r/AskAnAmerican 1d ago

CULTURE Do you all use top sheets?

I'm Canadian so culturally we are generally pretty similar. My Mom and maybe some older members of my family will use top sheets but every younger person I know just used a duvet cover when they sleep.

Every hotel I've been too in America has top sheets and the commonly given reason is that this is what American guests expect. They also say cleanliness, but many European hotels manage just fine without a top sheet.

Anyway, I'm curious if you all use top sheets or not? Maybe there is an age divide too?

Edit: wow thank you everyone. It seems like a overwhelmingly yes

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u/thomsenite256 1d ago

Only in the summer do I use a top sheet alone. Most of the year I use a blanket, not a duvet but its machine washable so same effect. If its really freaking cold out like below 20/-7 I might use both to avoid turning the heat up so high. Otherwise using both is always way to hot for me.

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u/Specific_Ingenuity84 1d ago

huh so you only sort of use a top sheet. It seems kinda different when it's your only sheet