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minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·14 days agoI’ve never thought to ask before, but is “nightstand” just American for “bedside table”?
minus-squarenaticus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-212 days agoUnless we’re talking about one nightstand. I’ve never had a one bedside table.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·14 days agoThe difference is that Americans put them in the closet during the day. Rich Americans swap for their Daystands.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoObviously, it’d be weird if you didn’t. What, other places don’t? Gross. Immodest.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·14 days agoThe 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.
I’ve never thought to ask before, but is “nightstand” just American for “bedside table”?
Unless we’re talking about one nightstand. I’ve never had a one bedside table.
https://youtu.be/C1RPyyGCOK4
Yes
The difference is that Americans put them in the closet during the day. Rich Americans swap for their Daystands.
Obviously, it’d be weird if you didn’t.
What, other places don’t? Gross. Immodest.
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.