2hearts1seoul here in the Philippines it is not that common to use sheet sets. What average households usually have are only the fitted bottom sheet and the blanket. Funny thing is is that some usually use the top sheet as their blanket. Yes I know it might be too thin, but it is usually sufficient enough if you’re just using a fan in the room and not an AC. It works perfectly for this hot and humid all year weather. However, there are other households that use sheet sets as well.

In Nepal, we have a thing called quilt, its very heavy filled with cotton, and we cannot make it dirty because it would be almost impossible to wash ,so we put a thin white cover to the whole quilt and if the white cover gets dirty we just wash that , with the blanket which is more sexy in my view and mostly its imported from Korea and Korean blankets are very famous in Nepal as its very warm, with blankets some like to put white cover, some don't because if they put cover in the sexy blanket, they don't get to experience the warmth of blanket, so I guess it also depends on the person , Asia has almost similar culture whereas North America ,Canada and USA or UK also share the same culture especially with the white people, as people in the west value more convenience and luxury over money, so they get everything to make life physically easy whereas Asia is good at spiritual stuff and people in Asia are still poor, so people don't buy a lot of stuff . Well, Japan and Korea is definitely rich so they do a lot of things so much different than other Asian countries.

Dude, lol tops sheets are like houseshoes in Korea🤣

In Estonia we don't use this kind of sheet set like in Canada. Same as in Korea I guess then.

I'm from Singapore and we do not use the top sheet culture Sarah is talking about :). I think it's an asian thing, we mainly only have the bedsheet set (bedsheet, pillow case and bokster cases)...

I've been wanting to get a duvet cover for my king size comforter that I use during the colder months but they're so expensive! Sometimes they even cost more than the comforter itself.

If you're in the US, have you tried places like TJ Maxx, Marshall's or Home Goods? They sell them heavily discounted. I got Ralph Lauren ones for much cheaper than the original price.

exactly the same in czech republic, you take of the cover for the blanket and wash it!

same in Estonia.

We don't do the top sheet thing here in the UK either. It's weird to us and not even in most hotels here either unless in the capital where a lot of foreigners come through

That was so cute!

Hahah, I really thought there was something on my face 😅😂

That’s what I suspected 🤔 They’re nearly impossible to find here~

I totally agree!!!!! Especially in winter, the top sheet just so cold and I personally don't like the texture? lol. I guess that's why all those soft material type of blankets (극세사) are popular in Korea.

Duvet is the answer. 😂

Honestly same hahaha

Yep same! I'm from the US as well and I remember as a kid when my mom would make my bed with the top sheet I would always take it out and just sleep with my blanket ever since. Usually by the time I wake up my blanket is halfway off the bed anyway lol but at the end of the day, the usage is just a preference I think

im from the us and im the same way, i HATE having a top sheet. i prefer sleeping in a cold environment and a lot of the times it just isnt cold enough so having a duvet AND a top sheet is ridiculous, i always kick them off to the end of the bed or they fall out from under the duvet. its too much of a hassle.

Haha agree, that's the reason I don't use often

우리의 방식이 더 현명하답니다. 지금 세대들은 기성품의 이불을 사용하다보니 이불보(탑시트)의 존재나 그 이유에 대해 잘 모르겠지만 나이든 사람들은 몇천년을 이어온 전통이랍니다!

@@user-pl9fq4yy7t 위에 어느 분이 호청이라고 아시더군요 ,요즘은 목화이불은 보기도 힘든데 당시에 어머님들이나 할머님들이 일일이 대바늘로 꾀매죠.

그 이불 솜도 솜틀집에 가지고 가서 다시 틀고와서 썼던 기억이...

네! 그러니 우리에게도 더 슬기로운 문화가 있었음을 기억하시라는 의미의 댓이었답니다.

시트 저도 이번에 알았어요 ㅋㅋㅋ 😂 오히려 빨래할거가 늘어난 느낌이에요 ㅋㅋㅋ

I tried to get used to not having one all these years living in Korea, but NOPE 😩 It just feels too weird to me.

Yes

kaisachu I agree with you. We have that combo in Spain

Wait so... if people use a top sheet, they don't use a duvet cover? That would be so weird to me; I can't sleep with just a naked duvet!

@@jasminee204 I think maybe they just don't use duvets? Idk, they didn't seem to have one in the video 🤔

Agree with you it's the same in France

wesd vm 아 그래서 시트를 사용 하는군요! 하긴 이불 세탁하고 나면 2-3주 동안 섬유유연제향이 남아 있어서 이불이 더럽다는 생각은 안들기에......

옛날에 솜 이불을 사용했을떄 매번 솜을 물에 빨아서 사용했겠습니까? upper sheet 한국에도 있는 개념이고요.. 더 발달되서 어머니들이 꽤매서 사용했을 뿐인데 몰라도 넘 모르네...

exactly.. :)

Lolll!!! Yeah, they just don’t seem to exist here-I was shocked too 😅

Ohhh, interesting! Is it not so common in England as maybe Canada or the U.S?

@@2hearts1seoul yeah very uncommon, just like Kyuho said, I often see it in hotels

@@marianlolaamy times visiting my girlfriend in the UK, she and her family /friends always used a flat sheet.. When we shopped for new sheets, they all had to be purchased separately through, just as the duvet covers or pillow shams were bought separately .. Maybe some just don't buy the flat?

YESSSS! 🙌🇨🇦

Yeah, we mostly just use a corner of the duvet around the waist.

i am from saudi arabia and we do not have the concept of the top sheets and i just discovered the purpose of them too lol

Yes, no use of Top sheet in Singapore. Only fitted sheet and duvet with cover which you can wash often. We are big with pillow protector, mattress protector and even another removal top pillow protector so the beautiful pillow cases look pretty when guests pop by...haha....it’s both a Science n a Art.

That's super wise. I wish we had those in NZ!

Ohh hello~! Welcome-and thank you so much! 😊

Actually, 'duvet' is the word for a blanket or comforter cover, i.e. the pillowcase for the blanket.

Ohhh, do you find it difficult to find sheet sets in Korea? 😮

Julie Bouchard but whats the difference in washing a top sheet and washing duvet cover? Not being mean here

So rude 😂

Yessss! 🙌 It’s a non-negotiable!

I don't think it's a korean thing. It's more like an Asian thing. In Europe, some countries also don't use topsheet. Instead, they have a duvet cover. And in Singapore where I'm from, I even do away with the blanket. Singapore is a humid country so a blanket (or duvet) is a dispensable item, at least it's for me.

@@ymhktravel yes, some countries here are also the same. They only use the duvet. I wrote "Korean idea" because they are in South Korea ☺️ It also depends on the weather....if it is too hot, I just want the sheet or no sheet while sleeping ahahaha

Yes!! xD

YASSSS, a really thin layer is absolutely necessary in these cases!

Thank youuuu! Totally with you on this 🙌

좋은 아이디어네요!