{"id":76,"date":"2024-10-10T23:36:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T23:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/?p=76"},"modified":"2024-10-10T23:36:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T23:36:42","slug":"people-are-only-just-realising-what-wc-toilet-sign-actually-stands-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"People are only just realising what WC toilet sign actually stands for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What does WC stand for? I\u2019m pretty sure we generally refer to the loo as the \u2018bathroom\u2019 or the \u2018restroom\u2019 if you\u2019re posh.<\/p>\n<p>But it turns out that there\u2019s another name we used to call it and it\u2019s completely blown my little mind.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt1546774349bfced7\/63c12434974a9f3720a98dc5\/HREYN9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nIt turns out that the \u2018WC\u2019 stamped on bathroom doors actually means something \u2013 and that something is \u2018water closet\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>What makes it even worse is that there\u2019s a perfectly good reason behind it too.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the day, when someone would use the bathroom it would actually be to take a bath.<\/p>\n<p>When one would use the restroom, it would supposedly be to rest or get ready for the day by using the sink and mirror.<\/p>\n<p>At least I wasn\u2019t the only baffled person, as many on social media are just as dazed as I am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you mean wc stands for water closet\u2026\u2026..\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cI was 23 y\/o when I learned that WC is called water closet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least you\u2019re not 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call MINE a bathroom,\u201d someone else revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call\u00a0the ones in public, restrooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what a water closet is, but don\u2019t use it (don\u2019t use the word \u2013 do use the WC).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keeping on the topic of bathrooms, one\u00a0TikToker\u00a0went viral for sharing\u00a0the unwritten urinal rule\u00a0that \u2018every guy knows\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by stand-up comedian,\u00a0Freddy Quinne, he says men have an unwritten rule about having a wee in a public urinal.<\/p>\n<p>Freddie says: \u201cNobody\u2019s ever discussed this with us, nobody\u2019s gone out and set the rules but we all know which place to have a p*ss is acceptable and which one isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>He explains that if you have five empty urinals in a row, the only reasonable decision is to use the first one on the left, or the last one on the right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019ve got five urinals in a row here and the rule is, if you go in and every single one is empty, then you take urinal number one [far left] or urinal number five [far right],\u201d Freddie adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, if number one or number five are both being used, then you use the one in the middle, urinal number three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason for that, is that way you leave a space in between the other two people having a p*ss because it\u2019s weird if you just go up and p*ss next to someone, when you\u2019ve got the option not to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only time you would ever use urinals two and four, is when one, three and five are occupied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no other reason for using them\u2026ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a lad I can assure you that this Freddie is spot on here.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt4a7e6a4024711755\/658c4d2d9c9a45040a84de71\/What-does-WC-mean-on-toilet.png\" alt=\"People are only just realising what WC toilet sign actually stands for\" \/><\/figure>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Loo, toilet, bathroom, restroom, bog.<\/h1>\n<p>These are all words we use for the place where we can shut out the\u00a0rest of the world\u00a0and attend to our business, and also probably\u00a0check our phones\u00a0for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, whenever you\u2019re out and about and in need of a place to answer the call of nature, the signs tend to point you towards the \u2018WC\u2019 \u2013 letters that don\u2019t really appear in any of the names for the toilet.<\/p>\n<p>So, what does it even mean?<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that the \u2018WC\u2019 stamped on bathroom doors actually means something \u2013 and that something is \u2018water closet\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>What makes it even worse is that there\u2019s a perfectly good reason behind it too.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the day, when someone would use the bathroom, it would actually be to take a bath.<\/p>\n<p>When one would use the restroom, it would supposedly be to rest or get ready for the day by using the sink and mirror.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt8790516f900c219d\/658c50f3aeff7204091d134e\/GettyImages-1321565257.jpg\" alt=\"WC, what even is that?\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>If you actually needed to take a leak, you would use the water closet to use the toilet.<\/p>\n<p>At least I wasn\u2019t the only baffled person, as many on\u00a0social media\u00a0are just as dazed as I am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you mean wc stands for water closet\u2026\u2026..\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cI was 23 y\/o when I learned that WC is called water closet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least you\u2019re not 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call MINE a bathroom,\u201d someone else revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call\u00a0the ones in public, restrooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what a water closet is, but don\u2019t use it (don\u2019t use the word \u2013 do use the WC).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keeping on the topic of bathrooms, one\u00a0TikToker\u00a0went\u00a0viral\u00a0for sharing\u00a0the unwritten urinal rule\u00a0that \u2018every guy knows\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by stand-up comedian,\u00a0Freddy Quinne, he says men have an unwritten rule about having a wee in a public urinal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt4584aef9bb6183c0\/658c5139cc897d040a82f7d2\/GettyImages-1578929186.jpg\" alt=\"WC, or 'water closet', is basically just a term for the toilet that basically nobody would ever say out loud.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Freddie says: \u201cNobody\u2019s ever discussed this with us, nobody\u2019s gone out and set the rules but we all know which place to have a p*ss is acceptable and which one isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explains that if you have five empty urinals in a row, the only reasonable decision is to use the first one on the left, or the last one on the right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019ve got five urinals in a row here and the rule is, if you go in and every single one is empty, then you take urinal number one [far left] or urinal number five [far right],\u201d Freddie adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, if number one or number five are both being used, then you use the one in the middle, urinal number three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason for that, is that way you leave a space in between the other two people having a p*ss because it\u2019s weird if you just go up and p*ss next to someone, when you\u2019ve got the option not to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only time you would ever use urinals two and four, is when one, three and five are occupied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no other reason for using them\u2026ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a lad I can assure you that this Freddie is spot on here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does WC stand for? I\u2019m pretty sure we generally refer to the loo as the \u2018bathroom\u2019 or the \u2018restroom\u2019 if you\u2019re posh. But it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AFT-16.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralstuff.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}