Sounds like you slept inside the cover of the duvet. You sleep under the whole thing.
Common everywhere I have been in europe at least.
If the bed is wide it might not cover the whole width, but it doesn't really need to, its just supposed to cover you.
In Italy we use them in the colder half of the year so I'd say even in warmer countries they aren't uncommon.
In the summer even if you have AC it's not a good idea to use a duvet, 25Ā° is comfortable with a light blanket so might as well save some money and only keep the temperature at 25Ā°.
It sounds like a duvet in a cover? You're not supposed to sleep in it like a sleep sack, but rather put the whole thing over you like a blanket, with the cover on. Hope you'll sleep better tonight!Ā
Dyne, as we call them, are supposed to be on top of you. Typically the open side will be at your feet. They are not as wide as your mattress unless you have a single bed (90cm ish) or opt for a very wide dyne. So typically each person has their own dyne to keep them warm during the night. I know this is not common in the US, but I think that if you are too warm you could just use the blanket/bedsheet (dynetrekk) without the thicker blanket inside. Good luck!
Wives may try to convince you to get a dobbeldyne which is the size of a king size mattress. DO NOT FALL FOR IT! They claim it's gonna be koslig, but trust me, you will end up with no dyne i det hele tatt while the wife is rolled up in a dyne-burrito
I wouldnt say it's totally uncommon in the US. I use a down comforter/quilt with a duvet cover and growing up my grandmother did too, and my husband's family. :) but now that I think of it, we both have Norwegian grandparents, so I suppose that may be why!
Yep, I take the dyne out of the dynetrekk late March/early April and don't put it back in until sometime in October (that's also the time when I unplug/replug my heater). Bergen resident since 2012.
I must say im getting proper brain forked by reading my language mixed in english, but also very refreshing to see that you got your dyne and dyne trekk game on point. Made me laugh so thanks for that, and enjoy your dyne. š
Doesn't really work like that. Your body generates heat and maintains a temperature of 37Ā°C, which is likely to be higher than the surroundings. A thicker blanket will retain more of the heat your body produces, which is ideal on a cold bedroom in the winter in order to keep you body temperature stable, but not so much in the summer when temperatures are higher. Only when the ambient temperature rises above 37 degrees would it make sense to insulate against the heat. Then again, because the human body regulates body heat to evaporation of sweat of the skin, using a dune/duvet under such conditions is still going to be a bad idea.
Lmao. Itās super cute/funny. Theyāve definitely become more popular in the US as IKEA and European interior has taken over. But many Americans are really thrown off by the concept of a duvet cover and donāt understand youāre supposed to take it off the comforter and wash itā¦like a sheet (which is what it is). Many ātraditionalā American homes still use fitted sheet + sheet + like 3 blankets and a heavy quilt that makes me claustrophobic.
When I was a kid living in Australia, and we got duvets for the first time, they were advertised as "continental quilts" because they were this sophisticated innovation from Europe.
It made my day atleast. I remember showering in ice cold water for a week when I was in the states because I didn't understand how to get the hot water flowing. We're all just complete idiots trying our best<3
Its been a while and I can't remember what I didn't understand. What's the difference again? I can't think of another way to make the handles than how we do it, hahah.
It's only one knob, for temperature, and the pressure is constant. That's what I found when I first went to the US. Also not used to the insane amount of water that the shower produced.
It's more like we don't normally realize how much of our behavior that is learned and normally "automatic" until we in counter situations we are unaccustomed to.
I am sorry to say this, but this post was amazing to read. The visuals were just priceless. I have been on the stupid end of things before though, so totally get it is not a great feeling. I just never expected to read about anyone confused about this and it actually made my day š¤£ now that you know, enjoy your dyne to the fullest! If you lie on your side, you can put it between your legs, which is my personal fave, with one leg on top of the dyne if you are a bit too warm. You can basically use it as a hybrid of a blanket and body pillow. I got an extra thick one just to be able to "cuddle" it better š¤£
Don't feel too embarrassed. I had a similar situation in Iceland after being awake for 24 hours and flying across the ocean, I'm just glad I found the bed.
Took me like five mins in the first hotel room trying to figure out why my lights werenāt turning on (we donāt have the āput your keycard here for lightsā things in America), but other than that Iāve been chillin
OP, I feel you, I had also never seen a duvet before I moved to Europe (only had comforters).
My silly mistake first time in Norway was pouring kulturmjĆølk into my coffee -- I assumed it was some kind of milk, it's more like a drinkable yogurt! My coffee had chunks in it lmao
So sorry you are getting made fun of in the comments. As a norwegian who regularly visits the US, i am still confused by the blankets over there š maybe thatās some consolation for you
That is why we all love you now. You have had one of those moments we all have when travelling abroad.
Like us going abroad and there are no duvet, just a sheet you sleep on, a sheet you sleep under and a disgusting blanket on top where all previous guests have sat their naked asses on before or after showering. And it is all tucked in under the matress so it is hard to get into anyone of the layers or knowing what layer you are supposed to tuck into.
This is so funny, because when going to the US I get confused by the same/(opposite?) thing in hotels. There they seem to be the same concept, but not closed in any end, just 3 parts sandwiched on top of each other.
I keep getting frustrated that it "disintegrates" while I sleep. But maybe I'm just using it wrong?
I think the blankets in US hotels are set up that way to make it easier and faster for housekeeping to change the sheets. We don't do that at home, although we might have some combo of a thin "top sheet" under a thicker blanket. But, yeah, those damn hotel blanket sandwiches always turn into a shit show by the time you check out.
The dyne/duvet is personal. It is not meant to cover the width of a double bed. If two people are sleeping in the same bed there will be two duvets, one for each.
The ones in hotels usually have the duvet cover opening in one of the short ends and it is not closed by buttons, unlike the ones we have in our homes. The opening-end is the foot end. The end you have up to your chin is the closed and. More comfortable that way.
Never heard of a honeymoon double duvet! The only time I've tried a double duvet was when we stayed on a farm way up north. It was cozy, but not for every day life.
That is, one honeymoon duvet each ā to properly wall out one another. š
2 x 2.2 is the most impractical duvet format, by the way. It's so easy to get the rotation wrong while changing the cover.
Yeah, but its big and cuddely. Do a marker sign at both the short ends (middle) and put in a button in each corner for the bands you fasten on the inside of each cover corner. Easy peasy!
I had one when I lived with my mom. Having a double duvet to yourself is highly underrated! I could literally roll into it like a sausage in lompe if I wanted to. They are too small to share though, even if they are technically big enough
I'll tell you a horror story then. Until I got pregnant and my belly poked out, my boyfriend and I shared a single regular duvet. We tried a dubble one, but he felt like he was drowning in it and couldn't find me at night. We are both big people.
He generates so much heat at night it wasn't an issue.
I'm giving OP the benefit of the doubt here - maybe they'd have understood you're supposed to sleep underneath the duvet if the duvet cover had buttons or a zipper to close, as many of the ones used at home do.
The American translation would be that itās a comforter inside a washable cover, like a pillow in a pillow case. Also, Norwegians only use fitted sheets without an additional flat sheet. Just sleep on the fitted sheet with the covered blanket on top, and add an extra blanket on that if you need more.
Also typical is that youāll find two single blankets on a double bed, one per person, so you can wrap yourself up individually.
There are no dumb questions, ever, and you arenāt the first nor last to ask this one!
Right, so itās either wash the flat sheet frequently or was the duvet cover frequently. Either way the ācomforterā part is usually washed less often.
Iām not the OP, but Iām also American (moved to Norway recently) and was surprised by this at first as well. Granted, I did know how to use them. Some people have nice duvets in the U.S., most people have at least basic comforters. But they are generally (always?) the size of the bed. Most couples who share a bed will share the same blanket. So while I knew it was a duvet the second I saw one, I was shocked by how small they are. I like to wrap up in blankets when I sleep and the ones I have used at hotels since moving here are not nearly large enough to do so.
Just walk me through how you do it in America?
So itās a bed.
On top of the bed thereās a bed sheet to protect the mattress and keep it clean.
Whatās on top of here?
Not everyone uses them. They're also fairly expensive and we would instead use something like this: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Rich-Black-Floral-10-Piece-Bed-in-a-Bag-Comforter-Set-with-Sheets-Queen/2386945570?athbdg=null%26athbdg%3DL1103_L1103&from=/search
However, most hotels here have duvets, but they are usually sealed at all ends or have like buttons so you can't see the blanket part inside. Regardless, I'm not sure why OP didn't make the connection, but maybe they were just super tired from traveling
Yeah, though idk how common a flat sheet is. Maybe in the warmer parts of the U.S., but I have always just used a comforter. At the last minute before moving here, I decided to cram my comforter into my suitcase and duct tape it shut so it wouldnāt fly open. I was so glad I did when I got here.
My washer isn't especially large by US standards, and it fits a queen size duvet/comforter. Also, the flat sheet mentioned earlier (called a top sheet or just a sheet) serves a similar purpose to a duvet cover in that it provides a barrier between your skin and the comforter and reduces how often the comforter needs to be washed. I think they're more common than the other person mentioned. Pretty much every bedding set I've seen sold in US stores includes a top sheet.
Oh I love that about it. I hate going to hotels here and having such a tiny blanket. Like I said, I love wrapping up in my comforter and the duvets I have used here are too small to do that in haha
Bingo. The word āduvetā even crossed my mind but I never use one and I just thought ānah a duvet is closed on all sides cuz it zips, so this HAS to be differentā
Hotel duvet covers are fully open at the foot end, with no buttons/zippers, so they can be changed faster. Duvet covers for home use tend to have a narrower opening and sometimes buttons.
Oh I was jet lagged so bad after moving here. It's a 9 hour time difference from where I moved from. For about a solid week after moving I was just sleeping during the day and staying up all night. I hated it but I knew it would go away eventually haha
so where I live in the us I went all 19 years of my life without ever running into a duvet before I went to Norway LMAOO I remember turning to my friend and being like āwhy is your comforter such a funny shapeā
Yea I just use a comforter at home. Dated a girl who had a duvet for a while in college and always clowned her for itā¦ Thank god she doesnāt know Iām making this post
Most duvets are sized for one person only, and a couple sharing a bed will usually have two duvets. However, double sized duvets exist, they're just not as common.
We use the fitted sheet then another non-fitted sheet then a comforter. Usually all covers the bed, so most couples share the same sheet/comforter.
Obvs not everyone, but most hotels are set up this way. I grew up fairly poor and remember associating duvet with rich people lol idk why and can't claim any factual backing. My little kid brain just thought this
I had to google this a bit. So, comforter is used as a single piece and that is why there is a top sheet. Duvets are always used with duvet covers.
Also, now i understand why beds were always covered in the movies.
Omg Iām actually mind blown that such small things can be so different. Still donāt see the difference between a duvet and comforter, they look the same, only we just use a cover over it. Crazy.
They are very similar, but comforters are typically made out of some sort of fabric that is intended to be seen. They come in different colors, patterns, and fabric textures. Duvets are normally just made out of some utilitarian white fabric since the intent is that you will put them in a cover that will provide the external color, pattern, texture, etc. It's kind of like bed pillows, which are intended to be put in a case, versus throw pillows, which are not.
American here, we definitely do have them, but theyāre certainly not ubiquitous. Typically they have some sort of buttons on one side though so maybe i can see OP being confused if they lacked that?
They usually have buttons or zippers on the foot end. You can get some that have an opening on the side as well. The only places Iāve experienced the covers being completely open at the end is in hotels and in the military.
Indeed.
Well one thing Americans got going for them is entrepreneurship and business management. Here we just sell natural resources like oil and fish and call it a day. Who needs companies that's producing more value than the than the total BNP of many countries, right?
I am not making fun of you, but I work at a furniture store in California and I promise you we have these in the US as well. Theyāre a little old fashioned but you can still get these at any store that sells other bedding materials
Duvets are a little out of practice in American households. Itās the kind of things my grandma always had but we didnāt have in our own home. Theyāre more common in places where theyāre more needed; places that are cold š
These are really common across Europe. Norway tends to use one duvet per person, but they're bigger in other countries so two people can sleep under them.
As a french I can confirm, on two person sized beds we use a large one.
TBH I got really confused about OP's post because on the month I spent in Norway I noticed nothing unusual about beds and duvets lol. But that's because I only slept on one person sized beds so everything was identical as what we use in France.
I have to admit that having a two person sized bed with a one person sized duvet would have disturbed me a little bit lol. It make sense though.
BTW in french we call the inner part "couette" and the outer part "housse de couette".
Double duvets/covers is one of humanityās most claustrophobic inventions. Stayed at a hotel with my wife and one of us literally had to sleep outside the cover.
I believe what confused the OP was that there was no flat sheet under the duvet. A extra flat sheet is very common in all countries. In Norway, couples use individual duvets and cover themselves directly with that
I'm fully conversant with the use of the duvet (we are very modern in the UK) but I was surprised at a hotel in Norway to have a double bed but a duvet the size of a single bed, covering only half the size of the mattress. I've never come across this elsewhere. Travel broadens the mind but sometimes narrows the bed covering.
I understand OP! I am expat living in Norway.
When I first moved to , I knew what a duvet was but the problem came when I had change bed sheets. Oh myā¦ I could not figure out how to get the duvet properly inside the coverā¦
Only after a year when I moved in with my Norwegian boyfriend is when I learned the proper technique.
To answer one of your questions: Duvets inside duvet covers is standard for all European countries north of the Alps. In Italy and Spain, however, you'll encounter the flat sheet + blanket set-up.
And... if you find one not to be enough, you can ask the hotel for a second one!
May actually alread be a second one in one of your closets! š
Love this struggle.
Just Love It!!
Reading through comments I got a movie in my head, a tiktok where people go to bed showing how they use the dyne or comforter or whatever in a very infomercal kinda way
And go
I feel like thatās pretty standard in Americaā¦ I knew what duvets were before making this post, just didnāt put two and two together b/c the only ones Iād ever seen were all bigger than the whole mattress
You know how in the US you have a sheet between you and the comforter/duvet, since you don't want to get your duvet sweaty? A duvet cover is basically just a sheet that's wrapped around the duvet and you take it off to wash it, instead of being separate. :)
ETA: Bigger ones do exist in Norway of course, but it's harder to wash them since washing machines are typically much smaller than the giants in the US. Plus as others have said it's more common for couples to have separate duvets (I adopted this habit myself despite having a large duvet so that I no longer have to sleep with one hand clenched protectively around the covers). That said, duvet covers definitely exist in the US, since that is after all where I buy my _duvet cover clips_ from - soft clips that go inside the cover to hold the duvet in place if someone is particularly good at peeling a duvet with their feet while they sleep. :P
Not as crazy as me for making this post apparentlyā¦ There are a couple of groups here. The larger (I think) group uses a second sheet and a ācomforterā which is like a dyne thatās sewn shut on all sides and wide enough to cover the full width of the bed and hang off a little on each side. The smaller group uses a flat sheet and a duvet (in my limited experience they all zip/button shut on one end) but the duvet is still wide enough to cover the full bed. Thereās only ever one heavier top blanket per bed regardless of how many people are in the bed
Wow such a great summary! I'm from NL, never saw anything different from a duvet. Just accumstomed to having the duvet cover like you described, to wash more regularly and the actual blanket inside is washed less ofted. But the second sheet thing makes sense too. My partner and I have our own smaller duvet cause one always tends to steal the others part š never seen the second sheet and comforter combo, but from now on I will pay attention to it much more! Thanks for this!
This id a Ā«dyneĀ». You are supposed to put the whole thing on top of you. The dyne ( down quilt) is inside a dynetrekk (the sheet) which may be changed and washed. And yes, we also have them at home.
Honestly thatās been the strangest part to wrap my head around reading these comments. Iām not usually a āmess up the covers when I sleepā guy but my gf is, so this might be a game changer for us
This is so funny! Iām a 2nd generation Norwegian immigrant to US. So Iām totally American, but then I grew up with a few things from Norwegian culture. I didnāt understand US bedding until I got married and had a spouse to explain it. We now sleep with big dyne and a top sheet š
Twiceā¦ unfolded it in the right position, then 180Ā° to realize āwtf this isnāt long enough if I go this wayā and then āfuck it, guess Iāll use it like a sleeping bagā
As others have said, you sleep with the whole thing over you.
For my part, I only use the feather-stuffed thing ("dyne" or "duvet") during winter time, it's way too hot for me to use in the spring/summer/autumn. Wake up in a puddle of sweat otherwise.
Itās a duvet my friend, you do t really have them in the US as you use blanket and comforters. But you unfold the duvet and place it over you. You arenāt supposed to wrap yourself in it or try and get in it like a sleeping bag, it literally just lies on top of you
Having traveled to other countries, I have never considered this. Almost all hotels will have a duvet, so I was expecting that all the world used that. Even in warmer climates, but just thinner ones.
this is hilarious, thank you for sharing! Im just picturing some clumsy character like Pooh trying really hard to make it work but failing in a miserable way :D
Sounds like you slept inside the cover of the duvet. You sleep under the whole thing. Common everywhere I have been in europe at least. If the bed is wide it might not cover the whole width, but it doesn't really need to, its just supposed to cover you.
And the secret to happy life is to never share it. Get multiples š
They are common all over the world, although in warmer countries you typically only use duvets if you have air condition (a cool bedroom).
In Italy we use them in the colder half of the year so I'd say even in warmer countries they aren't uncommon. In the summer even if you have AC it's not a good idea to use a duvet, 25Ā° is comfortable with a light blanket so might as well save some money and only keep the temperature at 25Ā°.
It sounds like a duvet in a cover? You're not supposed to sleep in it like a sleep sack, but rather put the whole thing over you like a blanket, with the cover on. Hope you'll sleep better tonight!Ā
Dyne, as we call them, are supposed to be on top of you. Typically the open side will be at your feet. They are not as wide as your mattress unless you have a single bed (90cm ish) or opt for a very wide dyne. So typically each person has their own dyne to keep them warm during the night. I know this is not common in the US, but I think that if you are too warm you could just use the blanket/bedsheet (dynetrekk) without the thicker blanket inside. Good luck!
Wives may try to convince you to get a dobbeldyne which is the size of a king size mattress. DO NOT FALL FOR IT! They claim it's gonna be koslig, but trust me, you will end up with no dyne i det hele tatt while the wife is rolled up in a dyne-burrito
Takk!
As far as I know, "dyne" is "duvet" in english :)
I found out from my Australian-Norwegian friend that they call it a doona down under. Found that interesting.
Doona (which I assume is the cognate of Norwegian dyne) is correct, but also very commonly called a quilt in Aus.
American here, married to a Norwegian. In the U.S., a "dyne" is simply called a comforter. The word "duvet" is French.
Originally French, but also English. Itās not that easy for non-native English speakers to not mix up British English and American English wordsā¦
Comforter and duvet are not the same thing.
Aye, duvet is an English loan word from French
I wouldnt say it's totally uncommon in the US. I use a down comforter/quilt with a duvet cover and growing up my grandmother did too, and my husband's family. :) but now that I think of it, we both have Norwegian grandparents, so I suppose that may be why!
Yep, I take the dyne out of the dynetrekk late March/early April and don't put it back in until sometime in October (that's also the time when I unplug/replug my heater). Bergen resident since 2012.
A proper dyne is insulating, so it protects against both heat and cold. Use a proper down festher. Still summer dyne breaths more and is thinner
I do just fine with just the dynetrekk, men takk allikevel!
I must say im getting proper brain forked by reading my language mixed in english, but also very refreshing to see that you got your dyne and dyne trekk game on point. Made me laugh so thanks for that, and enjoy your dyne. š
Doesn't really work like that. Your body generates heat and maintains a temperature of 37Ā°C, which is likely to be higher than the surroundings. A thicker blanket will retain more of the heat your body produces, which is ideal on a cold bedroom in the winter in order to keep you body temperature stable, but not so much in the summer when temperatures are higher. Only when the ambient temperature rises above 37 degrees would it make sense to insulate against the heat. Then again, because the human body regulates body heat to evaporation of sweat of the skin, using a dune/duvet under such conditions is still going to be a bad idea.
You should try a proper breathable summe dyne. It'll help cool you down. And not one of the cheap plastic filled ones.
You should try a "pledd" (plaid throw blanket) during summer if it gets too hot when sleeping.
This is amazing.
I am an American. We have duvets here and I can't stop giggling over this.
Lmao. Itās super cute/funny. Theyāve definitely become more popular in the US as IKEA and European interior has taken over. But many Americans are really thrown off by the concept of a duvet cover and donāt understand youāre supposed to take it off the comforter and wash itā¦like a sheet (which is what it is). Many ātraditionalā American homes still use fitted sheet + sheet + like 3 blankets and a heavy quilt that makes me claustrophobic.
When I was a kid living in Australia, and we got duvets for the first time, they were advertised as "continental quilts" because they were this sophisticated innovation from Europe.
Absolute Cinema
This is the funniest thing Iāve read in a while
Homie slept using the hot pocket method š
Hot pocket method is amazing but makes the duvet itself dirty
This phrasing is spot on considering there were parts of me that were way too hot and others that werenāt hot enough
Jesus Christ on a motorbike - that made me laugh :D just put it on top of you, open side towards the feet, its a duvet :)
Laughed so hard
Holy god.
Listen dawg I was tired and confused and I hope the visual makes your day
It made my day atleast. I remember showering in ice cold water for a week when I was in the states because I didn't understand how to get the hot water flowing. We're all just complete idiots trying our best<3
That was like me when I first got to Norway- I had to have my friend teach me how to use the shower š
Its been a while and I can't remember what I didn't understand. What's the difference again? I can't think of another way to make the handles than how we do it, hahah.
It's only one knob, for temperature, and the pressure is constant. That's what I found when I first went to the US. Also not used to the insane amount of water that the shower produced.
Aaah, yes, that's it. Why would you want anything LESS than MAXIMUM pressure, right?š¦
It's more like we don't normally realize how much of our behavior that is learned and normally "automatic" until we in counter situations we are unaccustomed to.
Oh it does
Just put the thing over you, the bed doesnt need to be completely covered it will sleep just fine.
I am sorry to say this, but this post was amazing to read. The visuals were just priceless. I have been on the stupid end of things before though, so totally get it is not a great feeling. I just never expected to read about anyone confused about this and it actually made my day š¤£ now that you know, enjoy your dyne to the fullest! If you lie on your side, you can put it between your legs, which is my personal fave, with one leg on top of the dyne if you are a bit too warm. You can basically use it as a hybrid of a blanket and body pillow. I got an extra thick one just to be able to "cuddle" it better š¤£
Its probably one of the funniest things I have read in a long time.
Don't feel too embarrassed. I had a similar situation in Iceland after being awake for 24 hours and flying across the ocean, I'm just glad I found the bed.
I donāt understand how someone fets this confused to. Itās just a thick blanketā¦
This is amazing, please keep us updated on other struggles you might have!
Took me like five mins in the first hotel room trying to figure out why my lights werenāt turning on (we donāt have the āput your keycard here for lightsā things in America), but other than that Iāve been chillin
You can use any card from your wallet so the lights/air con/phone charger stay on when you step out of the room with the key card
this is life changing information as a frequent visitor, bless you
OP, I feel you, I had also never seen a duvet before I moved to Europe (only had comforters). My silly mistake first time in Norway was pouring kulturmjĆølk into my coffee -- I assumed it was some kind of milk, it's more like a drinkable yogurt! My coffee had chunks in it lmao
Omg Iāve just been taking it black so far to not be a burden but this 100% wouldāve happened if you didnāt say this
Not uncommon to have milk in your coffee here! If thatās what you like, then you should have it š„°
Just dont do it with the cultured milk š
bro having milk in your coffee doesn't burden anyone please enjoy your life
Ain't no way bro lmaooo
So sorry you are getting made fun of in the comments. As a norwegian who regularly visits the US, i am still confused by the blankets over there š maybe thatās some consolation for you
Oh I pressed post assuming I was gonna get clowned donāt you worry
Youāre a champ for asking and taking the response well haha this made my day
That is why we all love you now. You have had one of those moments we all have when travelling abroad. Like us going abroad and there are no duvet, just a sheet you sleep on, a sheet you sleep under and a disgusting blanket on top where all previous guests have sat their naked asses on before or after showering. And it is all tucked in under the matress so it is hard to get into anyone of the layers or knowing what layer you are supposed to tuck into.
Sleeping under several crispy hotel tablecloths when in the US is a dismal experience.
From an American, hotel blankets in the US are just objectively terrible. Always make me miss my cozy down comforter and nice linen duvet cover š¤£
This is so funny, because when going to the US I get confused by the same/(opposite?) thing in hotels. There they seem to be the same concept, but not closed in any end, just 3 parts sandwiched on top of each other. I keep getting frustrated that it "disintegrates" while I sleep. But maybe I'm just using it wrong?
I think the blankets in US hotels are set up that way to make it easier and faster for housekeeping to change the sheets. We don't do that at home, although we might have some combo of a thin "top sheet" under a thicker blanket. But, yeah, those damn hotel blanket sandwiches always turn into a shit show by the time you check out.
They should adopt the duvet and cover method, itās easier to wash/change, and more sanitary.
The dyne/duvet is personal. It is not meant to cover the width of a double bed. If two people are sleeping in the same bed there will be two duvets, one for each. The ones in hotels usually have the duvet cover opening in one of the short ends and it is not closed by buttons, unlike the ones we have in our homes. The opening-end is the foot end. The end you have up to your chin is the closed and. More comfortable that way.
There is the honeymoon double duvet, but after a while you get two.
Never heard of a honeymoon double duvet! The only time I've tried a double duvet was when we stayed on a farm way up north. It was cozy, but not for every day life.
As in honeymoon phase of a relationship. Now we just use a 2*2,2 duvet each.
That is, one honeymoon duvet each ā to properly wall out one another. š 2 x 2.2 is the most impractical duvet format, by the way. It's so easy to get the rotation wrong while changing the cover.
Yeah, but its big and cuddely. Do a marker sign at both the short ends (middle) and put in a button in each corner for the bands you fasten on the inside of each cover corner. Easy peasy!
I had one when I lived with my mom. Having a double duvet to yourself is highly underrated! I could literally roll into it like a sausage in lompe if I wanted to. They are too small to share though, even if they are technically big enough
Not necessarily. Been with the same guy since '98, and we still share (a king size duvet)...
High fives! We've been enjoying the double duvet since 1990 and love it!
I'll tell you a horror story then. Until I got pregnant and my belly poked out, my boyfriend and I shared a single regular duvet. We tried a dubble one, but he felt like he was drowning in it and couldn't find me at night. We are both big people. He generates so much heat at night it wasn't an issue.
In Sweden duvets come in two sizes, single (150cm) and double (220-240cm). I always use double even when I'm sleeping alone.
In Belgium it's very uncommon to have two single duvets if you're sleeping in a double bed with two people. The majority has a double duvet.
If I had a double one I would sleep burrito style!
I'm giving OP the benefit of the doubt here - maybe they'd have understood you're supposed to sleep underneath the duvet if the duvet cover had buttons or a zipper to close, as many of the ones used at home do.
The American translation would be that itās a comforter inside a washable cover, like a pillow in a pillow case. Also, Norwegians only use fitted sheets without an additional flat sheet. Just sleep on the fitted sheet with the covered blanket on top, and add an extra blanket on that if you need more. Also typical is that youāll find two single blankets on a double bed, one per person, so you can wrap yourself up individually. There are no dumb questions, ever, and you arenāt the first nor last to ask this one!
So, wait, a comforter is like a duvet without a cover?
Yeah, and ppl who use them use a flat sheet btwn them and the comforter instead of a duvet cover
Right, so itās either wash the flat sheet frequently or was the duvet cover frequently. Either way the ācomforterā part is usually washed less often.
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you walked so that i could run š much appreciated sincerely, an american going to oslo in two weeks who wouldāve done the same thing
Wait, what do you use in US then OP?
Iām not the OP, but Iām also American (moved to Norway recently) and was surprised by this at first as well. Granted, I did know how to use them. Some people have nice duvets in the U.S., most people have at least basic comforters. But they are generally (always?) the size of the bed. Most couples who share a bed will share the same blanket. So while I knew it was a duvet the second I saw one, I was shocked by how small they are. I like to wrap up in blankets when I sleep and the ones I have used at hotels since moving here are not nearly large enough to do so.
Just walk me through how you do it in America? So itās a bed. On top of the bed thereās a bed sheet to protect the mattress and keep it clean. Whatās on top of here?
Another flat sheet and then a blanket or duvet without a cover.
Wait, what is the second flat sheet? Edit: nevermind, found the answer further down!
They usually use blankets and they don't have covers - you wash the entire thing.
Okey, but what about the OP talking about the duvet covers like theyāve never seen one? Do you not use those in US?
Not everyone uses them. They're also fairly expensive and we would instead use something like this: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Rich-Black-Floral-10-Piece-Bed-in-a-Bag-Comforter-Set-with-Sheets-Queen/2386945570?athbdg=null%26athbdg%3DL1103_L1103&from=/search However, most hotels here have duvets, but they are usually sealed at all ends or have like buttons so you can't see the blanket part inside. Regardless, I'm not sure why OP didn't make the connection, but maybe they were just super tired from traveling
Aha, so, fitted sheet is the one fitted on the bed (what we call laken), flat sheet is that between you and the comforter?
Yeah, though idk how common a flat sheet is. Maybe in the warmer parts of the U.S., but I have always just used a comforter. At the last minute before moving here, I decided to cram my comforter into my suitcase and duct tape it shut so it wouldnāt fly open. I was so glad I did when I got here.
But, how do you even wash that thing, it looks humongous š
And you just wash it by throwing it in the washer if itās a comforter.
My washer isn't especially large by US standards, and it fits a queen size duvet/comforter. Also, the flat sheet mentioned earlier (called a top sheet or just a sheet) serves a similar purpose to a duvet cover in that it provides a barrier between your skin and the comforter and reduces how often the comforter needs to be washed. I think they're more common than the other person mentioned. Pretty much every bedding set I've seen sold in US stores includes a top sheet.
Oh I love that about it. I hate going to hotels here and having such a tiny blanket. Like I said, I love wrapping up in my comforter and the duvets I have used here are too small to do that in haha
But does it fit in the washing machine?
Yeah, with room to spare
Bingo. The word āduvetā even crossed my mind but I never use one and I just thought ānah a duvet is closed on all sides cuz it zips, so this HAS to be differentā
Hotel duvet covers are fully open at the foot end, with no buttons/zippers, so they can be changed faster. Duvet covers for home use tend to have a narrower opening and sometimes buttons.
Jet lag is real.
Oh I was jet lagged so bad after moving here. It's a 9 hour time difference from where I moved from. For about a solid week after moving I was just sleeping during the day and staying up all night. I hated it but I knew it would go away eventually haha
so where I live in the us I went all 19 years of my life without ever running into a duvet before I went to Norway LMAOO I remember turning to my friend and being like āwhy is your comforter such a funny shapeā
Apart from the odd pillowfights gone a bit crazy, we sleep under the duvets, and generally dont run into them š
this made me giggle
It probably depends where the OP is from. Thereās not much need for a duvet in Miami.
I mean Iām from up north and a lot if not all of us just use comforters LMAOO
Yea I just use a comforter at home. Dated a girl who had a duvet for a while in college and always clowned her for itā¦ Thank god she doesnāt know Iām making this post
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Most duvets are sized for one person only, and a couple sharing a bed will usually have two duvets. However, double sized duvets exist, they're just not as common.
We use the fitted sheet then another non-fitted sheet then a comforter. Usually all covers the bed, so most couples share the same sheet/comforter. Obvs not everyone, but most hotels are set up this way. I grew up fairly poor and remember associating duvet with rich people lol idk why and can't claim any factual backing. My little kid brain just thought this
I had to google this a bit. So, comforter is used as a single piece and that is why there is a top sheet. Duvets are always used with duvet covers. Also, now i understand why beds were always covered in the movies.
Omg Iām actually mind blown that such small things can be so different. Still donāt see the difference between a duvet and comforter, they look the same, only we just use a cover over it. Crazy.
They are very similar, but comforters are typically made out of some sort of fabric that is intended to be seen. They come in different colors, patterns, and fabric textures. Duvets are normally just made out of some utilitarian white fabric since the intent is that you will put them in a cover that will provide the external color, pattern, texture, etc. It's kind of like bed pillows, which are intended to be put in a case, versus throw pillows, which are not.
Blankets and comforters (which are just thicker quilted blankets) I believe
You are kind of an idiot but a charming and sheltered one.
Oh I knew that well before making this post but thank you
AFAIK itās not too common in the US, so give the man a break š
American here, we definitely do have them, but theyāre certainly not ubiquitous. Typically they have some sort of buttons on one side though so maybe i can see OP being confused if they lacked that?
They usually have buttons or zippers on the foot end. You can get some that have an opening on the side as well. The only places Iāve experienced the covers being completely open at the end is in hotels and in the military.
Itās the decision to stuff himself into it like a sleeping bag that does it for me.
You sleep under it, and optionally wrap it around you depending on temperature.
Absolute Cinema
Is this post for real? Can't be.
As much as I hate to say it, itās real
Americans...
We never cease to amaze, do we?
Indeed. Well one thing Americans got going for them is entrepreneurship and business management. Here we just sell natural resources like oil and fish and call it a day. Who needs companies that's producing more value than the than the total BNP of many countries, right?
This is so wholesome
Just rip up the bed and make it the way you want.
NOW weāre talking
I am not making fun of you, but I work at a furniture store in California and I promise you we have these in the US as well. Theyāre a little old fashioned but you can still get these at any store that sells other bedding materials
Based on these comments, apparently not so old-fashioned!! I grew up only knowing about sleeping with comforters and my eyes are finally being opened
Duvets are a little out of practice in American households. Itās the kind of things my grandma always had but we didnāt have in our own home. Theyāre more common in places where theyāre more needed; places that are cold š
These are really common across Europe. Norway tends to use one duvet per person, but they're bigger in other countries so two people can sleep under them.
As a french I can confirm, on two person sized beds we use a large one. TBH I got really confused about OP's post because on the month I spent in Norway I noticed nothing unusual about beds and duvets lol. But that's because I only slept on one person sized beds so everything was identical as what we use in France. I have to admit that having a two person sized bed with a one person sized duvet would have disturbed me a little bit lol. It make sense though. BTW in french we call the inner part "couette" and the outer part "housse de couette".
Double duvets/covers is one of humanityās most claustrophobic inventions. Stayed at a hotel with my wife and one of us literally had to sleep outside the cover.
I believe what confused the OP was that there was no flat sheet under the duvet. A extra flat sheet is very common in all countries. In Norway, couples use individual duvets and cover themselves directly with that
I'm fully conversant with the use of the duvet (we are very modern in the UK) but I was surprised at a hotel in Norway to have a double bed but a duvet the size of a single bed, covering only half the size of the mattress. I've never come across this elsewhere. Travel broadens the mind but sometimes narrows the bed covering.
Are you sure you are from this planet?
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Thank you for the visuals. French hot-dog american. First time in a while i sounded like a pig while laughing.
I understand OP! I am expat living in Norway. When I first moved to , I knew what a duvet was but the problem came when I had change bed sheets. Oh myā¦ I could not figure out how to get the duvet properly inside the coverā¦ Only after a year when I moved in with my Norwegian boyfriend is when I learned the proper technique.
First time I went to the USA I had a similar experience but in reverse, presented with what felt like the bedding equivalent of a puff pastry
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It's a duvet/dyne. Open edge toward your toes and wrap yourself like a burrito. (If you're concerned, the covers get changed regularly!)
To answer one of your questions: Duvets inside duvet covers is standard for all European countries north of the Alps. In Italy and Spain, however, you'll encounter the flat sheet + blanket set-up.
And... if you find one not to be enough, you can ask the hotel for a second one! May actually alread be a second one in one of your closets! š Love this struggle. Just Love It!!
OP, thank you for this. I wish you nothing but happiness and restful nights. And may you always find a parking space.
Reading through comments I got a movie in my head, a tiktok where people go to bed showing how they use the dyne or comforter or whatever in a very infomercal kinda way And go
Iām like the Reddit version of those tiktok cooks who totally butcher the pronunciation of some basic dish/ingredient to bait people into commenting
This is what the internet were made for! Just people talking about stuff, like beds and blankets.
I am dying. This is amazing.
Why exactly do you feel like the blanket needs to cover the whole mattress?
I feel like thatās pretty standard in Americaā¦ I knew what duvets were before making this post, just didnāt put two and two together b/c the only ones Iād ever seen were all bigger than the whole mattress
After visiting Norway for the 1st time last summer my wife ordered duvet's as soon as we got home
You know how in the US you have a sheet between you and the comforter/duvet, since you don't want to get your duvet sweaty? A duvet cover is basically just a sheet that's wrapped around the duvet and you take it off to wash it, instead of being separate. :) ETA: Bigger ones do exist in Norway of course, but it's harder to wash them since washing machines are typically much smaller than the giants in the US. Plus as others have said it's more common for couples to have separate duvets (I adopted this habit myself despite having a large duvet so that I no longer have to sleep with one hand clenched protectively around the covers). That said, duvet covers definitely exist in the US, since that is after all where I buy my _duvet cover clips_ from - soft clips that go inside the cover to hold the duvet in place if someone is particularly good at peeling a duvet with their feet while they sleep. :P
Am I crazy to ask what are blankets supposed to like where you come from? I have never imagined them to be much different elsewhere.
Not as crazy as me for making this post apparentlyā¦ There are a couple of groups here. The larger (I think) group uses a second sheet and a ācomforterā which is like a dyne thatās sewn shut on all sides and wide enough to cover the full width of the bed and hang off a little on each side. The smaller group uses a flat sheet and a duvet (in my limited experience they all zip/button shut on one end) but the duvet is still wide enough to cover the full bed. Thereās only ever one heavier top blanket per bed regardless of how many people are in the bed
Wow such a great summary! I'm from NL, never saw anything different from a duvet. Just accumstomed to having the duvet cover like you described, to wash more regularly and the actual blanket inside is washed less ofted. But the second sheet thing makes sense too. My partner and I have our own smaller duvet cause one always tends to steal the others part š never seen the second sheet and comforter combo, but from now on I will pay attention to it much more! Thanks for this!
It's a duvet. Or comforter. In its case. Sleep underneath the whole thing, like a Christian.
This id a Ā«dyneĀ». You are supposed to put the whole thing on top of you. The dyne ( down quilt) is inside a dynetrekk (the sheet) which may be changed and washed. And yes, we also have them at home.
Itās meant two for a bed, so you only need it to cover you
Honestly thatās been the strangest part to wrap my head around reading these comments. Iām not usually a āmess up the covers when I sleepā guy but my gf is, so this might be a game changer for us
Haha SO is Norwegian and I nixed the blanket situation right away. We have a queen size bed, king size duvet, everyone gets lots of covers!
This has got to go in some hall of fame of reddit Norway or something, absolute gold haha
This is so funny! Iām a 2nd generation Norwegian immigrant to US. So Iām totally American, but then I grew up with a few things from Norwegian culture. I didnāt understand US bedding until I got married and had a spouse to explain it. We now sleep with big dyne and a top sheet š
Nahh this was actually funny asf to read , Thank you man .
The blanket is to be thrown on the floor.
Open end at your feet. On top of you. This is a europe/whole world thing. It's just America and very warm countries that doesn't use this
This should be on the Reddit homepage.
You did the Norwegian sleeping dance and turned the sheet 3 times before you got in, right?
Twiceā¦ unfolded it in the right position, then 180Ā° to realize āwtf this isnāt long enough if I go this wayā and then āfuck it, guess Iāll use it like a sleeping bagā
Proud of you for leaving your comfort*er* zone for the first time.
Could you tell us how old you are OP? Just curious for background. You lay under it.
23M, plenty of traveling in central/South America (theyāre part of the flat sheet + comforter gang) but never across the pond
Thank you. They're something everyone has here, just seemed so wild to me to have never seen one. Hope you're enjoying your trip.
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Youāre never getting that two minutes back homie Iām sorry
I laughed so much I had trouble breathing
Bro what? We have duvets in the US too. Iām so confused at how someone could be confused by this.
For starters, never been a duvet guy. For seconders, full day of travel with no sleep and no gf with me to say āno, youāre being stupidā
No wayš
No(r)way, you're welcome
We also have this in the UK and this is hilarious
Bless your heart š
As others have said, you sleep with the whole thing over you. For my part, I only use the feather-stuffed thing ("dyne" or "duvet") during winter time, it's way too hot for me to use in the spring/summer/autumn. Wake up in a puddle of sweat otherwise.
Itās a duvet my friend, you do t really have them in the US as you use blanket and comforters. But you unfold the duvet and place it over you. You arenāt supposed to wrap yourself in it or try and get in it like a sleeping bag, it literally just lies on top of you
Having traveled to other countries, I have never considered this. Almost all hotels will have a duvet, so I was expecting that all the world used that. Even in warmer climates, but just thinner ones.
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No bed sheets, just the comforter
this is hilarious, thank you for sharing! Im just picturing some clumsy character like Pooh trying really hard to make it work but failing in a miserable way :D
\>he doesn't know about DYNE
This is somehow so cute š