Super Loo

It is referred to with many a name in different parts of the world. To adopt many European countries' usage... a water closet or simply a WC... toilette if you're French or trying to be. Plain toilet for most of us, or if you choose to be more adventurous, a squat toilet perhaps. We also call it restroom as if it's a place for relaxation or pampering your bottoms (imagine aromatique candles burning, lots of magazines, a place where you could spend hours in), so which smart guy invented this term anyway? Only in the Philippines, often much to the confusion of foreigners and visitors, we call it CR, short for comfort room. We go overseas and ask for the comfort room, forgetting that it is the Filipino's local terminology. For the life of me, I have no idea of its etymology and would be curious to find out as well. Surely there are more quirky references which we do not know of, but in my limited knowledge these are what I can produce. Last but not the least in the roster, and which I believe is English in origin, the "loo" is the mose popular one that is used in my side of the world. Short, simple, and sweet, ain't it? No frills. In a recent trip to New Zealand however, the good ol' loo was beefed up a bit, giving it some kind of a superhero appeal. Have a look at the picture. I did a double take when I spied it while driving around Taupo, I made nice, trusty Andrew manoeuvre around swiftly so I could take a shot of the sign.

Now, who wouldn't be enticed to check the interiors out? :-)