TIK bedsheet

People here have an expression, "TIK", which I've already heard a number of times, though I've only been here for a week. It means 'This is Kyrgyzstan' and is used whenever something turns out to not work or not work quite the way a Westerner would have anticipated or desired. It is usually said in an amused tone. Well, I had a TIK moment when I attempted to put my newly purchased and washed bedsheet on my bed. You might be able to see in the first picture the orange strip on the top of my bed. This is my mattress. Yup, the bedsheet is not large enough to be tucked in either length-wise or breadth-wise, which makes it impossible to make a hospital corners bed. This gives me an excuse for sloppy bed making, but I would probably rather have a bed sheet I can tuck in so it stays on my bed. The bedsheet also has an obvious seam running along it - obviously where two sheets of fabric were sewn together. It would never be sold in, say, Target, but TIK - and I'll get used to it!

Incidentally, while shopping for household necessities, I discovered some difference of aesthetic taste between Kyrgyz and me. The design you witness was the one O1 liked - there weren't many options so I thought I might as well pick a design which Kyrgyz visitors will derive aesthetic pleasure from. The blanket which you witness in the second shot is incredibly soft and actually (unintentionally) matches my pink curtains quite well.