# How long do you sit in the toilet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-sit-in-the-toilet/1008514 "2024-10-06T20:53:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-sit-in-the-toilet/1008514/34 "2024-10-07T11:08:39Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > It very seldom takes more than a minute or two anyway. Even a couple of minutes is long enough to read a page or two. And I want to sit there long enough that I know I’m finished for the day. > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I guess I should have spent my time **on** the toilet reading some English grammar books. Prepositions… In the US, the “toilet” is the fixture, not the room. > [@whats the big deal with the word "toilet" in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-with-the-word-toilet-in-the-us/501329): > > so exactly why is asking “excuse me, where is the toilet?” so offensive in the US? In Australia, UK and Asian countries where english is commonly spoken thats most likely what you’d say if you’re at a restaurant and needed to go. Ask that in the US and the waiters would look at you in horror… what the crap? why does the US have such a big deal about using the actual word for the place? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-sit-in-the-toilet/1008514)._