The loo, the bog, the khazi, the privy, the netty, the water closet, the facilities, the powder room, the Ladies, the Gents. There’s many an alternative description for the room in which we complete that daily chore so as to disguise the rather uncivilised nature of it all.
Our manners have come a long way since the communal event that latrine-going was for the Romans, who shared everything from polite conversation to lavatorial… accessories consisting of a sponge on a stick while dropping the kids off.
