Subject: RE: The Flat sheet issue - what say CoJ?Not sure about the entire "East" but living in Vietnam, and China before that, it is almost impossible to find fitted sheets. They only come in flat. People either use a light blanket on top of a bamboo mat (on a bed in western-style houses, sometimes on the floor in the countryside ), or they use the flat sheet as the bottom sheet (tucked in ), then a light comforter with a duvet cover that (hopefully ) gets washed frequently. The bamboo mat is actually very comfortable for warm nights without AC--I started using one in Hawaii ( where it's called a tatami ); use it when I sleep without AC in Saigon "winter". Some hotels have top sheets, some have the duvet covers. I've stayed at some pretty basic places in my travels so I always bring a silk sleep sheet or very light sleeping bag liner in case the bedding doesn't look that clean. |