>I'm also from the "why bother to make the bed every morning" school of thought. <g> But when I do bother, it doesn't take long.

I'm of the "beds are made in a factory, and I don't want to learn all of that - I'll just buy one" school... :)

Funny that German language uses the equivalently general-practice verb "machen" to describe the operation, despite it being an order of magnitude more precise than English. Or it's just me having heard it in just one specific dialect?

I can understand why the beds are... shaped up, in a hotel or hospital or barracks. These places need to pass scrutiny of the visitor (reasons differ among visitors, though). At home, those who have visitors in their bedrooms probably feel some need to put things in order in some way. Some people may do it because they like how it looks, or have that habit. But I really can't think of a good reason to do it every day in one's own bedroom.