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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by Starwood Lurker II
"Queen" is definitely bigger than "double".

In the local terms, a "double" bed is like a "super size" single. A "Queen" bed can sleep roughly 3 persons if using the size of a typical Singaporean as a measurement.(Except me who ate too much and never exercise).

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By this metric, is a king bed four or five Singaporeans?
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