Many times, when you stay in a hotel while travelling, you might have noticed the toilet there. Some have toilet written outside and some have restroom written outside (Difference between toilet and restroom). You might have seen something similar written outside the toilet in many other buildings, including shopping malls, offices or cinema halls. But have you ever wondered what is the difference between these two words, are both different things or one and the same? We claim that people may be using them every day, but they may not know the difference.
Restrooms are called many toilets. (Photo: Canva)
On the social media platform Quora, people often ask interesting questions related to everyday life. Someone has asked what is the difference between restroom and toilet. Many people have given many answers to this. There is no exact answer to this question, that is why we have found the answer for you by checking with various reliable sources on the internet. Let us explain to you.
The toilet has a commode, urinal and sink. (Photo: Canva)
Meaning is different in different countries
According to the Absolute English website, the word toilet means toilet, but its context is different in different countries. This one word can have many meanings. For example, in India people easily ask where the toilet is, or if they have to go to the toilet, but in America, instead of toilet, they call it restroom because toilet seems objectionable. When you travel on the highway (motorway) there, you will see rest stops written at various places, where there will be toilets, but in some country, if you call it a restroom, then people may consider it a place to rest and show you a room to lie down. Give.
What is the difference between toilet and restroom?
Now the question arises that what is the difference between toilet and restroom? Toilet means a place which has a commode or pot, a urinal, as well as a sink for washing hands. Many buses have toilets, trains have toilets, there are plastic cabins built on the sea shore or river banks which are toilets. On the other hand, bathroom is the place in which you will find toilet along with bathtub and shower in which you can take bath. There are bathrooms in homes or hotel rooms. Now let’s come to the restroom. Restroom is a place where many toilets, urinals, wash basins are installed in a big room. There are restrooms at cinema halls, shopping malls, railway stations, airports etc. In Assamese words you can understand that that big room, which has many toilets, is called restroom. If there is a toilet, urinal and bath tub or shower in a room, then it is called a bathroom and the seat on which a person can pass urine is called a toilet, the toilet does not refer to the entire room. The word restroom is also commonly used in American English. For such interesting information, stay connected with News18 Hindi.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 6, 2024, 11:54 IST