Needed: One Phrase Book for Travelers

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I have easy access to a variety of language helps, but I realized today that I am missing a critical one. It is the one that would help me know which euphemism I should use when potty training various children. I made a serious faux pas today asking a three year old if he needed to use the restroom because I used the vocabulary from another house. He stopped and told me in a very serious voice what I should have said. How embarrassing.

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the girl in the red hat said…
It is a sad fact that one ALWAYS looks foolish to children. They think (not without some justification) that adults are nuts. Just get used to it.
11:37 PM
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