Ways British and American Bedrooms Are Very Different

Hi 🌏!!!
Thank you for watcing our video!
Show us your ❤ with Subscribe, Like👍 & Comment and Share!
🇬🇧Lauren
/ laurenkatemassey
🇺🇸Ally
/ allydotboat

[@Laurenade]

Hi guys, Lauren here 🇬🇧 Gotta love a good hot water bottle 😉 thank you all so much for your support! Hope you enjoyed the video ❤️

[@marianofernandez6470]

Always wonderful to see you!

[@Kolious_Thrace]

Love to hear to that proper English sounds! In Hellas 🇬🇷 we took our shoes off outside the door! It’s crazy and a bit disrespectful for us, to wear shoes inside the house! But, Americans… They do not wear socks in bed but they wear shoes…wtf?😂😂😂 During the hotter months we do not wear socks in bed but during winter we are!

[@adinugraha97]

U look like Julia Michaels ❤️

[@user-yk4ob4ve7m]

@@Kolious_Thrace uhh I’m American and idk who wears shoes in bed and I wear socks all the time😂

[@Laurenade]

@@user-yk4ob4ve7m I was just saying that because I’ve seen it in films/on tv a lot 😂

[@meliamarkham]

no shade to ally at all, but as an american I feel so misrepresented by her answers 😭

[@abgeorge89]

True. I felt that too.

[@iCanbEYOURrUKIA]

Lmao like sleeping in the space above her closet??? I can barely fit a few boxes in mine let alone sleep up there like a cat 🤣😂

[@brxxksy]

I wholeheartedly agree. I would’ve said my family doesn’t wear shoes inside the house, and most don’t, but a sizable minority does. Also I’ve seen hot water bottles and duvets plenty of times in America.

[@lg5627]

@@cdmk555 literally. I don’t know why anyone would get on their bed with shoes on 🤢 even if they don’t touch the sheets. It’s weird and definitely not an “American thing” like people outside the U.S. seem to think.

[@JungleTelegraph]

same

[@deanmcmanis9398]

I'm not sure what Ally is talking about regarding having a wardrobe in the closet with a place up high to sleep. Mostly there are horizontal poles in the in-wall closet for hanging clothes and a shelf above. Sometimes there are closet organizers that have built in drawers, poles and storage. One thing that surprised me when visiting Europe was that they had beds that looked like King beds, but they had two full or twin sized mattresses pushed together on top of one large frame. Generally, most newer houses in the US have central, forced air heating, and some people also have comforters and electric blankets for when it gets really cold. But there is a lot of diversity because the US is very big, and weather and regional home designs vary quite a bit.

[@arlandjackson8103]

Yeah...I was like Ummm...what is she talking about with Americans sleeping on a shelf in a closet??? 🤣🤣🤣 But yes...there are so many regional differences to consider in the US; cultural, climates, upbringing, generational, etc for there to be any set ways anyone does anything in this country....these videos are more about what these people themselves do...

[@Miguel.L]

@@arlandjackson8103 I mean, I guess you could try sleeping on the top shelf if you really wanted to. But on most of the houses I’ve been in those shelves were pretty small. Also you risk falling down while asleep. It’s an interesting use though.

[@AnaTonksCarver]

@@Miguel.L I did it when I was a kid but I def wouldn't fit now 😂

[@kaetlynmcdonnell7827]

she was probably talking about a room that had a closet added later, so it wasnt flush with the wall but built out from a wall, and often times if the room has high ceilings the closet bump out won't be built all the way to the ceiling, thus leaving this weird shelf space that one could put plants on. i wouldnt recommend sitting on it though. its not that strong

[@kaseylewis2859]

I am wondering if she meant an attic space above the closet. Regardless, there is no space in, or around a closet I would sleep, or put plants.

[@nutmeg6463]

It was so satisfying hearing Lauren said "Hot water bottle".

[@leonardocaesar]

Yeah that "love hot water bottle" 😆

[@Kolious_Thrace]

It was so proper English! Not like the horrible American sound waderrr

[@SATOSHI161]

@@Kolious_Thrace hi,bo oh wo eh

[@magmalin]

Oh, we have those rubber hot water bottles in Germany as well, but these days hardly anyone uses them anymore.

[@Kolious_Thrace]

@@magmalin we also have those in Hellas I remember when I was 5-6 years old, we used them we we were sick I don’t know if anyone has them nowadays, except the older people, 60+ years old

[@jlpack62]

There are simply too many different ways that Americans make their beds to say that there is one American way. It's true that most Americans will use a fitted sheet and then a top sheet, but some people add traditional blankets + a bedspread, and some people use quilts, while others may use a one piece comforter, and yet others use a down comforter & a duvet. There may even be other ways that Americans dress their beds in addition to these. Climate variation in the USA often drives how bedrooms and beds are outfitted.

[@louby5678]

Same in the UK. Like some people use fitted sheets, top sheets, valance sheets, duvets and duvet covers, blankets, throws and whatever but it really depends on the heat of the house and that person's choice.

[@tylermcfadden9237]

I agree. I think it’s viewed as the standard to do fitted then top sheets because it’s how our bedding sets come when you buy them in the USA.

[@taraoakes6674]

This American can, and will use a hot water bottle for certain reasons.

[@avad4244]

my parents have a fitted sheet aa quilt and one of those light weight blankets on their bed

[@Jzombi301]

i just have my one blanket and thats enough. i also keep a sheet by the foot of my bed if i get too hot with the blanket

[@kirstenrxse]

As an American, I’ve never filled a sock with rice. I’ve used the hot water bottles many a time.

[@danielleporter1829]

This was the first time I'd ever heard of filling a sock with rice and sticking it in the microwave as a way to alleviate menstrual discomfort. I've never known that was a thing. I've always either taken Tylenol, drank hot tea or lied down.

[@victoriachantelle9897]

There used to be a product you could purchase on a late-night infomercial that was popular in the 90s; that was a sock with rice you would microwave. I haven't seen them since maybe 1997. They were kind of expensive. Lol.

[@lunagrace2872]

I use rice socks all my life. I only here older like 70 and above using hot water bottles in my area.

[@katannep7798]

Oh, it’s definitely a thing! Growing up we always had a dish towel that was sewed together and then filled with rice. When I had a baby the hospital gave me a handmade rice bag too. It’s great for aches and pains! And the smell of warm rice is so comforting. I’ve heard of some people mixing lavender in with the rice too

[@heatherriley3963]

Or just using a heating pad. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@soliloquys]

I feel like... Ally grew up sheltered. I am American and her answers don't describe my huge family at all. We have hot water bottles..leave our shoes by the door and not everyone has a closet in the wall- we also have armoires and wardrobes. (Too many to correct.. it hurts)

[@mermaid1717]

American building codes actually require bedrooms to have means of egress AND a closet or they're not considered a bedroom.

[@jwb52z9]

I know it sounds weird to some people, but it's actually likely that a lot of younger Americans never saw a hot water bottle after houses started having central heat and air conditioning in some places. I only know what one is because I watch old TV shows and I knew one of my grandmothers had one.

[@mermaid1717]

@@jwb52z9 I'm 39 & never had an use for a hot water bottle. Sure I know exactly what it is & am not confused by it, but I've never been without an HVAC my entire life either... the perks of being from the south. Almost every house had HVACs installed even before my time.

[@katannep7798]

Right? And the tops of closets have a shelf to put plants on or take a nap? Umm, no. There’s a top shelf, sure, but it’s narrow and wouldn’t support anyone’s weight. I just have a bunch of extra clothes folded on my closet shelf. And why would someone put plants in their closet where there’s no light? Did I just hear that wrong?

[@texanromaniac]

@@mermaid1717 Well I am 45 and never lived in a house with HVAC until I was like 24? I mean the college I went to had it but my parents didn’t (still don’t to this day). You must have lived in a neighborhood built in the 80’s cause even in the south it wasn’t a standard thing until probably around that time.

[@Danibokki]

In Norway we leave the shoes at the entrance 😊

[@adarshsaraf9844]

Even in india

[@KaniForLife]

Also in Brazil, but we are used to put sandals when at home

[@fabiannicoles]

In Indonesia 🇮🇩 we do the same. We leave shoes at the entrance and change to sleepers sandal 😊

[@jadebradley6452]

I do that and I'm in Britain 😂😂

[@user-hk3ux8yg1p]

And in Turkey

[@Starponku]

Me from the US listening to her say she wears SHOES on her bed: 😖

[@raquelfigueroa5539]

Yeah, same here. I’m like why?? 😂😂😂

[@jaderein4657]

But she explained her shoes don't actually touch her bed

[@nitishsaxena1372]

@@jaderein4657 still gross

[@heilong79]

Shoes are not dirty unless you live on a farm but should always be taken off before getting on the bed.

[@skylarcarnall7385]

Show doesn’t touch the bed she hangs it off the bed also it’s not your bed so it doesn’t matter

[@nicoleonfeels]

Shoes belong at the door my friends :D

[@matteobuda9430]

honey, where do you live. in italy it's ok to wear shoes in the house, we are used to clean basically everyday so

[@greenmachine5600]

In New York we take our shoes off at the entrance.

[@josepablo3389]

I love when ppl tell me to take my shoes off when I’m in their homes. It makes you feel more… at home haha.

[@joylynch5204]

I’ve never heard of people putting plants in the upper shelf of their built-in closet with lights on them

[@mermaid1717]

Or climbing up & sleeping above their closet. She MUST have attic access in her closet & probably as the kid [she still is] set it up like a hangout area. That's all I can imagine she could be talking about.

[@NannyDiaries23]

Yeah I’m wondering where she’s from

[@jwb52z9]

@@NannyDiaries23 California

[@jwb52z9]

@@mermaid1717 In some places, if your home is really old and you don't have an attic or crawl space, you might actually have a large area where the shelf above your clothes are now. I've seen people keep small potted plants that way. I'm from Texas.

[@mermaid1717]

@@jwb52z9 I've been in enough really old homes from Pennsylvania to Florida (N. Carolina Girl here).. I still never seen a closet with a window for potted plants. I have seen plenty with attic access, but not are for... plants??? Maybe it's an out west sort of thing.

[@dennisd1906]

I'm not sure a great deal of others from the US would agree with Ally...

[@Checkmate1138]

I do, and certainly a great deal of people like me would agree....

[@nixjoe]

I'm from New Zealand. And for the different items; 1. We have both types of closets/wardrobes; Built into the walls, or sometimes walk in), and other times depending on room size a cupboard. 2. We use Hot Water Bottles, or electric blankets; but the former would be safer as sometimes people forget to turn off the electric blanket when they go to sleep. 3. Beds, we have SO MANY different sizes available; Single (915 × 1,900mm), Single XL (915 × 2,030mm), King Single (1,055 × 2,030mm), Double (1,385 × 1,900mm), Queen (1,525 × 2,030mm), King (1,685 × 2,030mm), Super King (1,835 × 2,030mm) and California King (2030 × 2030mm) 4. We have all types of bed frames/bases (bunks, frame, box) which we would put the mattresses onto. 5. Order would be: Mattress protector, Fitted sheet, Flat sheet, Duvet with Duvet cover.

[@matteobuda9430]

Lauren is amazing! So cute, nice, polite yet funny! Would really love to meet her one day, she seems so humble!

[@minigol91]

Yeah I like her too!

[@hansantonio110]

Lauren 💜💜

[@Loulizabeth]

In the UK we used top sheets for years, it's only relatively recently that duvets with duvet covers have become the norm. Most of my childhood I made my bed with a top sheet and a duvet with cover and blankets. And although I went to using a duvet with cover for quite a long time, I'm actually planning on going back to using a top sheet and blankets along with the duvet cover and blankets. It's kind of like the idea of layering but for beds instead of clothes with people. Also as said by by the American girl here top sheets are brilliant in the summer. Plus they make doing laundry so much easier.

[@sxph_07]

year fr- Also we have ceiling fans in the uk 😅

[@Loulizabeth]

@@sxph_07 Ceiling fans are definitely available throughout the UK, but they're no where near as popular or seen as vital as they are in America. Though I think they're probably growing in popularity in recent years. Kind of the same as for air conditioning.

[@sxph_07]

@@Loulizabeth yeah I guess so 🤷‍♀️ where I live there’s always been quite a lot of them but I don’t know if that’s a common thing or just around my area 😅

[@WomanRoaring]

I'm american. I have a vanity in my room and I do my makeup there. I think it depends on the size of your bathroom and bedroom. When I was younger I did my makeup in the bathroom but I didn't wear much so it was fast. I have a large bathroom now and I can put my vanity in the bathroom but I just don't have it in there right now. I need an electrical outlet and where I can put it there isn't one. I always do my hair in the bathroom because my styling tools are there and I typically need to wash my hands after applying styling creams and things so it's just more convenient. I don't wear my outside shoes in the house. I have slides instead of slippers because I need the arch support that I wear only inside so they're not dirty. I did grow up wearing my shoes in the house but I lived in an area where it never snows and rarely rains. I think it depends on the part of the US you're from. I have a lot of friends from snowy places who take their shoes off because they don't want to track mud in the house. The rice sock I've never heard of that, that's not something I've ever done. We have electric heating pads. Box springs depend on the type of bed you have now. I don't have one. I have an adjustable base with a memory foam bed so I don't have the box spring anymore. I personally don't like top sheets, they always end up around my neck and I feel like it's trying to kill me, lol. We have duvets with covers and we'll still use a top sheet between that and the fitted sheet. I have a dust mite allergy so I use a blanket and wash it weekly so it not only smells nice it keeps the dust mites from making it impossible to sleep.. A lot of people use comforters or bedspreads instead of duvets. It's just a preference. Ceiling fans depend on how old your house is and if it's been added. The house I grew up in was built in the 60's and it didn't have ceiling fans or AC. Where I live now we have both, it's very hot here and it's necessary to survive in the summer.

[@russyp]

5:35 ceiling fans are also great for circulating warm air in the cooler months.

[@greenmachine5600]

In New York we take our shoes off at the entrance. We don't wear shoes indoors.

[@kennalime5644]

After watching this I feel like Spain is the perfect mixture of these two...

[@neilkamalseal3413]

Why? Do you wear shoes but use top sheet😅

[@rovitoysworld]

Hello

[@marklopez1312]

Absolutely true!!!!

[@kennalime5644]

@@neilkamalseal3413 hahahahhaha not that one in particular but yes, that kind of mix

[@stellaripatti3399]

Finland too

[@LEBuwu]

The US is so big and diverse that these answers don't represent the whole country :/ No shoes allowed in any home I've lived in, I have a standing armoire, call them double beds, never had a tv in my bedroom until I moved to the UK, I had that green lamp with the gold stand... idk.

[@Checkmate1138]

True, but it still is the experience of many Americans. Well, what can one do? You can't have one American represent ALL Americans. I'd say we ought to take it more as a learning experience about our fellow Americans and the different living experiences we all have.

[@robertvirnig638]

I've never lived in a household where it wasn't common to wear shoes around the house. When I first heard about people taking their shoes off at the door I thought it really gross to have strangers sweaty feet walking around on the carpet, to me that was way worse than any common dirt that might get tracked in with shoes. Feet are really gross to me. I do come from a very hot place in California where everyone's feet are going to be sweaty and ailments such as athlete's foot are common. I do like the idea of using house slippers though, that makes sense.

[@mzdiamondlover]

Yeah I wouldn’t say the girl in the red represents America at all in this video

[@Checkmate1138]

Well, of course not. America is BIG 😂

[@TheObservationlounge]

@@Checkmate1138 America is 'spread out', yes. But size-wise? Canada is big, too (9,833,517 sq km). And Australia is not as small as some may assume. There's a reason it's regarded as both an island and a continent (US= 9,833,517 sq km, vs Australia, approximately 7,741,220 sq km). Now, Japan? That's relatively 'small' (377,915 sq km, comparable to the size of California, 403,882 sq km) compared to US. Great Brittain, 243,610 sq km. That being said, each of the girls from these other places seem to acknowledge in their expressions that there is no 'one size fits all', in regard to the variations in each their own homeland, or even abroad. Somehow, the American panelists representing us "Yanks" don't always do this, and some even seem befuddled at anything "outside of their own comfort zone".

[@kyn3311]

Ally: (never been to the u.k.) Lauren: (never been to the u.s.) Me: Where are y’all filming? 🤔

[@sisters.gaming5731]

WHAT I THOUHGHT

[@neilkamalseal3413]

They are both in South Korea. Its a South Korean Channel

[@LEBuwu]

this is a south korean youtube channel

[@oldblood_eyes]

cmon guys do yall not notice the captions also happen to be in korean? context clues !

[@jwb52z9]

@@oldblood_eyes I'd wager most Americans have never seen Korean written.

[@stephlovesmusic3167]

im american, and i use a duvet with a duvet cover, but also see the fitted sheet and thin sheet or "top sheet" as she said. i dont really think the bedding/beds/wardrobe is uk vs us rather than person by person

[@Nikioko]

In Continental Europe, we don't have King size, Queen size, Twin size or single beds. The all go by their matrace size: 90x200cm, 100x200cm, 120x200cm, 140x200cm, 160x200cm, 180x200cm and 200x200cm. And of course there are oversizes.

[@Doctor.Whommm]

Ah, lovely metric system :-)) But don't tell our "imperial" friends about it. It will upset them)

[@magmalin]

@@Doctor.Whommm Yes, the metric system is much too logical and advanced as for our "imperial friends" to understand ;).

[@Emmet_Moore]

In Britain beds and mattresses are produced in metric units, but people know them by their width in feet and inches. So we think of a single bed as 3' wide, a double as 4'6", king as 5' and the little ones you get in caravans as 2'6" but they're actually 90cm, 135cm, 150cm and 75cm respectively. (I personally use metric and imperial for different things depending on how exact I need to be. Most of the time when I cook/bake I think of recipes in ounces because they're always in big, easy-to-remember units, and I can pretty much judge without measuring if I'm feeling lazy - eg. 1 oz of flour is roughly a heaped tablespoon. But say I'm making bread and I need to work out how much water to use as a percentage of flour, I'd use grammes because it feels more accurate if you've got big numbers)

[@Moetastic]

@@Doctor.Whommm As a Canadian who uses both Metric & Imperial. "What is real life?"

[@kimberlypaniagua6411]

The duvet with the cover is done in France as well. Very practical! My sheets always got tangled so personally I prefer the duvet cover to the separate sheet

[@emredemir1880]

I’ve always found it weird that people wear shoes at home.

[@Checkmate1138]

Agreed. But i think in some homes, where the floors are not exactly closed off from the outside, or you have no carpet at all, it's very normal to have shoes on. Also, keeping on shoes is more likely with guests visiting a house.

[@marvinsantana]

Good episode, hope they continue to bring back Lauren and Ally on the regular. It would be extra cool if you got an australian or new Zealander on too ;)

[@samkelly8786]

I'm French and I understand Lauren about the bedding point. Personally I only have a duvet and a fitted-sheet. I might add a blanket on the top when it's cold. Having been living in Canada, I've never understood the use of putting a flat top sheet in bedding kits. It's looks like a fancy American standard to make us buy more sheets :-D

[@MillCorp]

Me personally - I wash my fitted, top sheets and pillows every week but I’ll only wash the comforter/duvet cover every few weeks because my skin doesn’t touch it.

[@januarysson5633]

I think the point of the flat sheet is to keep the comforter clean since most Americans don’t put a duvet over it.

[@cerenkartal1903]

Love this chanel 🙏🏽❤️

[@nutang7628]

Lauren's British accent is damn amazing!

[@exorcstplagh9966]

I love allly's voice.

[@ticketyboo2456]

Exorcst Plagh she sounds like a wiccle girl

[@nawshinnawarzihan]

I just love Lauren & her accent....Cristina from USA is also great....just subscribed you....take lots of love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@gregcoogan8270]

so much of this is not what Americans and UK folks do in the bedroom but what these two girls do. That's not an accurate representation at all. Most Americans do not wear their shoes on the bed.

[@NicholasJH96]

Most people these days have TVs in there room kids usually get TVs in there rooms around 10 to 12 years old in the U.K. Iv had one in my room I had one in year 7 before analogue got switched off then got Tv with DVD player build in until it went bang and stopped working then I got a 32 inch tv techknia tv from Tesco that had Freeview support, that lasted 12 years before it started playing up now in attic and now I got a smart 42 inch tv tv Samsung from 2018.

[@anastasia-fr1gn]

When she said Americans don’t do their makeup in their room I was sitting at my vanity in my room doing my makeup lmao

[@greenmachine5600]

We definitely take our shoes off indoors in New York. You take them off at the entrance.

[@kimberlypaniagua6411]

I grew up in the states and it is definitely possible to purchase a U.K. like wardrobe. We bought one for my grandma who moved into our salon (living room). The room had doors so it was like a huge bedroom. So we bought her a wardrobe. But it’s true that most USA homes and apartments have a built in closet, so a wardrobe is most often not needed

[@mattshark7665]

I had a tv in bedroom in the UK 😂. Think most of my friends did in the 90’s too.

[@greecegreece2022]

And here I am, using both a top sheet and a duvet cover! Greetings from Greece!

[@belladekenah]

I haven't seen any comments about how sweet Ally is 😭

[@slpy.flower]

right! she was so cute

[@Checkmate1138]

Agreed! She seems like a nice girl, and everyone's just dunking on her!

[@ranggaajibaskara1809]

Agreed

[@gchecosse]

Had a TV in the bedroom in the 90s and 00s, seems really old fashioned to me now, you just carry your tablet to the room you're watching in.

[@falischika6221]

I’m American and I leave the shoes at the entrance. Majority of Americans (including European Americans) leave it at the door and wear slippers in the house. There’s no such thing as one way of doing things in America so these Americans vs other countries videos are just…weird lol

[@greenmachine5600]

In New York we leave our shoes at the entrance.

[@AnthonyAllenJr]

I think things have changed over time. My whole family leaves the shoes at the entrance now, but growing up, we wore the shoes to our bedrooms.

[@smargrave]

I literally don’t know anyone that leaves shoes by the door. And I definitely don’t know anyone that has house slippers. It might vary in different parts of the country but yea, the majority of Americans don’t wear house slippers or keep shoes by the door.

[@falischika6221]

@@smargrave I guess we’re not talking about the same America then lol

[@smargrave]

@@falischika6221 you need to remember how huge the US is and how diverse it is. I think we grew up and have lived in different parts of the US.

[@alexfonpex9318]

Hi there !! thanks a lot to you for the video....God bless America !!! God bless the Americans !!! Merry Christmas !!!!

[@sse7660]

they are both so pretty 🥲

[@Trifler500]

Gotta say I have a comforter with a duvet cover that goes over it. It's hella easier to wash the top sheet that goes between your body and the duvet than to wash the duvet cover. So what I do is when it gets cold in winter, I put the duvet cover on for added insulation, and it just stays on until the weather warms up in spring. in the meantime I just wash the sheets once a week. In the fall and spring I use the comforter without the duvet cover, and of course in summer I don't use the comforter at all.

[@lisadoran1697]

Lauren we do have top sheets! I absolutely cannot sleep in a bed that's not fitted sheet, top sheet, covered duvet. Come on!

[@batoulab3339]

I love it 😍😍

[@MrMelo]

Either the bedroom is very different. That's awesome. haha :D

[@TheObservationlounge]

In the N E US (Mid Atlantic in particular), it varies on who you ask, in regard to 'shoes inside'. I like letting my feet breathe, so once I'm in for the day, it's 'shoes right off'! - As far as closets are concerned, I've seen some have closets, but _still_ choose to keep a Wardrobe (or Chester or Bureau, as we like to call it). - As some have mentioned, where you do your makeup is usually dictated by the size of the rooms (Bed R vs. Bath R), along with what furniture or accesories you may have).

[@kevinlevin229]

Love Lauren! So kind and adorable!

[@rovitoysworld]

Super I love it

[@Jzombi301]

i (american) have a very simple setup for my bed. i just have my one blanket and thats enough. i also keep a sheet by the foot of my bed if i get too hot with the blanket

[@marshahovenesian8142]

Hot water bottles were popular back in the 1920s - 1960s. Most Americans today probably use a electric heating pad or an electric blanket. And yes we have duvet covers. American sheets can come in sets with a fitted sheet and a flat sheet or they can come individually. Also older houses in the US had very small closets. So then people are forced to get wardrobes or dressers to fit additional clothing. Newer American homes have larger walk-in closets.

[@FanFictionneer]

We do the same thing as the UK with the duvets here in Belgium, so maybe it's just a European thing. Just a duvet with a duvet cover and that's all, and you have different thicknesses of duvet for the seasons. Top sheets and the like are something old people might do, it's usually seen as outdated.

[@luciledrs785]

Pareil en France, juste couette et housse de couette 🙃

[@churchill378]

in UK I see top sheets in hotels and B&Bs but yeah not at home. plus we use different thickness duvet as well for winter or summer.

[@PauloSousa86]

Well I am from Portugal and here we still use top sheets, there's no way someone is sleeping in the summer with a duvet. Also even in warm weather some linen top sheets stay really fresh, or there's some nights where is kinda cold but not hot enough for a duvet. So we still use it. Also top sheets are easier to wash and dry quicker in the sun than a duvet cover. Sometimes over night.

[@FanFictionneer]

@@PauloSousa86 That makes sense! Here, if it really gets too hot people might just grab a blanket instead of the duvet or just sleep without any sheets.

[@hazymm]

In the US it really depends on the person if they wear socks in bed for me also I don’t wear my shoes in bed never know I will take them off and sometimes I sleep with socks but if it’s hot in my room then I take my socks off

[@Anglepet456]

So top sheets originate from when we were still using wool blankets, the top sheet was used as a barrier between the body and the roughness of the wool. Now people have them purely as an out dated custom. The rubber bottles in the UK remind me of a more modern variation of the fire bricks that used to be used during winters to heat the bed. We have central heaters in the US and often don't use anything of the like anymore. The closest things we have are a heated blanket or a heating pad (I often use one during my period).

[@amyhon2000]

I’d be lost without my top sheet…my husband is a blanket hog sometimes but he often leaves the sheet behind when he pulls the blanket off me so I can cover up too. 😊

[@lisa1212ification]

a top sheet helps keep your blanket from getting dirty makes laundry easier

[@rehanlaghari3617]

We need Christina and emily back plea😭😭🙏

[@ticketyboo2456]

Rehan Laghari Is Christina the long haired rude American??

[@anndeecosita3586]

@@ticketyboo2456 I adore Christina

[@hollybrooke322]

A box spring goes under the mattress you sleep on which memory foam or a pillow top is usually used.

[@indinicole9095]

Tbh I have a Tv in a every bedroom in my house (5) because it's nice to relax 😎

[@deniselopes6063]

Ally is so sweet

[@80sGamerLady]

We have hot water bottles here but they aren't really used by anyone but old people mostly. I just use an electric heating pad or electric blanket.

[@313boss]

Ally so cute

[@lw8186]

Hahaha, I thought only my family did the rice sock! 😹🇺🇸

[@arlandjackson8103]

Americans use the hot water bottle. This American person seems very young and sorta sheltered. There are many responses she gives in these videos that aren't really accurate...

[@greenmachine5600]

Yep.

[@jwb52z9]

One thing that accounts for the hot water bottle problem is that she lives in California. If you lived your whole life, primarily, in a warm climate like California or most of the Southern US states, you might very well have no idea what a hot water bottle is unless you're like me. I only know what they are because I watch a lot of old TV shows and one of my grandmothers had one. I was a kid in the 80s. If you live in a house with both central heat and air conditioning in a warm state, you might never have a reason to see a hot water bottle.

[@Checkmate1138]

Accurate for you, but Americans are quite diverse. It's a big country after all. My family has never used hot water bottles either.

[@anndeecosita3586]

@@jwb52z9 Are you a man or a woman? I’m from the South and although I have never personally used a hot water bottle I have seen them. But they weren’t used for keeping warm because it was cold. They were being used to soothe period cramps. I personally used a heating pad though. But I’m pretty sure my grandma’s generation hot water bottles.

[@TheObservationlounge]

I'm in agreement with you. Lauren, Hanah, Sydney and the other girls from Canada, Australia and England usually each acknowledge that their country is vast and varied in different matters, even when "their own mileage may vary". I don't always hear that acknowledgement coming from the US reps on these vids.

[@edgardovalentin5120]

She is talking about the closets in the new houses with high ceilings and the closet does not goes all the way to the ceiling creating some type of space between the closet and the ceiling. She is not talking about the space inside the closet but the space created from the closet protruding out the wall. Some people put plants, figurines, but mostly fake vines.

[@neilkamalseal3413]

Shoes on bed would be Ewwww for me too😂

[@rebeccahanson6941]

Most people I know here in the US use a duvet cover and a top sheet. If you use a top sheet you don’t need to wash the comforter or duvet cover as often, just the sheets.

[@dinasherif6934]

As an Egyptian i related way more with the uk , separate wardrobes and the hot water bottles , also the duvet cover think and no top sheet

[@ladydiamondprisca]

I'm watching this in my American bedroom that has 4 closets lol!!!!

[@RickP2012]

Wow, did Lauren grow up in a cupboard under the stairs? Loads of British kids / adults have TVs in their bedrooms and have done as long as I can remember.

[@amyihrig757]

My family has used the “sock with rice” a lot, but it’s not in a sock it’s in fabric. They are easy to make and called a rice pad. I guess you could use a sock...

[@Checkmate1138]

Wait, what is the "sock with rice"? What's it for? I'm American, but I've never heard of that!

[@januarysson5633]

@@Checkmate1138 You put it in the microwave to heat it up and use it as an alternative to a hot water bottle.

[@charlespeterwatson9051]

Americans will only wear shoes in bed when we just are really exhausted and have to sleep but don't want to bother disrobing. We also wear socks in bed but only if we're trying to keep our feet warm or have skin issues with our feet that effects comfort.

[@matanadragonlin]

.... or in movies when the script tells them to do so 😁

[@tcsangtea5598]

I'm here to see you Lauren, love you from Mizoram, India

[@sharonbennett5675]

I’m from the U.K. and I have a top sheet. Keeps you warm in the winter. And cooler in the summer

[@alyciageiss4504]

I think it’s funny watching these because there’s always stuff where I’m like what are you talking about? We have that. Like they were getting so confused by a top sheet and a duvet cover. Which we have both in America. Im American and we most certainly have duvet covers. But you generally only use one if you use a down comforter like I do(best kind of blanket personally) lol. So maybe she’s never needed one to know what it is. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@MitchBurns]

I’m American and I didn’t have a TV in my room as a kid, I had 2 TVs in my room, one for video games, the other for TV shows. We had 8 TVs and 5 people in our house. I live alone in a studio now and have 2 TVs in it, a new one and an old retro one for old video games. Weirdly enough the old retro one is the same TV I had as a kid for watching TV shows on.

[@hannofranz7973]

I have always thought a bedroom is a place with a bed, bedside cabinet and wardrobe/closet and that's it.

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

Older homes had wardrobes. People use hot water bottles. Full/double is interchangeable. Twin beds are common. And where does she live in America that she has plants in her closet? Or sleeps on that little shelf?

[@user-in8dw7er1v]

it was great

[@webwarren]

The photo isn't a box spring (those are about the same thickness as mattresses, but harder, and go beneath the mattress). The spring foundations shown are used only on daybeds (which have empty space beneath for storage), hi-risers (like daybeds, but without backs and arms, and where the storage space is occupied by a second twin bed which rolls out and comes up to meet the daybed), or sofa-beds/convertibles (they look like regular sofas/couches, but when you remove the seat pillows, you rotate out the mattress and it becomes a full- or queen-size bed). We sometimes call duvet covers "quilt covers" because most duvets and blankets that are covered in that manner are quilted (stitched to keep the padding in place). Usually there's an option: top sheet *or* quilt cover, and then if there's company, we NEVER show the bedding, always put a fancy bedspread on top of the lot. There are two styles of bedspread: one that goes all the way to the floor, and another that goes just to or beyond the box spring, which is used with a "bed skirt" which covers the area between the mattress and the box spring to cover down to the floor. A bed with storage drawers beneath is called a "captain's bed", because apparently this was the way some ship captains were able to store their personal stuff?

[@larsiparsii]

2:01 lol, that's the exact type of water bottle my mom has!

[@evermorestan7943]

i was confused when lauren said they we don’t have tvs in a bedrooms because i do and most people i know have on in their room

[@ticketyboo2456]

a bad bitch In the UK we don't have TV's in our bedrooms as a rule. When I was a child only the spoilt rich kids did

[@lisadoran1697]

I don't as much now, but growing up it was standard in our house.

[@geemo4284]

I didn't have a tv in my bedroom in the 90s, and my kids didn't in the early 2000s either. I don't think any of my friends did either - it would have been frowned upon.

[@_huckleberry2137]

I’m American and ive always used those hot water bottles

[@donnyj53]

My bedroom is small enough that Can only fit a twin bed but I have my desk, TV w/TV stand, chest of drawers and a closet. I don't subscribe to TV but I have ROKU. ROKU works off of the Internet and the Internet router is in my room too.

[@leonardocaesar]

we don't wear shoes on the bed 😂👌

[@jazsandhumusic4944]

I find it weird how so many people in and out of the U.S. find wearing shoes in the house weird. My family started having to leave our outdoor shoes at the doorway (inside) after we got new black tile and learned how much of a nightmare it is to keep it looking clean. Until then, I used to wear my shoes pretty much all day from the morning before school up until I took a shower before bed. After about 6 years or so, I still find it really weird to have to wear slippers walking around in our own house. Like, it's floor. . . People walk on it. . . Its obviously not a clean surface anyway lol

[@jenmatt1923]

I have dogs, so my shoes are probably way cleaner than their feet. 🤣

[@darigaabikenova8724]

Why people in movies wear shoes everywhere is because studios are very dirty... One time I watched show, where one guy was walking in (what supposed to be) white socks and then I totally got why they keep shoes on... Lol

[@jasjaswal8362]

Everything is the same here in Canada as USA except we don’t where shoes in bedroom/house.

[@justmyedits6596]

In Thailand, we use the hot water bottle as well but they're mostly for reducing menstrual pain and it's pretty common actually

[@anndeecosita3586]

They are used the same way by women in the US but nowadays I think most of us go for electric heating pads. I had no idea until now there were people who sleep with them to keep warn.

[@ekatyawa6714]

Totally agree with Lauren, no shoes on the bed., eewwwww

[@ArtsyMagic239]

I'm not sure bedrooms can be considered American, British, or any nationality. They're all customizable after all. For example, my own bed has a comforter, I have one dresser with the mirror, a relatively large she'd since my dad handmade it when I was little, a nightstand, a basic closet with one bar and a shelf at the top, and a computer desk, also made by my parents that used to be in the living room till we got rid of the old desktop.

[@jwb52z9]

The only real difference is that, since UK houses are generally much older, as are buildings in general, than those in the US, it's not nearly as common to find a closet built in to a bedroom. You generally only find that in newer construction and in larger more expensive homes now. Before a certain century, built in closets didn't exist anywhere.

[@polkadotboat]

Hello, I'm Ally! I hope you enjoyed the video, as I was surprised by so many things as well! :))

[@Ts-fp5sd]

Ur comment should be higher. l like ur voice btw :))

[@Ajz092]

I pretty much gave up on sheets as a whole because I kept ripping mine somehow. So, what's currently on my bed right now is my old comforter blanket. I'm actually curious to see how it'll hold up in the wintertime. My guess it fairly well since I about had a heat stroke in the middle of this Summer. Is it weird that I use my old blanket as my "sheets"? Tell me I'm not the only person in the world that does this.

[@jadebradley6452]

I'm British and all of my friends and I have a TV in our bedroom 😂😂

[@magmalin]

I'm German and I've got a TV in my bedroom as well. Watching a sort of unexited film or documentary helps me to fall asleep. The TV turns off itself after a certain time.

[@rosebudxd23]

I don’t Never had anything of the sort in my room before I got a pc

[@ticketyboo2456]

Im Sxlent Sorry but that means you're a bit of a chav...

[@jadebradley6452]

@@ticketyboo2456 I am 😂😂

[@josepablo3389]

I never wear shoes around the house and I hate wearing socks in bed. I think the closet part is mostly true tho. I only know one person who has a wardrobe instead of a closet. (I’m American)

[@petalshyunjin]

Lauren kinda looks like Carson from So Not Worth It

[@littlepinkfish]

I'm from the uk and all my family and friends have TVs in their bedroom. I have a 65 inch in mine... ^.^

[@alyssarh9297]

This is just not the American to ask lol I don’t relate with like anything she’s said, everyone’s different here 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Ale502703]

I have a duvet cover on my bed and i put a blanket on top lol but that’s just me

[@carmi_c_p7401]

I’m so confused still by the top sheet thing lol i didn’t understand

[@Keyaqp]

I live in the UK and I 100% have a TV in my bedroom! Haha

[@quotesandmusicforthesoul]

Fan of the hot water bottle specially during period cramps