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Americans would. Different cultures have different ways to say it. Location is not a factor. You could be on an iceberg and still need to go to the bathroom.

Hehe, no. I'd say "I need to go take a pee" or "I gotta take a pee", "I need to pee", or something like that.
You can't really say "bathroom" if there's no bathroom, unless you decide to call something else "bathroom". Like a hole on the ground, you could call it "bathroom" on that island.
- I'm going to the bathroom...
- There's no bathroom here, man.
- That hole over there, tha

I agree with Wanwo -- I think most many Americans would continue to use the expression even in the absence of an actual bathroom. It's just a euphemism for natural functions that some people prefer not to name. It would not be unusual at all to hear "Look! The dog went to the bathroom on the kitchen floor." Of course, some people would be more direct. Probably "go to the bathroom" is used m

Wow, I didn't know that. But I don't think I would say "I have to go to the bathroom" while in the middle of a forest or a desert... But maybe women usually look for a restroom in the desert too, I don't know...

I think I would say "I have to visit the latrines", if other people were present who might require an explanation.

MrP

Hi,

I think there are lots of ways to say this. Some are euphemisms, some are almost in the form of code.

For example, I wonder if anyone in Britain still uses these expressions?

I have to spend a penny (based on the fact that public lavatories used to require you to insert one penny in the door mechanism)

I have to see a man about a dog (I never

I don't think I would say "I have to go to the bathroom" while in the middle of a forest or a desert.

Maybe not, but you can say it, and it won't seem strange at all. In fact, this is even reduced to simply I have to go. Therefore, I went can mean that you did one of those bodily functions normally done in a bathroom even if it wasn't done in a bathroom.

Well, we don't say 'go to the bathroom' anyway here in the UK, but I might still say 'I need to go to the toilet/loo' if I needed to be very polite (stranded with a bunch of strangers?), even on a desert island.

CalifJim, yes, people still spend pennies and see men about dogs sometimes

KooyeenWow, I didn't know that. But I don't think I would say "I have to go to the bathroom" while in the middle of a forest or a desert... But maybe women usually look for a restroom in the desert too, I don't know...

CalifJim, yes, people still spend pennies and see men about dogs sometimes

Thanks, Grammar Geek!