{"id":122562,"date":"2023-12-09T12:01:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T12:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/?p=122562"},"modified":"2023-12-09T12:01:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T12:01:16","slug":"im-a-brit-in-america-the-biggest-culture-shock-is-the-bedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/travel\/im-a-brit-in-america-the-biggest-culture-shock-is-the-bedding\/","title":{"rendered":"I&apos;m a Brit in America&#8230; the biggest culture shock is the BEDDING"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> I&#8217;m a Brit living in America&#8230; the biggest culture shock is the BEDDING<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amber Peacock has asked Americans for help after she spent two hours in Target<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: US student studying in Wales reveals her biggest culture shocks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Brit who moved to America has revealed one of the biggest culture shocks she experienced &#8211; on the very night she arrived in the states.<\/p>\n<p>Amber Peacock, who goes by @_apeacock on TikTok, makes videos about the differences she&#8217;s noticed since doing the big move.<\/p>\n<p>She recently shared what her biggest issue is and asked viewers for help, in a video seen by more than 1.5 million people.<\/p>\n<p>The thing that had been puzzling her was actually the differences in bedding &#8211; leaving her confused and searching Target for two hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Briton captioned the clip: &#8216;This wasn\u2019t a great start on our first night living in the US but hopefully you can help me out&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/10\/78637641-12831613-A_Brit_who_moved_to_America_has_revealed_one_of_the_biggest_cult-a-16_1701859987477.jpg\" height=\"1057\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Brit who moved to America has revealed one of the biggest culture shocks she experienced, on the night she arrived in the states &#8211; and it&#8217;s not what you&#8217;d expect<\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t a great start on our first night living in the US but hopefully you can help me out \ud83d\udecf\ufe0f\ud83e\udee0\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 #emigration #movingcountry #movingcountries #movetoanothercountry #cultureshock #ukvsus #britinamerica #britsinamerica #humor #relocationvlog #britishhumor <\/p>\n<p>She told viewers, &#8216;Good morning America, I need your help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve just popped into Target to pick up some deodorant because I ran out yesterday and it reminded of an unresolved trauma that I have from the very first night that we arrived at our new home in the US, after moving from the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Probably my first big culture shock. So picture this, we get to our new house, we have dinner, we put Rory to bed, we realise that we don&#8217;t have any bedding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No worries I said, there&#8217;s a Target a mile away. I&#8217;m just gonna go there, it&#8217;s 8pm, they&#8217;re still open.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I found the bedding section and immediately went into panic mode.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The mother of one revealed &#8216;Everything is so different here. In the UK, you would buy a fitted sheet, a duvet and a duvet set.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;d have to make two choices &#8211; one, what colour you want your duvet set, two, how thick you want your duvet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s it, ten minutes, in and out, wham bam, thank you, done, bed, go. I was in there for nearly two hours, trying to figure out what I should buy to make the bed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/08\/78637639-12831613-She_told_viewers_I_found_the_bedding_section_and_immediately_wen-a-88_1702110312294.jpg\" height=\"1046\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She told viewers &#8221;I found the bedding section and immediately went into panic mode&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/08\/78699295-12831613-Amber_discovered_So_we_do_have_duvet_sets_couldn_t_find_any_duve-a-89_1702110312531.jpg\" height=\"510\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/08\/78699291-12831613-She_said_What_the_f_is_a_sham_In_the_UK_a_sham_is_like_a_fake_li-a-91_1702110312624.jpg\" height=\"510\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Amber discovered &#8216;So we do have duvet sets, couldn&#8217;t find any duvets. We also have comforter sets, we also have quilt sets, we have just sheet sets, we also have shams&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/08\/78700137-12831613-A_comforter_pictured_is_a_type_of_bedding_made_of_two_lengths_of-a-90_1702110312595.jpg\" height=\"638\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A comforter (pictured) is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric that are sewn together &#8211; it differs from a duvet as it comes with a non-removable cover<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: Aussie living in London reveals four British things she thought were weird after making the move &#8211; but now finds &#8216;completely normal&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0She wanders around the store, examining what they have to offer and showing her followers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amber discovered &#8216;So we do have duvet sets, couldn&#8217;t find any duvets. We also have comforter sets, we also have quilt sets, we have just sheet sets, we also have shams.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What the f*** is a sham? In the UK a sham is like a fake like a sham wedding would be a fake wedding &#8211; don&#8217;t think it has the same meaning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Here we have pillow covers and pillowcases, what&#8217;s the difference?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She added &#8216;And of course we have everything in a million different fabrics, sateen, satin, temperature balancing, perfectly relaxed, jersey, velvet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I do know what a bed skirt is but does anyone still use those?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The TikToker ended her video with a desperate plea to Americans to give her advice: &#8216;Please, somebody tell me how I&#8217;m supposed to make the bed and what I&#8217;m supposed to put on it because I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ve still not got it right.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Just being back in this aisle is giving me the shivers, don&#8217;t even get me started on the price of all this&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that Amber is not the only one who&#8217;s confused by the selection &#8211; other Brits chimed in with their questions in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>One person asked &#8216;Did we ever figure out exactly what a comforter is?,&#8217; meanwhile another wrote &#8216;I thought a duvet and comforter were the same thing?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another shocked Briton queried &#8216;wait so if you want to change the design on your bedding you have to buy a new comforter ??? isn&#8217;t that a pain to wash&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Amber replied &#8216;Yes! Machines are a lot bigger here but still a pain&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Someone from the US explained, &#8216;If you need warmer bedding you get a comforter set. If you need cooler bedding you get a quilt set. Get a high thread count sheet set&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another chimed in with, &#8216;Pillow cover: protects pillow (don\u2019t need one). Pillow case goes over that. Sham is fancy pillow case that matches the comforter. Comforter is like a duvet that you don\u2019t need to cover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Quilt is a quilt. Sheer sets have flat, fitted and pillowcases included.\u00a0Sham also means fake here too. And fancy pillow case&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However, others joked &#8216;there are no rules with bedding. 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