I want to spend a penny, not go to the shop: nurses to be taught euphemisms

[Houdini]

“Norfolk hospital organises lessons for foreign nurses to avoid cultural misunderstandings with patients. Foreign nurses are receiving a crash course in euphemism after bewildered patients expressing the wish to “spend a penny” found themselves being escorted to a hospital shop. Norfolk’s Queen Elizabeth hospital has organised special “adapting to life in Norfolk” sessions for Portuguese [...]

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