tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post1775520799102237543..comments2023-05-11T14:42:01.345+03:00Comments on How to Be Israeli: Can I use the bathroom... er... toilet room... er... WC?Maya / מיהhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871125878143128412noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post-16598722113061797392011-04-15T10:18:55.527+03:002011-04-15T10:18:55.527+03:00This is just one of the things I really HATE about...This is just one of the things I really HATE about living in Israel! It's just so grossly unsanitary...not to mention it's a living Hell for claustrophobics!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post-35904843449667874302010-05-04T11:52:27.436+03:002010-05-04T11:52:27.436+03:00Excellent post :)
As a native Israeli I must say ...Excellent post :)<br /><br />As a native Israeli I must say I never heard anyone use "beit kise", although you could find it in very old books, I guess.<br /><br />"Sherutim" (not "shirutim") is most common. Some people use the other euphemism - "nohiyut" i.e. convenience. "Beit shimush", while perfectly correct, is somewhat direct - I think "sherutim" is usually the word of choice.<br /><br />That said, I think the notion that most Israelis think it gross to have the WC and bathtub in the same room, is incorrect. It is quite common to have both in one room. Also, it is rather uncommon to find a toilet in a separate room without a sink. I think most houses/apartments built since the eighties built with the toilet in a separate room (which is not very common nowadays) would always have a sink there.odedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781928950808894782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post-61353154677510687052009-08-06T16:33:11.402+03:002009-08-06T16:33:11.402+03:00Great post, Maya!
I remember in school, when we w...Great post, Maya!<br /><br />I remember in school, when we were learning German, the teacher wanted us to speak entirely in German while in class. Of course, someone eventually needed to use "the services" and asked her to translate -- she told us to raise our hand and say "Ich muss" which translates to "I must!" <br /><br />Ahh, the subtle nuances of learning a new language :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post-18160566960157527442009-07-12T07:10:45.255+03:002009-07-12T07:10:45.255+03:00Nothing's more important than knowing how to a...Nothing's more important than knowing how to ask for the "loo."Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post-67097385197339910092009-07-10T00:40:24.193+03:002009-07-10T00:40:24.193+03:00Well, beit kise came from a much older woman. So, ...Well, beit kise came from a much older woman. So, it's probably quite archaic. I've never heard it actually in use besides that woman.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215743256868691632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post-24522450967356459762009-07-09T10:34:57.179+03:002009-07-09T10:34:57.179+03:00Dina, that's hilarious!! And I completely forg...Dina, that's hilarious!! And I completely forgot about the words beit shimush and beit kise. Hmm. To be completely honest, I barely knew them and haven't really heard them, but that could be just me...Maya / מיהhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871125878143128412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post-11105043078531362302009-07-08T16:39:59.247+03:002009-07-08T16:39:59.247+03:00That is a funny post! I also hear beyt kise when I...That is a funny post! I also hear beyt kise when I visited. But thanks for the heads up regarding the cabs.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215743256868691632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746038026718535483.post-90392066994569420822009-07-08T15:27:26.792+03:002009-07-08T15:27:26.792+03:00Funny! Rega. . . so when do we say beit shimush?...Funny! Rega. . . so when do we say beit shimush?<br /><br />Here's one for you. Once I took a visiting American friend to visit Kibbutz Hazorea (where I had lived for ulpan). The friend wanted to know if they held Shabbat prayers in the community so she asked our hostess, "Do you have services here?" Our dear Yekke hostess stood up and said "Of course" and proceeded to show her to the WC !Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.com