European King Bed

At this point we don't have a place to live (technically). So I do not know what the kitchen is like, whether there is a washer and dryer, and (if it's furnished) what size bed we'll have. Last night we were talking about bed sizes, and I said "I hope it's not King bed because what would I do with the sheets when we moved back?". Joe gave me a look indicating he had no idea what I was talking about, so I informed him that I like soft comfy (modal) sheets, and expected to buy some when we get there. This prompted a discussion on bed sizes, and Joe said maybe we'd get a "European King" sized bed. I said it would be the size of a twin bed (I had Ikea in mind when I made that statement). He countered, no, it would be much bigger because Kings in Europe live in castles. Take that California King.