The Real Simple

I'd like to list a few things that I've realized how efficient the home in Vietnam is. The house that I'm staying is not that big, but it is very comfortable and effective. I call this is The Real Simple.

この家に住んできてなるほど～と気づいた事。
家自体は小さいがとても効率的で居心地が良い。これこそが「リアル・シンプル」でしょ！

This is all the dishes they have. During the meal, each of them uses a small bowl for rice and we pick accompaniments from shared bowls, so this is enough dishes to have for a family of four.

ここにあるお皿が家にあるほとんどのもの。食事は一人づつご飯用に茶碗を使い、おかずは大きいお皿から茶碗に取りながら食べるので、４人家族でこれだけお皿があれば十分。

The dish cabinet is the same as the drying rack. The water drips into the sink and they don't have to dry or put them away after washing!

お皿を閉まっておく棚と洗ったお皿を置く場所が一緒。水が流しに垂れるようになっているから、洗った後そのままにしておいても乾くし、しまわなくてもよい。これには感動！

Even though the kitchen can be small, they have the outside kitchen too!

台所が大きくなくても外の台所もあるから問題なし！

The bed can be a sofa and the sofa can be a bed just with a cloth or a mosquito net.

布一枚や蚊帳だけで、ベッドにもなるしソファーにもなる。

The tea pot is kept in this basket to keep it warm all day.

急須はこのバスケットに入れておくと一日中温かい。