It's bad enough when we adopt

American pronunciation,

By and large it is a constant source

Of downright irritation.

But when it comes to euphemism

that really brings on pessimism.

 

When travelling via aircraft

Soon the hostess takes the floor

To demonstrate the safety drill -

We've seen it all before.

 

Now "No smoking on the plane" -

None of us would dare complain -

"Or in the bathroom" - I ask you,

Why couldn't she just say "the loo",

Or "toilet" even "lavatory"?

For a bath I'm sure I will not see.

 

On flights that cater for the mob,

And I am definitely no snob,

Even so, it could be just as funny

If she used that Aussie term "the dunny".