On Jun 14, 2014, at 9:37 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is a very USAnian viewpoint on a very universally human issue. I > wonder how much of this is cultural and how much is intrinsic. > > Udhay > i would describe it as Manhattanite, rather than USAnian, because it keeps pointing out that they don’t have (and couldn’t afford) more than two bedrooms in their Manhattan apartment. to save you-all some time: the piece cites the history of sleeping in preindustrial europe where the bed was likely the most expensive piece of furniture in a farmhouse. i personally believe that skin temperature differences between men and women (women i know often report that they feel cold) account for one of the main possible purposes of men in the world, to keep women warm. > ________________________________________ > > A long time ago, beds were expensive—but there's more to it than that. With > a guest in town occupying the second bedroom of our Manhattan apartment, my > three-year-old son, a notorious sideways sleeper, bunked with my pregnant > wife and me. Too many snores and little feet in the back of my neck, I ... > > http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/why-we-sleep-together/371477/ > > Sent via Flipboard <http://flpbd.it/now> > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((via phone))
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