Or a public restroom. Ive almost never seen anyone resting in one.

We have an old Dr. Seuss cartoon and the little boy actually says "I have to go to the euphemism." I guess that covers just about anything. 🙂

I have thought it was because of, Toilet, Pee, Poo, period, etc, where taboos to mention?

In the Netherlands we call it a bathroom.

Because almost every residential bathroom in the USA does have a bathing facility (bath/shower) and there are far more of them than their public counterparts which usually do not (except for like at public pools and such). I am fine with WC / Water Closet as well or whatever term. But if you think about it, WC is also a bit dated. The term originated when the remodeled 'closet' with the toilet was often the only place in the home that had running water. Edit to say I do think 'civility' (or whatever word) came into play regarding bathroom. Someone saying they are going to 'wash up' (like their hands or whatever) is more appealing than saying they have to go take an enormous c**p. lol

Here's something you might not know - the USA isn't in Europe.

The toilet has also been called the retiring room and the necessary room.

How is WC not weird?

How about loo? Where did that come from?

bathroom in UK,as usually bath and toilet in same room (which can cause issues in relationships 😆😆😆) we also have some wonderful euphemisms for bathroom and toilet

Where I'm from we say bathroom for a room where you can take a bath or shower and toilet for the room where there is a toilet but not a place to bathe or shower. I am not sure, but is restroom not like what I know as the toilet (room)?

I like “water closet”, but I see how that can be confusing.

Baths are replaced with showers often, but i've never heard of a showerroom in the Netherlands

I just call it the “washroom” (unless I’m out in public because then no one would understand me-) most of the times because I’m just weird like that

Isn’t it ? I know at least a few nations that use bathroom and toilet interchangeably

Oh, it's a bathroom in a home. It's a restroom in public.

We humans have a tendency to come up with euphemisms when it involves the places that involve defecation because its considered "dirty"to talk about it. I don't rest in there either but my bathroom actually has a bath. It also doesn't have a closet of water like the European WC. The one appliance universal to all of them is a toilet which comes from a French word for cloth wrapping or loo which comes from the phrase "guardez l'eau" or "watch out for the water splashing back".

Technically a washroom, it's just habit to say bathroom as if you were at home.

you "bathe" yourself in a BATHroom

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Most home bathrooms do have a bath. We find it strange that some countries call a toilet a Lou, as in a human name.

For years they were called the water closet (that's what we called them in construction) or they were called the "crapper." Named after the guy who invented the toilet.

Yes, because toilets were outhouses in a lot of the U.S. especially in poor rural areas.

I'm an American and I've never made eye contact through a gap in the bathroom door.

I was so horrified at public toilets in New York. Traumatizing.

And I'm American saying this.... let's just say i rarely use public restrooms and when I do feel very "watched" and uncomfortable and try to go very quickly and discreetly