WHAT IS A DUVET COVER? (bedroom makeover 🛌)

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  • @valsonder
    @valsonder 2 роки тому +22982

    cannot believe there are people out there who haven't experienced the good vibes of changing the entire colour scheme of your room just by switching out the duvet cover

    • @andreear6444
      @andreear6444 Рік тому +291

      Literally, I have a collection, 4 seasons duvet cover sets, various colors and fabrics, even some for the holidays😅 aren’t ppl buying duvet cover sets with matching pillow cases and at times bedsheets?? 😮 I’m culturally shocked!

    • @mermaid9718
      @mermaid9718 Рік тому +69

      For real.
      i change my room style so much that there is no way i could just use a comforter

    • @Hazzastyles28
      @Hazzastyles28 Рік тому +18

      Fr, I have to change all my pillows and everything, I like it tho

    • @ellarytaylor
      @ellarytaylor Рік тому +3

      LITERALLY

    • @hhe_eva0507
      @hhe_eva0507 Рік тому +17

      Ikr?? Like this whole comment section shock me tbh 💀

  • @KK20003
    @KK20003 2 роки тому +69126

    As a European, I'm shocked that duvet covers aren't standard in America.

    • @i.dont.like.people.
      @i.dont.like.people. 2 роки тому +1391

      They are

    • @robiendenhollander6333
      @robiendenhollander6333 2 роки тому +3105

      Same wtf, I thought this video was a joke at first. I have never slept without one and know no one that does. It is actually really gross because you are not supposed to wash your duvet, at least not often. So all your sweat and dirt gets into the duvet. And also, duvet covers are much easier to wash and dry. And it is cheaper to buy one duvet and a few covers. Because if you have a duvet of good quality it is very expensive.

    • @salmon1290
      @salmon1290 2 роки тому +845

      They're very common actually idk where she has been

    • @bethnorrod5942
      @bethnorrod5942 2 роки тому +840

      @@salmon1290 Maybe it depends on location or how you were raised. I'm 44,growing up we had bedspreads. A very thin decorative blanket that went on top of sheets and blankets. My entire adult life I've bought bed sets. Fitted and flat sheet,comforter,pillow cases and curtains. I've never even seen a duvet in real life.

    • @KK20003
      @KK20003 2 роки тому +351

      @@robiendenhollander6333 Right? It's incredibly unhygienic to sleep directly against the duvet. Plus if she washed the duvet itself as often as you should wash the duvet covers (once per week) then it would be destroyed pretty quickly.

  • @jasdaniel217
    @jasdaniel217 2 роки тому +4073

    ASIANS: mattress, bed sheet, blanket and 2 pillows with what pillowcase that u find somewhere. sometimes if ur poor you have no mattress

  • @rachelh9071
    @rachelh9071 Рік тому +850

    Just info
    The bed sheet is a fitted sheet, Flat sheets go between you and the comforter. If you get an expensive comforter like one with down, it can be expensive to get dry cleaned or be hard to wash if it doesn't fit in the washing machine. With the sheet or duvet between you and the comforter, you only have to wash the cover and sheets frequently.
    Also, standard pillows are like 28 inches long, queen pillows are 30, king size pillows are 36, and body pillows are about 54.
    I used to work retail where I stocked bedding

    • @wr2899
      @wr2899 Рік тому +23

      In the UK we have flat sheets as well but just use them as a more inconvenient fitted sheet, I have never understand why anyone buys them. It makes sense that you guys are putting it between yourself and the comforter.

    • @savgrov8837
      @savgrov8837 10 місяців тому +2

      @@wr2899I’m in America and agree no need for a “fitted sheet”

    • @Goofy_Akku
      @Goofy_Akku 10 місяців тому +7

      What is a comforter? And why don't I understand a single thing here?? 😶

    • @Yamin-zo1bm
      @Yamin-zo1bm 7 місяців тому +2

      Man you are incredible. Much thanks. You have solved for me a lot of ambiguity.

    • @cloudsn
      @cloudsn 2 місяці тому +3

      I love my flat sheets. I don't know why people hate them so much, lol. I get really nice, high thread count sheets that feel way softer than any duvet cover. Plus, I can choose how warm I am by pushing the comforter down, but still having the lighter sheet to cover me.

  • @ronnibabe.
    @ronnibabe. 2 роки тому +672

    Word of advice honey, turn the duvet cover inside out and put each hand in the two top corners, then with those two hands grab the duvet corners, then essentially shake it til it looks right… so much easier

    • @justanothercommenter4334
      @justanothercommenter4334 2 роки тому +26

      Thankyou! I've tried teaching my kids (and husband....) that this is the easiest way to do it, but thats obviously waaay too complicated meaning I'm the one who has to change the duvets all the time.

    • @lizamay722
      @lizamay722 2 роки тому +2

      You've definitely helped me out when I finally decide to get one

    • @Dynysis
      @Dynysis 2 роки тому +2

      The sausage technique is really helpful too

    • @sammi_r
      @sammi_r 2 роки тому +4

      Yes! I thought thats how everyone put them on and also thought duvet covers (we call then doona covers in Australia) were standard. I've never not had a dooma cover on my bed.

    • @ronnibabe.
      @ronnibabe. 2 роки тому +2

      @@Dynysis which one is that you’ll have to try explain that to me because I haven’t heard of that one!!! 😂

  • @serenkeating7672
    @serenkeating7672 2 роки тому +2463

    Waitwaitwait you've been washing your whole entire duvet *every time*? How long does it take to dry oh my god? Also, a much easier way to put on a duvet cover is to turn the cover inside-out, with your hands in the top corners, and use those corners to grab the corresponding corners on the duvet itself, then you gotta sorta shake the cover right-ways-out onto the duvet. You'll have to stuff the bottom corners of the duvet into their corners at the bottom of the cover, and then grab them and shake the stuffing back up the duvet to ensure everything fits properly, but it'll sure as he'll be a damn sight easier than whatever the hell you were trying.

    • @scarlettmauner475
      @scarlettmauner475 2 роки тому +166

      washing a comforter is pretty easy it’s just like any other clothes in the washer and dryer. for some people it’s just easier instead of taking apart the duvet every time

    • @juliettriggs
      @juliettriggs 2 роки тому +118

      I think we just have thicker duvets than most places. My duvet literally wouldn't fit in the washing machine and would take yearssss to dry. Literally everybody has duvet covers here and I've never heard the word comforter lol. Guess we're all learning 🤷‍♀️

    • @jeng6786
      @jeng6786 2 роки тому +23

      That's so much work, it seems easier just to wash the blanket. It's only one load in the washer and dryer.

    • @toohottohandle0_0
      @toohottohandle0_0 2 роки тому +15

      I always grab the corners and dive inside the cover lol My dad used to zip me up and try to make the bed with me inside, I never learned how to do it properly 🤣

    • @juliettriggs
      @juliettriggs 2 роки тому +25

      @@GillyFromPhilly nope. The duvet cover is the cover.
      This is what Google said about the difference between a duvet and a comforter.
      "First off, a comforter is made to be used as is - it's one complete, quilted piece. A duvet, on the other hand, is meant to be used with a duvet cover, coverlet, or top quilt. This makes a comforter a bit easier to use, but duvets are easier to clean."

  • @coolestrheaa
    @coolestrheaa 2 роки тому +4604

    Everyone: how does she not know what a duvet cover is!!
    Me: *the hell there's a king sized pillow?*

    • @charissemodeste6489
      @charissemodeste6489 2 роки тому +11

      🤭🤭🤭

    • @snipermask5792
      @snipermask5792 2 роки тому +31

      Yep , queen and king sized bed , needs a queen and long sized pillows

    • @kdmac8110
      @kdmac8110 2 роки тому +5

      Ikr

    • @cartslimpson3851
      @cartslimpson3851 2 роки тому +5

      Same…same. I just found out about a duvet cover two days ago 🤦🏾‍♀️

    • @brookelouise4347
      @brookelouise4347 2 роки тому +11

      I knew about the duvet cover but just found out about the different size pillows like what???

  • @Hannah_13_10
    @Hannah_13_10 Рік тому +104

    In the uk we call a comforter a duvet so that's why it's called a duvet cover and we always have a duvet cover on because there's normally nice patterns on them and it can decorate your room xx

    • @wodmarach
      @wodmarach Рік тому +17

      A comforter is more a padded blanket it's not a duvet as we'd know it in the UK.

    • @jvallas
      @jvallas Рік тому +1

      Oh, that's why I saw so much confusion about terminology in another video. I didn't know some countries call the blanket portion itself a duvet.

    • @mallarieluvsgirls
      @mallarieluvsgirls Рік тому +5

      same in canada but comforters aren’t the same as a duvet. duvets are like a ranch version of a comforter. comforters don’t come with covers. it’s just a fluffy thicker blanket while duvets are more high end and come with loops on the corners to change the top layer while comforters don’t

    • @hollsroseee
      @hollsroseee 9 місяців тому +1

      yess i have been searching for this comment im in 🇬🇧 and i just recently visited florida and found out they don’t have duvets THEY JUST HAVE SHEETS 😨

  • @uniqueduckling2544
    @uniqueduckling2544 2 роки тому +15678

    As a person who lives under a bigger rock I only know bed, pillows and blankets

    • @ashokpathak7789
      @ashokpathak7789 2 роки тому +207

      u are not the only one here

    • @osaniss
      @osaniss 2 роки тому +107

      U dont have sheets or pillowcases even?

    • @suisuiiiii
      @suisuiiiii 2 роки тому +55

      same, I don't use pillows that require pillow cases so I've never used those before, I've slept at my grandparents house before and they would have it. But growing up I've never had that before

    • @osaniss
      @osaniss 2 роки тому +19

      @@suisuiiiii so... How do you clean it?

    • @suisuiiiii
      @suisuiiiii 2 роки тому +17

      @@osaniss the pillows? I simply wash them..

  • @NaS94612
    @NaS94612 2 роки тому +3351

    I think duvets are a rich person thing in the US… growing up we always got the comforter sets with the comforter, pillow cases, sometime it came with sheets and throw pillows and a bed skirt. They were always a good deal like $50 for all that and they were usually softer than the cheapest stuff bought separately…. It was rare to see a set with a duvet included

    • @cherrycub7295
      @cherrycub7295 2 роки тому +300

      that's so weird for me, because i live in South Africa, and here a duvet cover is the norm. few people know about comforters and it's usually only the rich people who have them

    • @nokuYN
      @nokuYN 2 роки тому +14

      @@cherrycub7295 no cause same

    • @Catalina-Winemixer
      @Catalina-Winemixer 2 роки тому +223

      In Australia you get the duvet cover with matching pillows, and sometimes even matching sheets for reasonable costs. If I had to sleep under a naked duvet I’d puke lmao.

    • @brokenprincessofhell4743
      @brokenprincessofhell4743 2 роки тому +45

      @@Catalina-Winemixer same, they come together always, like what the fuck

    • @brokenprincessofhell4743
      @brokenprincessofhell4743 2 роки тому +35

      This is so so weird. Comforter aren't blankets. Duvets are blankets you use to sleep.

  • @emily.sibley
    @emily.sibley 2 роки тому +10676

    I’m so confused 😂 I live in the uk and it’s literally the norm and bog standard to have a duvet cover 😂

    • @charlottiehaha
      @charlottiehaha 2 роки тому +144

      Same in Australia and Europe

    • @nicolethompson2399
      @nicolethompson2399 2 роки тому +64

      "Bog standard"....can you explain that phrase plz?

    • @mu1178
      @mu1178 2 роки тому +124

      @@nicolethompson2399 it just means normal

    • @jordan.d1475
      @jordan.d1475 2 роки тому +149

      @@nicolethompson2399 its like the bare minimum or the absolute most basic thing

    • @jimenagonzalez8515
      @jimenagonzalez8515 2 роки тому +61

      I'm a mexican living i the UK and I didn't know this shit even existed haha I've never in my life needed a duvet cover until I came to the UK, things are very very different

  • @gabriellesusanmolly1393
    @gabriellesusanmolly1393 Рік тому +31

    Idk if this will help anyone but I find this strategy really helpful:
    •Turn your duvet cover inside out.
    •Put your arms inside the duvet cover and grab the corners (at the end without buttons)
    •With your hands still in the corners of the inside out duvet cover, grab the corners of the duvet.
    •Keep hold of the corners and shake the duvet cover so it falls over the duvet and it turns the right way out.
    (Idk if that makes any sense but doing it this way helps me so much)

    • @dishikachopra2883
      @dishikachopra2883 2 місяці тому +3

      Always done it that way 😌

    • @caprichaos
      @caprichaos 2 місяці тому

      Hold on this could be life changing

    • @clarencejacobowitz640
      @clarencejacobowitz640 Місяць тому +1

      Thats how my parents taught me for the down duvets I grew up with! Wish I could afford one for myself.

    • @ВаряСеменова-л1щ
      @ВаряСеменова-л1щ Місяць тому

      If anyone wondered: this method can also be used with pillows

  • @neve_029
    @neve_029 2 роки тому +3439

    Hi!
    I am from England and I can’t believe u haven’t heard of a duvet cover!! It is soooo comfortable! It can be uncomfortable on ur first night bc it’s brand new u just need to get used to it then it will feel so relaxing
    Edit: OMG! Ty for the likes this is the most I have ever gotten!!

    • @mina...12
      @mina...12 2 роки тому +46

      do u mean ‘u haven’t heard of a duvet cover’ meaning Wendy or You cuz i live in England and they sell them at EVERY. SINGLE. TESCO.

    • @alixuwuwu
      @alixuwuwu 2 роки тому +22

      @@mina...12 Wendy probably 😂 but yeah I live in France and this is what everyone has basically

    • @neve_029
      @neve_029 2 роки тому +5

      Ye Srry auto correct

    • @yiyangremus
      @yiyangremus 2 роки тому +6

      Same here, but I can see why sleeping without one would actually be comfortable too. The duvet itself is very silky and soft - way too susceptible to stains though and often don't look that great, hence the duvet cover haha.

    • @bethanymcgonigle
      @bethanymcgonigle 2 роки тому

      Or if you get cheap duvet covers that are too big despite being marketed as single

  • @theslavikshork
    @theslavikshork 2 роки тому +1862

    "pillow case for your comforter" americans will never not be surprising to me haha, but i guess we all should just sleep the way we feel comfy

    • @bitmes2910
      @bitmes2910 2 роки тому +34

      I don’t see the issue with that

    • @snex7361
      @snex7361 2 роки тому +8

      Well actually it originated in China but like 😗

    • @YayForHappiness
      @YayForHappiness 2 роки тому +35

      These are standard in America. She just haven’t used them before probably bc her parents never had them.

    • @theslavikshork
      @theslavikshork 2 роки тому +1

      @@snex7361 im not sure what you mean to communicate by this, personally i believe you misunderstood my remark

    • @incognitonegress3453
      @incognitonegress3453 2 роки тому

      Yes, I suppose we r minimalists n the strangest ways/things. Lol

  • @vanessawalkiewicz4257
    @vanessawalkiewicz4257 2 роки тому +7491

    americans continue to amaze me everyday

  • @claaracarre
    @claaracarre 5 місяців тому +3

    a tip so it's easier for you next time: flip the duvet cover inside out and line it up with your comforter. now you put your arms inside the duvet till, one hand in each corner. take the corners of the comforter (with your hands inside the duvet cover) and flipit again so the good side is out and the comforter inside the duvet cover. idk if my instructions are completely understandable but this is what I've been doing my whole life and it's wayyy easier

  • @scarland1557
    @scarland1557 2 роки тому +3220

    As an Indian, i had to google what duvet and comforters are. I sleep on a bed with a mattress on, covered with bedsheets and a blanket. 😂🙈

    • @feat.onewoo
      @feat.onewoo 2 роки тому +23

      Same 😂

    • @mundanemonday7091
      @mundanemonday7091 2 роки тому +75

      But your blanket , im assuming has a cover that is washed.. Mine is.. Specially in winters when we use cotton stuffed rajai, which is non washable.. The covers are a must..
      Trust me we are more civilized than americans even if our cost of living is much lower than them.

    • @feat.onewoo
      @feat.onewoo 2 роки тому +59

      @@mundanemonday7091 I am from the South so it's not that cold during winter.. We use quilts during winters and they are all washable.. We do have a few quilts that are handmade not sure if they are Razais but they are washable...Ik we are civilized than the west but these things are seemed a little too over the top for me..lol now I understand that they can't wash them that's why they have covers..

    • @mundanemonday7091
      @mundanemonday7091 2 роки тому +33

      @@feat.onewoo i am from northen side. Here during summer we use sheets but during winters we bring out the quilts, put them in sun. They have clean covers , which are washed frequently. By end of winters the covers are washed for the final time, put on quilts and stored for next winters.. Its a big task 😂 requiring more than one pair of hands, because we need to cover and stow away entire families quilts.

    • @skymansur6686
      @skymansur6686 Рік тому +4

      ​@@feat.onewoo im from south side too! which state/ city youre from? well im an army! i see you're a kpop stan

  • @MayriMay
    @MayriMay 2 роки тому +8561

    Me, an asian: OHHH, there’s a thing called DUVET COVER? 😭

    • @izanai3790
      @izanai3790 2 роки тому +468

      Yeah maybe this is a common Asian people thing cuz I’m Asian too and I never knew about this💀💀

    • @MaresBarres
      @MaresBarres 2 роки тому +433

      Me, a SEAsian,: There's a thing called a comforter?

    • @chinaloe14
      @chinaloe14 2 роки тому +147

      @@izanai3790 what? I grew up in Asia and we used duvet cover the whole time

    • @commedesasteria
      @commedesasteria 2 роки тому +74

      I only know of it cause I have relatives overseas who sent us bed sets (comforter, top sheet, fitted sheet, and pillow case), but I’ve only ever used the whole thing when we got an A/C. Maybe because it’s hot and it doesn’t get too cold, and that most of us only have fans at home as opposed to an A/C or a centralized home so it’s more common to just have a thin blanket.

    • @tryingtoescapemyissuesinlife
      @tryingtoescapemyissuesinlife 2 роки тому +8

      Same!!! Really never got what it was until recently.

  • @c0rrows
    @c0rrows Рік тому +5472

    As an American, not all of us live under a rock. Duvet covers are mandatory in my life

    • @neonreen3965
      @neonreen3965 Рік тому +33

      what 😭 i’ve never had them
      i use an electric kettle to boil water and other supposedly “non-american like” things but i only have 1 comforter lmaoo

    • @arcadeii
      @arcadeii Рік тому +17

      @@neonreen3965how else are you supposed to boil water

    • @teyarose
      @teyarose Рік тому +14

      ​@@arcadeiimicrowave or stovetop kettle. Electric kettles are pretty popular in usa now but 20 years ago they were hard to find.

    • @auryangus6303
      @auryangus6303 Рік тому +3

      Ok cus I live in Scotland (even though I’m italian) and in Italy and scotland duvet covers are standard, I didn’t even know some people didn’t use them 😭

    • @Pana-anna63
      @Pana-anna63 Рік тому +3

      It's hard to believe that 🇺🇸 is the 🌎 only superpower 😂

  • @simsandsurgery1
    @simsandsurgery1 Рік тому +12

    “Have I been living under a rock?”
    Yes.

  • @lauma4387
    @lauma4387 2 роки тому +75214

    Me for the first time hearing that there are People who dont use duvet cover.. what else i am missing?
    Thanks for likes💜

    • @peytoncooke1334
      @peytoncooke1334 2 роки тому +3625

      I don’t think I’ve ever used a duvet cover. I just have like 3 comforters that I cycle through when I have to wash them

    • @Sandyyyyyyyyyy
      @Sandyyyyyyyyyy 2 роки тому +687

      Same I have quilt and comforter and just wash them once a week

    • @frrcus_
      @frrcus_ 2 роки тому +529

      sameee when i was younger my mom never let me sleep without the duvet cover💀

    • @lolajames5232
      @lolajames5232 2 роки тому +26

      @• who? •• same

    • @babysenpai3883
      @babysenpai3883 2 роки тому +110

      Mama I don't have a bed

  • @KC-ns4uw
    @KC-ns4uw 2 роки тому +7377

    I’m sorry but the way u were jumping and the second time it was sped up is making me wheeze 😭😭
    I’m discombobulating rn

    • @thedetective5954
      @thedetective5954 2 роки тому +2

      6.4K likes and no comment? Let me fix that. 😃

    • @KC-ns4uw
      @KC-ns4uw 2 роки тому +1

      @@thedetective5954 I didnt realise the likes or the comments ☠️☠️

    • @cultishmagic3276
      @cultishmagic3276 2 роки тому +1

      I didn't know the word "discombobulating" exists lmao xD
      I'm gonna use that from now on

  • @aoibhinmaguire7795
    @aoibhinmaguire7795 2 роки тому +3716

    Bruh everyone in the uk is scratching their heads at her right now 🤣

    • @aninrefohuen9227
      @aninrefohuen9227 2 роки тому +269

      Everyone in Europe😂

    • @wesleywright6458
      @wesleywright6458 2 роки тому +57

      Y’all’s bedding is too heavy for majority of the states. It’s like 39° c today with an overnight of 22°c where I live in California, and it’s not even officially summer yet. I slept with the air conditioner on all night last night and only a sheet over me. In a few weeks our overnight lows won’t get below 25°c.

    • @Serenity_yt
      @Serenity_yt 2 роки тому +32

      @@wesleywright6458 In summer where I live we get similar temps below 20 at night is rare. It just also gets a looot colder in winter, about -15 to -5 depending on the year. that's why we use duvets in winter and no blanket or just duvet Covers in summer. If you really wanted to you could also buy a summer duvet much lighter und breathable than the winter version.

    • @Rumade
      @Rumade 2 роки тому +63

      @@wesleywright6458 you can get different duvets with different tog ratings and change for winter versus summer. On really hot nights I skip the duvet and just use the cover as a flat sheet.

    • @lydiapeard4106
      @lydiapeard4106 2 роки тому +13

      So are us aussies

  • @Bobbythecutecat
    @Bobbythecutecat 4 місяці тому +2

    nah i am so jealous of those nails .
    love the vid by the way ❤❤🎉🎉

    • @azinb992
      @azinb992 Місяць тому

      And her cute face with glasses and hair up in a messy bun. I'm not lesbian but I'm fangirling. And she will never look at this comment in this older post. Sigh

  • @Miipmiip
    @Miipmiip 2 роки тому +4740

    Wait are duvet covers not like universally known? I could never imagine sleeping without one on my own term

    • @sickening_love1154
      @sickening_love1154 2 роки тому +350

      I dont even know what a duvet cover is and I'm turning 20. I think it's because I can't afford these extra things for beds so I never knew this kind of stuff.

    • @theunofficialaccount7707
      @theunofficialaccount7707 2 роки тому +238

      Bro where the fuck do you live Im from the southeast US and I only see that shit when i go to my posh Aunts house and even then its like, "Aw, aunt mel and her rich people bullshit"

    • @Miipmiip
      @Miipmiip 2 роки тому +13

      @@sickening_love1154 ah, yeah I didn’t think ab that being an option

    • @yutasteyennie
      @yutasteyennie 2 роки тому +104

      ....I don't even own a comforter let alone a cover for it 💀💀💀

    • @Ellie_S
      @Ellie_S 2 роки тому +12

      Ikr, like wtf, that would be so weird

  • @erinn9726
    @erinn9726 2 роки тому +8809

    Her: what is a duvet cover?
    Me: what is a comforter-
    Edit: Thanks for the likes

    • @CookieCat712
      @CookieCat712 2 роки тому +34

      A duvet/Duna 😂

    • @katinkahowell3502
      @katinkahowell3502 2 роки тому +13

      Same

    • @Violethasguts
      @Violethasguts 2 роки тому +43

      I’m with her I have a comforter but i don’t have a duvet cover

    • @knightlyskye2993
      @knightlyskye2993 2 роки тому +50

      The difference of 3rd and 1st world countries in one comment summarized :
      Im from a 3rd world tropical country, I can only survive comforters with AC

    • @N08R76H
      @N08R76H 2 роки тому +28

      @@knightlyskye2993 there’s cold third world countries and hot 1st world countries

  • @danielleross1125
    @danielleross1125 2 роки тому +3562

    "this process was pretty easy" is the biggest lie I've ever heard. Duvet covers are such a pain in the ass

    • @andreavrsa6297
      @andreavrsa6297 2 роки тому +53

      This comment. Doesn't matter if you grew up with duvet covers or not, still sucks to change them 🤣

    • @opheliamaples
      @opheliamaples 2 роки тому +25

      Especially when the duvet/doona shrinks a bit from laundering and then you get a sad gap of just empty cover.

    • @novakitty1619
      @novakitty1619 2 роки тому +6

      @@opheliamaples You aren't supposed to wash the duvet/comforter itself though are you?

    • @opheliamaples
      @opheliamaples 2 роки тому +5

      @@novakitty1619 Yes we wash them ourselves. Almost everyone I know does. The majority of them are machine washable. People with smaller washing machines take their blankets to a laundromat with industrial sized machines. There are also blanket-washing companies for the fancier and expensive blankets and pillows like duck or goose down. Those services usually offer pick-up and drop-off.

    • @novakitty1619
      @novakitty1619 2 роки тому +5

      @@opheliamaples There's a lot of competing information in these comments then. Lots of people are saying that you aren't even supposed to wash the comforter itself, that it'll ruin it, and that's why you have the duvet cover.

  • @phantomlegs
    @phantomlegs 11 місяців тому +5

    Babe i am so glad you did

  • @Jajadkswawalolapoza
    @Jajadkswawalolapoza 2 роки тому +8718

    Everyone: shocked that she's never heard of duvet
    Me: what's a comforter?
    Edit: lmao i didn't know this would blow up thank you to those who explained what a comforter is. Now ik 😁

    • @JoojieXD
      @JoojieXD 2 роки тому +67

      A bedspread 😳

    • @jasminesemple6609
      @jasminesemple6609 2 роки тому +127

      The actual duvet

    • @Alien-Porridge
      @Alien-Porridge 2 роки тому +236

      It's a lighter duvet that already has patterns on it so it doesn't need a cover. You wash it regularly with your other sheets

    • @kitkatchonkey5316
      @kitkatchonkey5316 2 роки тому +5

      Sammmmmmmme

    • @hannah57
      @hannah57 2 роки тому +41

      @@Alien-Porridge If you're using a top sheet then you don't need to wash the comforter as often.

  • @littleboots9800
    @littleboots9800 2 роки тому +68

    Duvets are different to comforters. Also a flat sheet is just a sheet with no elasticated corners. I usually see people in the US use a flat sheet under their comforters so they don't have to wash them so often, just the sheet.
    In the UK most of us use a fitted sheet (elastic corners,) on the mattress and a duvet, (different to a comforter,) in a duvet cover. The sheet and duvet cover gets washed every week. A duvet is light and airy inside because it traps air for warmth. Some are filled with feathers but most a synthetic or natural fibre filling. Their warmth is measured in "togs."

    • @andreacall3024
      @andreacall3024 2 роки тому +14

      Thank you; the confusion in the video and comment section were driving me crazy. Comforters get paired with a flat sheet to protect them; duvets get paired with a duvet cover. Comforters and duvets are not the same thing.

    • @treelicker
      @treelicker 2 роки тому +8

      I've grown up in the US, and I always have used a soft padded mattress cover under a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, and a quilt. We have heavier, thicker quilts for the winter and a thinner cotton one for the summer. I wash the fitted and flat sheets with the pillowcases weekly and the quilts and mattress cover monthly.
      Never had a duvet, but I'd love to try one!

    • @littleboots9800
      @littleboots9800 2 роки тому +1

      @@treelicker once you try one you'll never go back. You don't have to worry about the sheet getting separated from your comforter and tangled in your legs or anything like that. They are light because of the air in them so you can go up a few togs for winter but still keep the lightness.

    • @GuzmanLaBelica
      @GuzmanLaBelica 2 роки тому +1

      @@treelicker I bought a duvet with a cover nice quality but to heavy and hot for the texas weather. It only came in handy when it snowed this year and last year.

    • @nanakorobiyaoki9191
      @nanakorobiyaoki9191 2 роки тому

      Thank you for this. This is so interesting. As a Filipino, I only know bedsheet, pillowcase, and blanket😂 I've heard of duvet but I didn't know how it's different to comforter (a more familiar word used here). I most probably confused the two. It's like carbonara and spaghetti all over again. Like how the rest of the world has bolognese, marinara, puttanesca etc. but when served to a Filipino it all becomes "spaghetti"😂 and anything with white sauce is "carbonara"

  • @vxcwaslk7091
    @vxcwaslk7091 2 роки тому +925

    Then there's people like me with just the bed covered with a fitted sheet one pillow with pillow cover and a fluffy blanket

    • @maryfurr8819
      @maryfurr8819 2 роки тому +23

      Yeah, I like to sleep wrapped up like a burrito, because I find that when I sleep with a comforter and a sheet, I get cold way easier, and I like to be nice and warm at night

    • @JusttMir
      @JusttMir 2 роки тому +8

      Two fitted sheets (I always end up kicking the regular one off the bed in my sleep 😂) one pillow, one cover , and a blanket

    • @leahlopez1780
      @leahlopez1780 2 роки тому +1

      Me

    • @Iamstephaniev
      @Iamstephaniev 2 роки тому +1

      Me

    • @EsiNotEssie
      @EsiNotEssie 2 роки тому +5

      Same here, I just got this warm fluffy blanket for my bed recently and I love it on cold nights. I tossed my comforter after that, cause the blanket was always warm, whereas my comforter was cold until my body heat warmed it up

  • @kimber5929
    @kimber5929 5 місяців тому +1

    Hey, quick tip. If you put your duvet cover inside out and put your hands inside by the corners, Then grab the corners of your blanket thingy and flip it over your blanket and shake it, it will make it easier to put on. I hope it makes sense ❤😂🎉

  • @gemnet7604
    @gemnet7604 2 роки тому +520

    I didn’t know what duvet covers were for the longest time. I also didn’t know the word comforter. I just called it a blanket. I guess it’s stuff parents are supposed to show us because my mom knew what they were but it was new info to me! I only learned like a year or two ago when I went to IKEA for the first time. It’s nice having one!

    • @mermaid1717
      @mermaid1717 2 роки тому +2

      I'm gonna blow your mind then 😉 there's also something called a bedspread & nope.. comforters & bedspreads are not the same type of "blankets" 🤯

  • @madholly1232
    @madholly1232 2 роки тому +505

    I’m shocked ppl don’t know about this like everyone where I’m from has a duvet and duvet cover with a pillow and pillowcase as well as a bottom sheet British btw

    • @GuzmanLaBelica
      @GuzmanLaBelica 2 роки тому +15

      Comforters here in the US are meant to be used as is (no cover needed) and already come with patterns/designs. They are also pretty cheap around $20 - $40 and are lighter than duvet's so they can get machine washed weekly and be perfectly fine. Also here in the US people use the flat sheet underneath the comforter to sleep and that gets washed weekly.

    • @ewa..-
      @ewa..- 2 роки тому +4

      And then u sleep onto of it all and use a blanket to cover yourself up 😭😭

    • @vyviukas
      @vyviukas 2 роки тому

      Frr

    • @edierobinson6324
      @edierobinson6324 2 роки тому +2

      Im also british and same I litterally have a duvet cover just for christmas xd

    • @stelicaa
      @stelicaa 2 роки тому +3

      ig it's just america that's weird, I'm from middle Europe and as far as I know everyone uses duvet cover

  • @Madrasluv
    @Madrasluv 2 роки тому +482

    Im from india and i just sleep with a bedsheet on my bed and another over me🤓 I'd prolly die from the heat here if u use a comforter

    • @my_death6093
      @my_death6093 2 роки тому +10

      Relatable bro

    • @sprinklecookievideos492
      @sprinklecookievideos492 2 роки тому +12

      I a from India but moved but when I go back that is facts I only sleep with a thin blanket

    • @lazekidd5182
      @lazekidd5182 2 роки тому +23

      Same, ig it's an asian thing? Or i could be wrong

    • @islandsunset
      @islandsunset 2 роки тому +12

      Ikr 😆
      I was thinking how would one ever sleep like this in a tropical climate.
      Also, I don't think they use those hotdog shaped long pillows. It is called kolbalish in Bengali and I use two of them 😅

    • @M1ntP0ppy
      @M1ntP0ppy 2 роки тому +3

      Have you been to the mountains or hilly places? We got a whole subcontinent as a country.
      A comforter is not even close to being enough to keep you warm enough to sleep in those places

  • @jenniferdunlop2479
    @jenniferdunlop2479 Рік тому +5

    Duvet sounds so fancy. A lot of Australian's call it a doona/doona cover (doo-nah) 😂

    • @ninabeanxx
      @ninabeanxx 11 місяців тому

      yes i do too lmao 😭

  • @itszenbaby
    @itszenbaby 2 роки тому +628

    There is an easy way to put your duvet cover on. My ma taught me when I was a kid. You flip the entire duvet cover inside out, then match up the corners on one end of the duvet to the corners of the inside out duvet cover. Then whilst holding the matched up corners in place, just flip the whole thing right side out again and you don’t need to worry about shaking it into place, it will all match up.

    • @DarkDreams948
      @DarkDreams948 2 роки тому +9

      Same way i do my pillow cases then lol

    • @TheLeticiaLou
      @TheLeticiaLou 2 роки тому +2

      OMG. You have changed my life forever. THANK YOU.

    • @limatoo9281
      @limatoo9281 2 роки тому +31

      This is like THE most normal thing for me to do like ever
      Its weird that this isn't so well known in parts of the world

    • @catscrossing825
      @catscrossing825 2 роки тому +5

      been doing this since i was little, best way

    • @user-sw4pr6fp8l
      @user-sw4pr6fp8l 2 роки тому +2

      I have never had a duvet cover, and the video made me question getting one bc I am disabled and she said it is a hard workout.. but now I want one again after reading your comment lol

  • @gacs.
    @gacs. Рік тому +2652

    As an Aussie, and I hadn’t even thought about the fact that some people don’t have duvet (or doona) covers. 😅

    • @FrostyTheSnowman12321
      @FrostyTheSnowman12321 Рік тому +6

      As an American 🇺🇸 I’m surprised 🙊 y’all have Duvets in Australia 🇦🇺

    • @luca_diaz
      @luca_diaz Рік тому +7

      I’ve never not had a duvet cover lmao

    • @halo-life
      @halo-life Рік тому +31

      ​@@FrostyTheSnowman12321we usually call them doonas here. Idk anyone who calls it a duvet in Australia

    • @aestheticgurl1547
      @aestheticgurl1547 Рік тому

      @HHLP228same

    • @LIFEWITHWEEWEE
      @LIFEWITHWEEWEE Рік тому +2

      I agree I’m Australian aswell

  • @ThatRandomToaster
    @ThatRandomToaster Рік тому +1

    As a person who sleeps with only a duvet cover bc I boil with a comforter in the summer (bc like 15c with a comforter? No thank u.) I just pile on the blankets in the winter 🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @BFFiong
    @BFFiong 2 роки тому +800

    Everyone: shocked that she doesn’t know about douvet covers and king sized pillows.
    Me: Also not knowing about the existence of douvets, douvet covers, and king sized pillows. 🤷🏿‍♀️

    • @darthgonk4398
      @darthgonk4398 2 роки тому +10

      Duvet*

    • @susieries3947
      @susieries3947 2 роки тому +3

      Duvet

    • @lazekidd5182
      @lazekidd5182 2 роки тому +13

      Ive heard about duvet and kind of knew what they were, just never really had them. We only like use this really thin bedsheet and like comforter for warmth

    • @amely-i.sp.
      @amely-i.sp. 2 роки тому +4

      Who tf has king size pillows?? I personally don't, but ik for a fact that they're.. uncomfortable

    • @plutolunaplays
      @plutolunaplays 2 роки тому

      Wtf

  • @travalgard.waterlaw83
    @travalgard.waterlaw83 2 роки тому +710

    I can't comprehend all of this fancy bedroom technology, I just sleep on my couch.

  • @pink9113
    @pink9113 2 роки тому +63

    I'm from Canada. I've literally never heard of a duvet... I guess I learned something new today!

    • @veruch_302
      @veruch_302 2 роки тому +11

      What 😭😭😭

    • @innereast
      @innereast 2 роки тому +8

      We call a fibre stuffed blanket a doona in Australia :'D what do you call them in Canada?

    • @jessii7642
      @jessii7642 2 роки тому

      So what do you use on your bed?

    • @pink9113
      @pink9113 2 роки тому +20

      @@jessii7642 The same thing the girl in the video had. Sheets and a comforter.

    • @_the_
      @_the_ 2 роки тому +1

      @@pink9113 I have a question: Where is the difference between a blanket and a comforter?

  • @vibinqviki8035
    @vibinqviki8035 2 роки тому +584

    "the comforter was too heavy"
    Me: Wait you didn't know until know...? I've been doing a whole workout trying to get it on when I was 9-

    • @beacon.xoloz.
      @beacon.xoloz. 2 роки тому

      Beti tere shab adal badal gaye hain thoda

    • @miraculouslb_fan8468
      @miraculouslb_fan8468 2 роки тому +1

      There’s a way to roll it

    • @lelnel6242
      @lelnel6242 2 роки тому +5

      Spread the comforter on the floor/bed
      Turn the sheet insideout
      Get into the sheet
      grab the ends of your duvet with the ends of the sheet
      Pull the comforter into the sheet

  • @deepshikha3093
    @deepshikha3093 Рік тому +918

    As an Asian i am hearing about duvet covers for the first time😭

    • @main2333
      @main2333 Рік тому +25

      I think only practical for hotels

    • @melii_life
      @melii_life Рік тому +54

      As a European I’m only just hearing that some people don’t know what they are-

    • @ijustwannacommentnotmyreal9814
      @ijustwannacommentnotmyreal9814 Рік тому +5

      What do asians use

    • @heleecopter
      @heleecopter Рік тому +62

      @@ijustwannacommentnotmyreal9814 we just use bed sheets 😆and blanket. Sometime we don't even use blanket at night when it's hot since it's gonna be very uncomfortable to sleep in😅

    • @lazyturtle9694
      @lazyturtle9694 Рік тому +3

      Samee😂

  • @jisooyaacute2627
    @jisooyaacute2627 9 місяців тому +1

    I am living under a rock 🪨

  • @orangesfpop
    @orangesfpop 2 роки тому +119

    Worked at a hotel for 2yrs this made me cry a little 😭

    • @meowmoomoo2112
      @meowmoomoo2112 2 роки тому

      Same for me this year. When someone asked for a duvet. Or a comforter but casually it also looks like the bed pad that they put under the sheets💀

  • @angelicasvensson5011
    @angelicasvensson5011 2 роки тому +1653

    i thought this was something “normal” like having utensils in the kitchen, it’s something everyone has

    • @NegativeAccelerate
      @NegativeAccelerate 2 роки тому +30

      Same. I never heard of a comforter before

    • @sarvaise
      @sarvaise 2 роки тому +90

      I never had a duvet cover in my life😂

    • @mybeansarecooler
      @mybeansarecooler 2 роки тому +32

      @@sarvaise same lmao, i have heard of them but until this video i didn’t even know what they looked like 😳

    • @HeyThereHiThereHoThere
      @HeyThereHiThereHoThere 2 роки тому +3

      Where are you all from? I've heard of both. I'm in the United States.

    • @nadia-yx6re
      @nadia-yx6re 2 роки тому +39

      No? Lol. I've only ever had like normal blankets, like fuzzy ones. Those are comfortable anyways. And when I have had comforters, we just wash it like normal. It's really not like a necessary thing IMO. I mean sure, it's nice but like eh 🤷‍♀️

  • @Malsalvatorepotter
    @Malsalvatorepotter Рік тому +65

    As an Indian..............................
    All we have is a goddamn bedsheet, pillow covers and a blanket
    THATS IT😂😂

    • @Goofy_Akku
      @Goofy_Akku 10 місяців тому +6

      Looks like you aren't from North India.... There's a thing called rajaai/razaai and there are rajaai covers as well... ✔️And literally everyone uses them....

    • @Malsalvatorepotter
      @Malsalvatorepotter 9 місяців тому +2

      @@Goofy_Akku you're right🤣I'm from the south soooo... my bad i guess

    • @N0Xa880iUL
      @N0Xa880iUL 9 місяців тому

      These are things of the cold climate

    • @Dragonseye67
      @Dragonseye67 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Malsalvatorepotter I'm from south India too and sometimes I don't use blanket cause it's too hot

  • @Sarah-slays10
    @Sarah-slays10 4 місяці тому +1

    I didn't know about the pillow covers! 😮

  • @h3r0_p00ks
    @h3r0_p00ks 2 роки тому +2626

    Me in the uk with my brains melting at the realisation that people don’t even use real duvets or duvet covers sometimes-
    (edit) mum i’m literally so famous

    • @lauraatheexplorah
      @lauraatheexplorah Рік тому +4

      Same! -Norwegian

    • @alicialotsofsmiles8259
      @alicialotsofsmiles8259 Рік тому +1

      Same in Australia 🦘🦘

    • @Finessesky224
      @Finessesky224 Рік тому

      It’s literally never that serious not everyone does the same shit like you. You have my brain melting get over it

    • @Snail_on_a_tortoise
      @Snail_on_a_tortoise Рік тому

      Ikr (also uk)

    • @viajerogastronomico6335
      @viajerogastronomico6335 Рік тому +11

      Some countries don't use duvet just bedsheets, pillows and blankets. Like ours becouse temperature is warm. We will be sweating he'll if we use duvets. The only 🛌 with duvet in our house is in one room where there's an air-conditioning.

  • @sahlahanifa8402
    @sahlahanifa8402 2 роки тому +613

    me who lives at the equator: you would die of heat under that thing

    • @RoseVampireGirl4
      @RoseVampireGirl4 2 роки тому +2

      I live in Florida and im a lizard lol 😂 i need that and more.

    • @tbthapatbthapa5496
      @tbthapatbthapa5496 2 роки тому +1

      @@RoseVampireGirl4 ha ha very funny and i would sweat 1000 buckets of sweat over there

    • @marialindell9874
      @marialindell9874 2 роки тому +6

      Me, a Finn: You will die of hyporthermia if you don't have a thick one for the winter and a thinner one for the autumn.

    • @Ace-ez2gz
      @Ace-ez2gz 2 роки тому +1

      Me livin in the Philippines 😩

    • @telsclark
      @telsclark 2 роки тому +1

      @@marialindell9874 no we have things called heaters I can be -1 and I still have to hang my leg out the bedding unless Im in a tent.

  • @coraljones537
    @coraljones537 2 роки тому +2477

    I love watching Americans discover common items that everyone else has

    • @horrayolay3604
      @horrayolay3604 Рік тому +61

      The vast majority of Americans use duvet covers…
      I don’t know where she’s been living

    • @CoolBeanie176
      @CoolBeanie176 Рік тому +48

      @@horrayolay3604that’s simply untrue. never in my life have i known anyone to use a duvet cover from all over america. Some do most don’t

    • @KristenZianourry2015
      @KristenZianourry2015 Рік тому

      @@CoolBeanie176 no it isnt ive grown up with duvet covers in small town midwest America

    • @KristenZianourry2015
      @KristenZianourry2015 Рік тому +16

      @@CoolBeanie176and everyone i know has one maybe ur just wrong

    • @IKnowEverythingButMyIdentity
      @IKnowEverythingButMyIdentity Рік тому +10

      "What's an electric kettle?"😅

  • @KpopKueen836
    @KpopKueen836 3 місяці тому +1

    I literally never knew what a duvet cover was until now 😭 never even knew it existed

  • @basicallyme.
    @basicallyme. 2 роки тому +321

    Lol. I didn't either until I accidentally bought one, and I was telling my friend that it was so cheap. My friend had to explain that I have to put the comforter in the duvet cover. I thought I could use it as a blanket until it came in the mail, but now I like it and I can cover up old comforters with something cuter and more my style.

    • @draculalalaa
      @draculalalaa 2 роки тому +5

      A similar thing happened to me lol! I saw one with a cute print and picked it out for Christmas and was super confused at first! I finally figured it out tho and the pink/white (mines reversible) looks so much nicer in my room than the dull green of my comforter!

  • @bloom6568
    @bloom6568 2 роки тому +478

    I used to have to climb inside the duvet cover when I was younger to get it all in

    • @mina...12
      @mina...12 2 роки тому +15

      still do :)
      i get in trouble tho 😩

    • @ZaZaRaZarah
      @ZaZaRaZarah 2 роки тому +19

      Be careful, you can get lost in there...
      It's a whole different universe...🦄🌺🏵🦋🧭🎠🌺🎡🍃🌸🦋🧸

    • @mina...12
      @mina...12 2 роки тому +9

      @@ZaZaRaZarah i have and it’s very nice there

    • @ZaZaRaZarah
      @ZaZaRaZarah 2 роки тому +1

      @@mina...12 It is...🦋🧭😌

    • @bloom6568
      @bloom6568 2 роки тому +9

      @@ZaZaRaZarahSometimes would play in there like my own little world with my stuffed animals

  • @Praykayla
    @Praykayla Рік тому +475

    As a person who has never saw a duvet cover I shall declare that I am living under a rock

    • @marias5230
      @marias5230 Рік тому +21

      So u wash your whole ass blanket every week??

    • @imboredhelp4904
      @imboredhelp4904 Рік тому +22

      ⁠@@marias5230every week? dude what do you do to your blankets? i wash it every month or two… and not everyone knows what a “duvet cover” is, you did not have to be rude. before you say anything like “oh americans are so different and they don’t know any normal things,” i’m indian and i moved to america and my parents never told me about some “duvet cover” and we have never used it either… so even if they DID know what it was, they chose not to use it. and btw, they lived in india and moved to america after graduating from college and marrying.

    • @marias5230
      @marias5230 Рік тому

      @@imboredhelp4904 would you wear the same shirt for 7+ days without washing it? You should wash your blanket/duvet cover every 7-14 days, because this is recommendent by all the cientist! Blanket and pillow (that you sweat on for 7-9 hours a day) is basicly the best breeding ground for all types of fungi and bacteria. If you wake up with a blocked nose or if your face or eyes are buffed when you wake up, it is a clear sign of a bacterial or fungal infection

    • @marias5230
      @marias5230 Рік тому +9

      @@imboredhelp4904 that was not my question. I didnt assume thay yall are american, nor do i judge people by their heritage. It actually doesn't matter to me at all how yall sleep. I was just being curious. I really appreciate indian culture and especially your food

    • @Katzzukey
      @Katzzukey Рік тому

      @@imboredhelp4904it is recommended to make sure your bed is cleaned every week, changing the sheets and washing everything

  • @girlwithamic8021
    @girlwithamic8021 Рік тому +3

    I still prefer flat sheets w/ a comforter tbh. I live in a really hot part of the US but I like being fully covered while I sleep. You can’t really change the warmth in a duvet but, with a flat sheet, you can choose between sleeping with just the sheet or the sheet and comforter. Plus, fitted sheets, pillow cases, and flat sheets are often sold in sets here anyways

  • @leah4628
    @leah4628 2 роки тому +121

    It felt so weird for me to hear “comforter and duvet cover” as an Australian we say doona and doona cover.

    • @slp_brick2212
      @slp_brick2212 2 роки тому +7

      I was looking for this comment. I thought it was a doona everywhere

    • @SatumainenOlento
      @SatumainenOlento 2 роки тому +3

      First time I hear doona and I like it! I wish we would call it that too everywhere!

    • @roscspctals
      @roscspctals 2 роки тому +1

      yeah ikr

    • @imdoingthisnowreally
      @imdoingthisnowreally 2 роки тому +1

      Australian's just fuckin wit us now-
      nah but fr thats kinda interesting how theres so many different ways to say different things like that, like between all the english speaking countries, theres still differences in ways we wouldnt have thought of~

    • @Qurann21
      @Qurann21 2 роки тому +1

      Here in the uk it's duvet and duvet cover but doona sounds better😅

  • @natalyaakselaleksander4502
    @natalyaakselaleksander4502 2 роки тому +66

    And here I was thinking that duvet covers are a norm and standard thing in every household 🤯

    • @brokenprincessofhell4743
      @brokenprincessofhell4743 2 роки тому +7

      Lmao, never heard of it before.

    • @Firebird-6200
      @Firebird-6200 2 роки тому +2

      Didn't even know it existed

    • @rotisserie8444
      @rotisserie8444 2 роки тому +5

      U think ppl use duvets in hot and tropical weathers around the world?

    • @natalyaakselaleksander4502
      @natalyaakselaleksander4502 2 роки тому

      @@rotisserie8444 when I say every household, I mean in the U.S. I live in California where it gets pretty hot but during the winters it can be pretty chilly. So...

    • @pizzapartytime1826
      @pizzapartytime1826 2 роки тому +2

      I know what it is I just don’t use it cause it’s pointless buying another extra thing. And why buy it if it’s the same price as a duvet and I can get a comforter and I don’t have to buy the blanket and the top.

  • @maddiemcnugget1076
    @maddiemcnugget1076 2 роки тому +38

    I’ve heard of a duvet cover, but never used it. It’s just easier to buy my sheets in sets which already come with their own comforter.

    • @sainaro2335
      @sainaro2335 2 роки тому +2

      Hi I'm learning English! What's the difference between duvets and comforters? Google just cant seem to give me a nice a answer

    • @pinkusdean1178
      @pinkusdean1178 2 роки тому +8

      @@sainaro2335 from what I've seen from other comments (I'm British so idk either) comforters are thinner and lighter than duvets. Since it seems they are easy to wash and dry + apparently are much cheaper than a duvet.
      Meanwhile the idea of washing a duvet often is baffling for most because most washing machines and dryers don't fit them.

    • @pizzapartytime1826
      @pizzapartytime1826 2 роки тому

      And cheaper!

  • @duckie_donald
    @duckie_donald Рік тому

    YOU LIVE UNDER A ROCK

  • @Judea18
    @Judea18 2 роки тому +50

    An easier way to put the duvet cover on the comforter:
    if u turn the duvet cover inside out then line the corners up with the comforter you can turn the outside in on the comforter... if that makes sense.
    Ps. You can get thicker comforter i think it will be more comfortable

    • @gmzakg
      @gmzakg 2 роки тому

      The best way is to turn it inside out and line the corners but then you roll it up put the rolled part inside the slit and roll it back out the right way it takes a while to understand but once you know how to do it, takes 2 minutes :)

    • @brokenprincessofhell4743
      @brokenprincessofhell4743 2 роки тому +1

      The comforter isn't the same as the duvet. The duvet is literally the blanket you use to sleep at night. A comforter is more like a protection of dirt and dust you put on your bed over night but can also sleep under during winter when it's too cold.

    • @gmzakg
      @gmzakg 2 роки тому

      @@brokenprincessofhell4743 a duvet is called a duvet because originally it was filled with duvet which is french for bird feathers. So they just took it from french. And you shouldn’t put your comforter in the duvet cover, only the actual duvet. The comforter goes on top of the duvet that is now covered by a duvet cover.

    • @Smaugette
      @Smaugette 2 роки тому

      @@gmzakg the comforter goes inside the duvet cover. We upgraded from feathers to comforters awhile back.

    • @gmzakg
      @gmzakg 2 роки тому +1

      @@Smaugette no, look it up. A duvet cover is made for a duvet since it doesn’t have a shell per se. A comforter comes already in a duvet cover by itself it’s filled so it’s supposed to make you not have to use a duvet cover. I would know, i live in Canada where duvets and comforters are a big thing since we have cold winters. You shouldn’t have to put your comforter in a cover, if you don’t use a duvet you could put a comforter inside a duvet cover but that’s like double covering which isn’t very useful

  • @jordan-gf2us
    @jordan-gf2us 2 роки тому +111

    Growing up I didn’t even have a bed, of course I don’t know what a duvet cover is… it’s crazy how people get shocked when others don’t know things that’s common to them. Do you really think everyone on the planet has the same experience as you?

    • @Serenity_yt
      @Serenity_yt 2 роки тому +13

      Nah of course not but it still is a bit mindbogeling when you actually meet someone with such a different life experience that you dont even know to ask about differences. I had a flatmate whod lived for years in Germany at that point (but only with other Indians) and until she saw my bed had never ever thought to ask how we survive winter with low heating and without using 100 wool blankets to stay warm (the only kind of blanket she knew). After that she and her whole family got an education in blankets and bed sheets and the whole time we lived together we were much much conscious of the fact that something so fundamental for one of us might not be known to the other at all.

    • @almond2954
      @almond2954 2 роки тому +41

      Fucking exactly, my family is poor as hell, barely gets enough money to buy groceries every month to the point where we had to eat only eggs every day for 3 weeks straight and we're just trying to survive and here these people are whining and disgusted that some people don't use a goddamn blanket cover like it's the end of the world. News flash people. Not. Everyone. Can. Afford. Nice. Things. You're just lucky

    • @jessicaable5095
      @jessicaable5095 2 роки тому +35

      @@almond2954 I think it's because in most European countries duvet covers aren't really just a rich person thing. They can be cheap and more cost effective since you don't have to keep wasting washes on a whole duvet. We're not surprised because it's a luxury some folks can't afford. We're surprised because honestly most households in our countries know what a duvet cover is, even the poor ones. If there's luxury to come from our covers, it's dependent on the design or material used, not the very act of purchasing one. It's not said out of predudice AT ALL so chill

    • @kbay907
      @kbay907 2 роки тому +12

      Yea I slept on a mattress with a fitted sheet on the floor and a thin ass blanket.

    • @moss_soft
      @moss_soft 2 роки тому +9

      no I'm surprised bcs duvet cover is standard thing in my country in every household. and you can buy plain cotton ones for cheap price

  • @HollowxHyperxluv
    @HollowxHyperxluv 2 роки тому +19

    I grew up in Hawaii where it’s super warm so even though I knew about duvet covers I never used one because I mostly used top sheets or a thin blanket to sleep with, both you wash at the same times as your sheets so no reason to have a cover. Sometimes I would have a comforter but it was just for looks and I’d take it off the bed before sleeping…. It wasn’t until I moved to Alaska that I needed something thicker and got a duvet and duvet cover… so makes sense if you live in a warmer place to never have heard of it

    • @kidtacularKIDS
      @kidtacularKIDS 2 роки тому +2

      Same, and as I still live in Hawaii we don't really need such thick blankets, I mean maybe if you have your ac blasting all day but considering electric bills it's just a fan. Comforters are really more for the aesthetic and that's it, because even our coldest nights aren't that cold enough to warrant one, like a long sleeve and socks will do. 😂

  • @aman-.-
    @aman-.- Рік тому +3

    as a british person who lives in canada, when i moved here i couldn’t find duvet covers anywhere, they don’t come with a set of sheets, so i thought they just don’t sell duvet covers here, i’ve had to wash my duvet each time i wash my sheets, it turns out they sell them on amazon or ikea but they’re definitely more expensive than i remember them being in the uk

  • @wantedtoshare
    @wantedtoshare 2 роки тому +20

    Lil tip for putting the duvet cover on: turn it inside out, put your arms on the inside and grab the corners (the ones at the closed side). Then also grab the matching corners of the blanket and wriggle the fabric of your arms onto the blanket. Way easier, no jumping and no getting inside the duvet cover.

  • @Triss_Joy
    @Triss_Joy 2 роки тому +48

    My girl, there is no “should.” Sleep how you wanna sleep, you don’t have to have a cover or bigger pillows or whatever. If you’re comfortable, then cool…
    Never “should on yourself”…you’ll live happier, believe me.

  • @vasudev8421
    @vasudev8421 2 роки тому +272

    " I didn't sleep much last night as it was uncomfortable"
    "Did i do something wrong?"
    Yes,yes you did

    • @bitmes2910
      @bitmes2910 2 роки тому +2

      What ?

    • @Aprilrainsss
      @Aprilrainsss 2 роки тому +3

      Ya what did she do wrong ? Thought she fixed everything

    • @that.ll_do_pig
      @that.ll_do_pig 2 роки тому +29

      @@Aprilrainsss probably the pillows. Having appropriately sized pillows for your bed is cool for the looks but that doesn't mean it's ergonomically friendly to her neck. Bigger pillow changes the way her neck is supporter.

    • @Aprilrainsss
      @Aprilrainsss 2 роки тому +9

      @@that.ll_do_pig but also isn’t that preference? My mom hates pillows at all and my bf also sleeps wit a thin pillow that’s Allmost nothing and I love tons of big pillows

    • @BattleReadyToaster..o_O
      @BattleReadyToaster..o_O 2 роки тому +6

      @@Aprilrainsss Everyone in my home sleeps with different types of pillows. I like big fluffy firm pillows. Son switches between disliking pillows and sleeping with one that's damn near paper thin. Hubby likes super soft non supportive pillows.

  • @preetione357
    @preetione357 10 місяців тому

    I didn't know bout the little loop. Thank you ❤

  • @secondsea2
    @secondsea2 2 роки тому +882

    I’ve literally never heard of a duvet cover before. I just wash my comforter.

    • @mossychaossystem920
      @mossychaossystem920 2 роки тому +76

      Legit same, except I've also never heard it be called a comforter before. I just use the word blanket! But tbf I only use a sheet and blanket on my little mattress so idk. My pnw USA brain lol

    • @laytonpro8655
      @laytonpro8655 2 роки тому +46

      I can’t even imagine trying to fit my duvet in a washing machine, and having a cover makes it last longer as it protects it

    • @evefoodie8798
      @evefoodie8798 2 роки тому +16

      That's so weird cause I never knew that there are people who don't use it😆 Isn't it kind of hard to keep the duvet clean, like not using a pillow case? Especially, if you have guests or are in a hotel.

    • @evefoodie8798
      @evefoodie8798 2 роки тому +8

      @@Itstolinho that's what I thought, I even use mattress and pillow case protectors

    • @chantelbarcomb1766
      @chantelbarcomb1766 2 роки тому +8

      @@laytonpro8655 how small is your washing machine 🤔

  • @abigaelrarts2257
    @abigaelrarts2257 2 роки тому +6

    it's fun to watch ppl discover something you've known about a long time, like it's fun learning about a whole new thing. if it's in person, i always try to give tips and tricks hahah

  • @El-ip1fj
    @El-ip1fj 2 роки тому +32

    I've never had a duvet too, only used a blanket in my whole entire lyfe

  • @chenoaholdstock3507
    @chenoaholdstock3507 Рік тому +1

    There are easier ways to get the duvet into the cover. I hope this makes sense:
    Your duvet has 4 corners. (Bear with me). identy the top corners (the two corners that will be nearer your pillows when your bed is made) and place them accessibly onto your bed. Now, take your duvet cover, and turn it inside out. Pop the entire cover over your arms, and put your hands at eat of the top corners. (Heres the magic) take hold of your duvet inner. You should now be holding the top corners of your duvet with the (internal) corners of your cover. While holding firmly, flip the cover back yhe right way, covering it as you go. Finally, give it one good shake to straighten everything out, and buttom the bottom closed.

  • @akshatap5096
    @akshatap5096 2 роки тому +484

    Girll I’m in the same boat
    Never heard of a duvet cover and let’s just say you’ve enlightened me

    • @bananaz934
      @bananaz934 2 роки тому

      same lmaooo

    • @dorontina8048
      @dorontina8048 2 роки тому +9

      The duvet cover purpose is to not wash the whole thing but just the cover

    • @true_hani
      @true_hani 2 роки тому

      How do people like u exist 😭😭😭

    • @brokenprincessofhell4743
      @brokenprincessofhell4743 2 роки тому +4

      What? You always just has the white boring blanket? Did you use a pillow cover tho?

    • @나는오리다-z5l
      @나는오리다-z5l 2 роки тому +5

      @@brokenprincessofhell4743 comforters

  • @nikkielaine1043
    @nikkielaine1043 2 роки тому +268

    in my 25 years of existence this is the first time I have heard and learned about this ✨duvet cover✨

    • @lamoskgr
      @lamoskgr 2 роки тому +9

      Whaaaat

    • @iina9739
      @iina9739 2 роки тому +11

      Wait how often do you wash your duvet?😂

    • @l0n3dvnm3r
      @l0n3dvnm3r 2 роки тому +14

      Right? I’m so lost and confused 😭 I’ve never known of it’s existence nor have I ever seen it until now..

    • @lolathebunny6735
      @lolathebunny6735 2 роки тому +1

      @@l0n3dvnm3r fr

    • @lolathebunny6735
      @lolathebunny6735 2 роки тому

      Same

  • @masantahelperkiller7797
    @masantahelperkiller7797 Рік тому +79

    I always learned you had a mattress pad, a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, then blankets, and pillow cases. I never really used duvets at all because I never really used a comforter, I generally use a bunch of smaller blankets because I don't actually have a comforter. My grandmother also used to have bed skirts to hide her bedframe.

    • @kingstar2256
      @kingstar2256 Рік тому +2

      bed skirt... valance...

    • @stephanie8664
      @stephanie8664 Рік тому +2

      I love a good none ruffle bed skirt. No one wants to see under your bed.

    • @user.withoutaname
      @user.withoutaname Рік тому +2

      I need to get me a bed skirt

    • @jvallas
      @jvallas Рік тому +1

      You are not wrong. Our fave family saying was "To each his own."

    • @nerdloser9987
      @nerdloser9987 Рік тому

      Same i just layer thin blankets when I'm cold lmfao

  • @FineLine369
    @FineLine369 Рік тому +1

    Life hack:
    If you will ever do that again I know the quiker way to put it on, you turn your comfter wrong side and then you put your hands in there in the corners and grab comfter corners and you just kinda...put it in? I know I didnt explain it well I hope it helped❤

  • @WCHarts
    @WCHarts Рік тому +39

    Flat sheets are great- nice and soft compared to a comforter and you get ✨adjustable warmth levels✨

    • @jvallas
      @jvallas Рік тому

      And most duvets I've ever bought feel like sheets.

    • @TheStepmonkey
      @TheStepmonkey 3 місяці тому

      The way of the poor ✨

  • @rinrinxd5006
    @rinrinxd5006 2 роки тому +11

    Tip: I do it inside out so when I finish tying the strings I just turn it inside out! If that makes sense- very helpful!

    • @NameLikeNobodyElse
      @NameLikeNobodyElse 2 роки тому

      Inside out, then tie it, then roll it toward the opening. Flip the ends through the hole (turning it right side out) then unroll. Then u make tiny adjustments without the workout. Work smarter not harder. 😀

  • @user-xk4ic7zv3z
    @user-xk4ic7zv3z 2 роки тому +642

    When you’ve never used a duvet cover or heard about it until now

    • @JuneCreat.r
      @JuneCreat.r 2 роки тому +16

      I’ve never heard of a duvet cover until this video

    • @binman1010
      @binman1010 2 роки тому +9

      HOW WHAT

    • @inthewallso_o
      @inthewallso_o 2 роки тому +3

      Sameee

    • @inthewallso_o
      @inthewallso_o 2 роки тому +8

      @@binman1010 what even is a duvet cover 💀 I have never heard of it, I didn't even know that existed 😭

    • @Le_Uni
      @Le_Uni 2 роки тому +4

      @@inthewallso_o its literally a pillowcase for your duvet so you dont have to wash it (the duvet) and you just change the cover 😭

  • @scarlett3162
    @scarlett3162 Рік тому +1

    An easier way to do it is if you can hang it over your stairs or hang it over a balcony and shake it. Obviously don’t let go but hold it by the corners and shake it and it will help you put the comforter in the duvet cover. Xx❤

  • @Ms.GreenBean13
    @Ms.GreenBean13 Рік тому +141

    Girl, I’m with you. I did not know what a duvet cover was until I watched this video

    • @anissanajera3919
      @anissanajera3919 Рік тому +3

      I've always heard abt duvet covers but I never had it explained to me so I assumed it was a high-class fancy blanket and not a pillowcase for your comforter😭😭 I know I could've looked it up but I'm more interested in silly vocabulary words so I can use them in daily convos to confused everyone. It's so silly when my brothers just stare at me like "wtf?? Are you an idiot making words up???" And then I tell them it's a real word and I used it correctly like "Oh, you don't know that word? How strange🤷🏻‍♀️" I'm the oldest lol

    • @keroki932
      @keroki932 Рік тому +4

      ​@anissanajera3919 the US is really a third world country huh

  • @gmamose9152
    @gmamose9152 2 роки тому +4

    I can imagine the perplexing process. I've never done a comforter with a duvet cover! It looked like quite a project! The pillows too! Best of luck! XO

  • @ChqarlotteAi
    @ChqarlotteAi 2 роки тому +17

    As a German Person I have to say that this is completely normal here. We actually don’t sleep with just a plain blanket, we have those duvet covers and just wash these, mainly not the plain blanket. And the pillows also have covers c:
    I‘m actually surprised that ur pillows are so small, I only know them as these big quadratic soft feather things cx

    • @afanxyfox
      @afanxyfox Рік тому

      Bro wir sind halt aber auch 100x mal schlauer like die Decke ist ja dann irgendwann nicht mehr gut wenn man die immer wäscht.Der Bezug ist viel einfacher

    • @mediagirl
      @mediagirl Місяць тому

      Wir sind echt afaik die einzigen Trottel, die ein 80x80cm Kissen haben... ich kenne von anderen Ländern nur Rechteckige Kissen in verschiedenen Größen...

  • @moanabell3550
    @moanabell3550 Рік тому

    “A pillow case for your duvet.” That’s too cute 😂❤

  • @deidrevieser6308
    @deidrevieser6308 2 роки тому +13

    To put your duvet cover on easier flip it inside out, lay the duvet over top, tie all the corners then roll it inwards towards the bottom zipper or buttons. Do the seam up then you unravel the log you created and your duvet cover will on like magic! 🌟

    • @ellize164
      @ellize164 2 роки тому

      Yessss it works so well!

  • @mii6085
    @mii6085 2 роки тому +495

    everyone so shocked n saying we’ve been living under a rock… girl no I’m just poor 😭

    • @Ieatmanydrywalls
      @Ieatmanydrywalls 2 роки тому +23

      Literally makin me feel bad n shi😭

    • @elizabetha1837
      @elizabetha1837 2 роки тому +22

      Right like I've had the same blanket for six years now

    • @jelissarivas5105
      @jelissarivas5105 2 роки тому +21

      Probably you have an Iphone but cannot afford a $30 duvet cover...

    • @Ieatmanydrywalls
      @Ieatmanydrywalls 2 роки тому +15

      @@jelissarivas5105 in America I have never ever met someone with a duvet cover💀

    • @NerdyMystic09
      @NerdyMystic09 2 роки тому +21

      @@jelissarivas5105 or, you know, can't afford the duvet itself. I've never even heard of a duvet let alone a duvet cover until now.

  • @maisiebell4239
    @maisiebell4239 Рік тому +1

    I love them so much it's like u can change ur rooms vibe juts by changing ur duvet ! Love it!

  • @lils9143
    @lils9143 2 роки тому +122

    How to tell someone’s not from Europe without telling me someone’s not from Europe

    • @SassyWinterFox
      @SassyWinterFox 2 роки тому +2

      Or Australia.

    • @EmpteeBluffs
      @EmpteeBluffs 2 роки тому +2

      Its not just Europe that has this stuff you know

    • @NerdyMystic09
      @NerdyMystic09 2 роки тому +1

      I'm kinda glad you didn't say how to tell someone is American because many hot places don't use duvets or comforters.

    • @lils9143
      @lils9143 2 роки тому

      @@EmpteeBluffs yeah ik but it’s mostly is Europe that knows what a duvet cover is

    • @lils9143
      @lils9143 2 роки тому

      @@NerdyMystic09 yeah ik that’s why I didn’t say American 😂😂

  • @eunoiia7213
    @eunoiia7213 10 місяців тому +1

    comforters are thick and used for lots of warmth usually having some kind of design on it, they do not need covers (but you can use one ig if u want a diff design)
    quilts are less thick but you can get different types (i have a thin bamboo one so its a lot cooler) and they go in the covers which will have the colour/design on it.
    coverlets are like comforters but a lot thinner, even cooler/thinner than a quilt and do not go in covers at all they will have a design/colour on it.
    this is how it is in australia anyway, my bad if they mean something else in america or other countries

  • @that_pan_chick8650
    @that_pan_chick8650 2 роки тому +49

    I’ve never even gotten a duvet cover when I buy a new bed set.

    • @princelasdoce1702
      @princelasdoce1702 2 роки тому

      Its always sold separately and it is expensive, it definitely adds luxurious feel to your bedding.

    • @ZomBunny
      @ZomBunny 2 роки тому

      A lot of bet sets do fancy looking comforters instead of doing a separate comforter and cover. Its cheaper for them to manufacture and less pieces to stuff in the package. Some stores definitely market duvet covers as luxury items, but you can also get them for $20 or less a lot of places.

  • @-saffie-4977
    @-saffie-4977 2 роки тому +25

    I didn't know what the hell comforters AND duvet covers too for the longest time, but tbf, we don't use them where I live cuz it's too hot where im from.

    • @samanthalopate5683
      @samanthalopate5683 2 роки тому +1

      What do you use instead? Just a sheet?

    • @MauveMimi
      @MauveMimi 2 роки тому

      I realized I never owned a duvet but always heard about them. We always got comforter sets which don’t come with duvets. I love it freezing cold anyways so I guess it doesn’t matter really.

    • @-saffie-4977
      @-saffie-4977 2 роки тому

      @@samanthalopate5683 Just a sheet, yes, fleece blankets for the fuzzy and comfort. Sometimes not even, especially in the hotter months😂😂

  • @karis3647
    @karis3647 Рік тому +41

    The easy way to put your comforter in the duvet (especially on queen and king size beds) is to turn the duvet inside out, lay out out on your bed, lay the comforter on top of it, attach the corners to the ties, roll it all up from top to bottom, tuck the entire burrito through the slit at the bottom and unroll it. It also works well with comforters without ties.

    • @lauraatheexplorah
      @lauraatheexplorah Рік тому

      Can you try this again?😅 i never had a queen size duvet before. And now i think changing the bed is so much more exhausting.

    • @meriotheart
      @meriotheart Рік тому +5

      for the ones without ties, I usually turn the cover inside out, stick my arms into the corners and grab the corresponding corners on the blanket. You can cover the whole blanket by just shaking the top (depening on the size of your blanket). My grandma even opened some of the side seams on the corners (about 10 centimeters or something) so you can grab the corners more easily

    • @cleopatraonlyfans
      @cleopatraonlyfans Рік тому +1

      @@meriothearti was about to say this
      If its a really heavy duvet cover, i use clothes pegs to secure the middle of the blanket while i hold the top corners and shake

    • @jvallas
      @jvallas Рік тому

      @@meriotheartI find this faster.

  • @KM-rt5jj
    @KM-rt5jj Рік тому

    Mind blown.... 🤯 it's so interesting how differently everyone has it at home??

  • @heyjude9895_
    @heyjude9895_ 2 роки тому +22

    Ppl in the comments not realizing that comforters and duvets are NOT the same (tho some comforters do come with loops so that if you WANT to use a cover you can!) Calling her nasty but not realizing that comforters are easily washed with the rest of your sheets, unlike duvets which is why duvet covers are necessary 😪

    • @high-d8872
      @high-d8872 Рік тому

      Well of course u wash the duvets (but u dont have to do it often) they are just comforters with boring colour and thinner material cause...u cover it😅

  • @ViolentNightshade
    @ViolentNightshade 2 роки тому +9

    I’m pretty sure comforters having a duvet cover is optional, I mean that’s why comforters have patterns and aren’t just a plain colour. Duvet covers are for.. duvets. Like, goose down; Plain white weird fabric filled with feathers, that’s why you need a cover for it and that’s why it’s not really supposed to be washed, it messes with the feathers and they take forever to dry and are extremely heavy when wet. A comforter is just 2 pieces of fabric sewn together with some padding in between, definitely not a necessity to have a cover for it.

    • @VermilionNovak
      @VermilionNovak 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly! My parents had one which I hadn’t realized until now. It was just a fancy big blanket to me, with the plain white stuffing on the inside, just like a pillowcase. All these people seem to think they should be covering their regular comforters, which are usually just filled with poly fiber batting, like a quilt. Imagine putting a cover over a quilt because you down want to wash it, so you never get to look at the design

  • @jessierabbit
    @jessierabbit 2 роки тому +22

    Comforters and duvets are two different types of bedding. I prefer duvets because it's easy to clean the outer lining and is fluffy.

  • @adityabhardwaj6602
    @adityabhardwaj6602 11 місяців тому

    Ull grow into it dw

  • @kaisla_onerva
    @kaisla_onerva Рік тому +16

    As an european im FLABBERGASTED

  • @izzieley123
    @izzieley123 2 роки тому +6

    Omgggggggg I didn’t know anyone slept without a duvet cover 😭😭 would you sleep on a pillow without a pillowcase?? Madness

    • @MAYBEE90
      @MAYBEE90 2 роки тому +4

      Usually, people layer their beds with a flat sheet under the comforter/blanket. They sleep under the flat sheet (tucked in between the flat sheet and fitted sheet beneath it) which prevents them from touching the comforter.
      If you ever come to an American hotel, you’ll see the same setup! Flat sheet under the comforter, and usually a quilt or throw blanket on top of the comforter.

    • @bald_reindeerzz
      @bald_reindeerzz 2 роки тому

      @@MAYBEE90 I'm sorry if this sounds stupid but what is a comforter I think we call them something else where I'm from

    • @MAYBEE90
      @MAYBEE90 2 роки тому +4

      @@bald_reindeerzz you know how duvets are plain looking, but you can add a decorative duvet cover over it?
      A comforter is like a duvet, except it’s decorated already. It doesn’t need a duvet cover.

    • @gracelynwoods
      @gracelynwoods 2 роки тому +1

      That’s not the same thing lmao. It’s not like we have a plain duvet on our beds. We have decorative comforter and flat sheets. No need for a duvet cover when we don’t have duvets…

    • @GuzmanLaBelica
      @GuzmanLaBelica 2 роки тому

      Comforters here in the US are meant to be used as is (no cover needed) and already come with patterns/designs. They are also pretty cheap around $20 - $40 and are lighter than duvet's so they can get machine washed weekly and be perfectly fine. Also here in the US people use the flat sheet underneath the comforter to sleep and that gets washed weekly.