FYI the original term/ direct translation for a “bamboo bolster” is “bamboo wife”. Which explains Ishid’s reaction.
To explain what a bamboo wife is, imagine a full length body pillow, but instead of being cotton stuffed, it’s a hollow, open-weave basket tube. During the hot summer months, you sleep next to it, with it under the covers with you. It should be long enough to poke out of the top and bottom of your blankets. It provides cooling by creating a space for air to flow under the covers and by holding the covers off of you a little, cooling you. Since it’s roughly the size of a person and made of bamboo, they were called “bamboo wives”. They aren’t used much anymore now that AC and ceiling fans are a thing, but some people still like them.
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FYI the original term/ direct translation for a “bamboo bolster” is “bamboo wife”. Which explains Ishid’s reaction.
To explain what a bamboo wife is, imagine a full length body pillow, but instead of being cotton stuffed, it’s a hollow, open-weave basket tube. During the hot summer months, you sleep next to it, with it under the covers with you. It should be long enough to poke out of the top and bottom of your blankets. It provides cooling by creating a space for air to flow under the covers and by holding the covers off of you a little, cooling you. Since it’s roughly the size of a person and made of bamboo, they were called “bamboo wives”. They aren’t used much anymore now that AC and ceiling fans are a thing, but some people still like them.