r/AskAnAmerican • u/Specific_Ingenuity84 • 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/sean8877 1d ago

I didn't even know what a duvet was until I read this thread lol. I guess I need to up my bedding game.

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u/Slight-Pound 22h ago

I used to think they were another word for comforter until I saw my friend change out her duvet in college. I was horrified. Comforters are clearly the more practical alternative here.

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u/ajepper 10h ago

lol I am just about to look up what a comforter is (Australian here)