Two other countries separated by a common language

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Here's another one.  Some years ago a female faculty member from my campus visited the Harvard library to do research there and asked a fellow where the ladies room is.  His Boston-accented reply sounded like "The gods can tell you."  She replied: "I know the gods can tell me. I was looking for someone a bit closer to earth."

Gerald Cohen
University of Missouri-Rolla


-----Original Message-----
From: Lynne Murphy [mailto:m.l.murphy at SUSSEX.AC.UK]
Sent: Monday, 01 October, 2007 10:46
Subject: Re: Two other countries separated by a common language

If anyone's interested in more stories of international toilet
misunderstandings, I covered the toilet/bathroom/restroom/WC (etc.) issue
on Separated by a Common Language:

<http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2007/03/toilet.html>

Lynne

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