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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don't leave us hanging... what are they called in France??

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

They're called "étoiles de mer" in French

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

"toilets of the sea"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Stars from/of the sea

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Np

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Okay…. Why are they called that?

What kind of toilettes are they using over there?!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Thankfully they're not.

As [email protected] said above, "Étoile de mer" means "star from/of the sea". "Toilet of the sea" would be translated to "toilettes de mer" (wich don't exist)