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 beside table.
Yes
The difference is that Americans put them in the closet during the day. Rich Americans swap for their Daystands.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I’m in the south east and I keep a bottle nearby. Maybe I don’t drink enough during the day.
I feel attacked
So do I.
the setup is funnier than the punchline
I knew it would be that video, one of Tom’s greatest works
