Meaning behind the ‘WC’ sign outside bathrooms

Have you ever noticed the letters WC

posted outside a public bathroom and wondered what it means?

If so, you’re not alone as people around the world are trying to unravel the mystery of the WC,

a space that identifies a room containing a toilet and a sink.

And while we’ll offer you an explanation of the WC, Continue Below…

we can’t promise the term will

make anymore sense than restroom, bathroom or loo…

In 2020, a couple named Shelby and Dylan shared a

TikTok video that revealed a major

difference in how some Americans and Canadians do their business.

“What in the world is a washroom?”

asks Dylan as he walks by sign that says “washroom.”

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