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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Coming from a humid country (...england...), I never understood the need to have a glass of water near the bed. Doesn't that just guarantee that you need to get up and pee in the middle of the night?

Then I spent one week in Beijing. One glass would not cut it.

[–] Senseless@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago

Idk, I always have a bottle of water at my bed. I mostly don't need it, but depending on what I ate I empty the whole bottle during the night. And I hate getting up just to get something to drink.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

I keep water by my bed at night. I usually don't drink any, but occasionally I've woken up and drank the whole thing without stopping, and other times I'll have a few sips.

It's worth it to not have to trudge to the kitchen in the middle of the night. I've had to do that - either because I forgot my water or ran out and was still thirsty - and it's not fun.

Our house is really dry, in winter especially. And I exercise in the evenings sometimes and am still rehydrating from that.

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'm in the south east and I keep a bottle nearby. Maybe I don't drink enough during the day.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've never thought to ask before, but is "nightstand" just American for "bedside table"?

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Unless we're talking about one nightstand. I've never had a one bedside table.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The difference is that Americans put them in the closet during the day. Rich Americans swap for their Daystands.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

Obviously, it'd be weird if you didn't.

What, other places don't? Gross. Immodest.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 month ago

The difference in words is that the Americans needed a hat rack next to the bed to hang up their guns, whilst the Brits needed a table to lay down their knives.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] arudesalad 2 points 1 month ago

I knew it would be that video, one of Tom's greatest works

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

the setup is funnier than the punchline