought up to never say ‘toilet’ and cringe when I hear people say it. Ditto ‘dessert’.

My kids say both to wind me up 🤨

In my head, a napkin is fabric and a serviette is a throwaway paper version.

Steamed pudding and custard is one of life’s cozy childhood memories.
Gorgeous !

I’m going to have to go to the shops and buy a chocolate sponge pudding now
This thread about puddings has set off my nostalgia for sponge Pudding and custard.

Same here. It's how I know it to be used - Serviette or paper towel. Some may say 'paper napkin' instead of serviette or paper towel. Napkin is the fabric, reusable kind.

Language is quite interesting.

Oh no!
I used to say “ Breakfast dinner and tea “ to deliberately annoy parents- instead of “ Breakfast, lunch, dinner “

Same here.

And loo is OK, but it’s a child’s word isn’t it? Like wee and poo.

Reminds me of school dinners....and not in a good way!

Agree. It’s the Nancy Mitford upper and non upper thing. She observed that people trying to sound posh adopted the French word “ toilet”, “dessert” “ serviette” etc instead of good old English words. It was because it was seen as affectation.

Strangely though words like “ chemise” and “robe” remain upper class whereas words like “frock” are a bit rough and ready.

As posted above, I do think the pudding / dessert thing has become a bit contextual as our eating habits become more international.

And there are savoury puddings too. I prefer dessert.

😂 I would call a poo a poo.
and a wee a wee.

What is one meant to say?
”I’m passing stools?”

”Urinating?”

I’m picking up dog stools on this walk!