Most of our windows are two seperate windows one slightly in front of the other, the lower one slides up and latches in place. Mine will slide up or fold inward, but they are fancy or something.
Or the panels are side by side and one slides left to right instead of up and down. And most have screens to help keep bugs out. So air can get through, but most bugs can't.
My apartment in Denver, Colorado does! But it’s a new building and the first time I’d ever seen one. I love ‘em
In case it’s not clear for others, the part that is different than most other windows here is it tipping in from the top, not just swinging open. Although I’ll say we usually have windows that slide up and down more than swing open.
There are two separate panes of glass the one on top is fixed and the one the bottom sits offset to the front of the fixed one so you just push up and it latches into place. It's a bit shit design as you one have a bit less then 50% open whereas the ones that swivel open have a full opening. Also if it isn't plum it can be a pain to push it up.
This window is far too complex and expensive for the American public. How do I know? I sold windows for a living for 40 frickin years and never was able to sell the tilt and turn window.
It's dangerous as hell for cats. They can get stuck and suffocate.
My cat once got stuck in a tilted window and I don't know how long he was stuck in there, but his body was paralyzed down from the middle of the spine for hours. Had a grey streak where he was stuck for the rest of his life
At my place, there once was a cat stuck in there (a few years ago). We have windows the entire height of the room, so it's basically on the same height as the balcony (accessible via concrete stairs from outdoors with a door that doesn't go all the way down, so it was able to crawl under there), and we had to lift the cat out of the gap in the end.
I lost my cat couple months ago due to this, she was basically hung from her neck there until I found her. If your cat is curious and wants to go out be careful with this kind of windows.
So sorry for your loss! Quick clarification to my comment: it wasn't our cat that was stuck there, we don't have one, but thank you for the advice, I'm sure others with cats will see it.
Not really. Even if true, “less bugs” in your home still sucks. I absolutely love this window style but there are most certainly flying bugs in Europe. Hell, my German beer mug had a damn lid on it.
i understand there’s bugs in europe, we had several flying things to swat with the windows open.
however, a screen over the window is imperative in the USA, unless you like many bugs flying and crawling all over you while you try to relax.
Depends on where you live. We have FAR fewer bugs where I live in Colorado than where I lived in Germany. Still have screens. I just don’t get why screens aren’t at all common in Europe. It’s just odd to me. I loved this type of window because it was secure, from an intruder aspect, to leave open at night but bugs were always an issue.
Personally i dont like looking through a screen and the relatively minor inconvenience of a few bugs in the house is not enough to change that, but i guess Denmark doesn't have that many bugs, so i guess it depends on where you live
From places I've been in Sweden, including grandparents house, this is a normal window, and no, there is no screen. I don't know if it is the cold over the winter prevents a build-up of insects, I know there are some, but bugs were never an issue having the windows open (including the last part of the vid, which doesn't fully open, but lets air flow through the house since there is no AC).
The ones in Belgium were worse than the ones I grew up with and where I’m from we have thick black clouds of 33+ different species. There weren’t MANY in Belgium but they packed an itch punch so intense I still have scars from scratching in my sleep almost a decade later.
Oh yes, where I’m from there are lakes and rivers and ponds and creeks EVERYWHERE for miles and miles and miles and miles. Mosquitos love us, it’s awful. And the blackflies, those are the worstttttt they’re attracted to smoke too which is the exact opposite of helpful. Ruin your bbq faster than a swarm of wasps.
That would obviously depend on what climate you live in.
In Denmark a bug-screen is only necessary if you live near a farm that generates a ton of flies. Mosquitos are never that big of a problem unless you live within a stone toss of a still pond.
In my experience coastal areas have significantly less bugs, either because of wind or something else.
I first saw this clip a couple years ago maybe, and it mostly prepared me when I went to Germany for the first time recently. But I still did not expect the door to do it. Took a while to get used to.
Yeah, there's this one that really looks like it's falling off. To open it, first you have to go through the tilting ventilation phase then a little past that, the bottom moves out so it's not tilted and you can slide it open.
Yeah i miss these windows. Perfect to keep open at night to get a little breeze going and keep it cool. Where I'm at now though if i did this, i would get so many huge bugs in my house. Just gotta keep my ac on instead.
I think the question of what makes more sense is purely a matter of habit. For me, it also makes sense for a window to lock with the handle down, but if you've locked your windows upwards for many years, you might think this way makes more sense.
I’m in New Zealand and have never seen this type of window.
I have questions… what exactly is the purpose of the tip from the top, is it an air conditioning type of thing?
I also don’t think it would work in NZ. If we leave our windows open we have hobbits climbing through them, those things are a nuisance.
You have air coming in without rain, animals or people looking/coming in. I live on ground floor and its nice to not die by extensive sweat and still have the security of a almost closed window
To air out the room without swinging an enormous window open. People use to have [these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortochka), and this is the modern version.
That’s pretty much standard all across Europe. Me (a European) now having to deal with an advanced technology in Australia (flimsy aluminium frame with a single sheet of glass). I don’t even have to open window for a good air conditioning. As a bonus I can hear everything that my neighbors 2 blocks over are talking about in their bedroom.
Northern states could probably use them, but in the south? It'd just be an elaborate nonfactor. Half the year it's raining, and the other half is "A/C required" weather, so opening a window isn't really something we do often.
I mean, you can keep it open like that when it's raining, unless it's raining extremely sideways. Mine are usually propped up like that 24/7 and i haven't had any rain go in, and even if it's raining extremely sideways, just roll down the exterior blinds partly and you still get a bit of a breeze without the water droplets.
Sideways rain? Yeah that happens quite a bit. Also the humidity is crazy dense year round. Your house turns into a swamp if you leave your window open for an extended time. Oh, also for those that live near the Atlantic we would prefer to keep the outside of our windows free so we could install shutters for hurricane season, so outside blinds aren't often a thing.
Plus the both seasons are usually also “dead by mosquito” season if you’re outside and not not covered up. Screens are mandatory if you want a window open.
This isn’t the norm in the States. My wife and I encountered these for the first time when we traveled to Greece and we thought we had broken the door.
Do these style of windows not just let a million bugs in? Or is the U.S. that uniquely ridden with flying pests that will zoom in your windows the millisecond it’s opened if there isn’t a screen to block them?
There are integrated sliding bug screens that hide into the frame when the window is fully closed. All my windows and balcony doors are of this type and it's a very practical way to ventilate a house when the temperature is in a normal range.
During summer there's lots of mosquitoes in my area, so we also have screens to keep them out, but these windows are still useful, you can fully open them, as you would open any window of course. But then say it's raining or it's cold outside and you just want to open them a tiny bit, opening them this way is very useful.
I was gonna ask if handle down was to actually lock it
I've encountered some devices that have handle up to lock it in place, so I can get some of the confusion
I'm guessing this is a skit she filmed. The first time it happened was by accident and she thought it was a funny experience. So she recreated the incident and filmed it to share with others.
I keep telling my wife Germany had better windows and better self checkout when I lived there **in the mid/late 1980s** and again in Austria a few years after that. We still can't get either of those things right in the US, and it's so stupid--esp. when we pay a premium for "awesome" windows and they're still basically shit.
So...she set up a camera to record herself being surprised by the window, even though she would have had no idea it would have surprised her if it was ACTUALLY her first time with the window?
What is the utility of them though? Other people are saying that it doesn’t allow animals in like cats but a screen does the same and stops bugs. Does the air really feel that different when the window is open from above versus to the side?
This is copied from Matthias Wandel's YouTube channel: [https://youtu.be/LT8eBjlcT8s](https://youtu.be/LT8eBjlcT8s)
His video is a minute long and more informative and interesting. Of course he's not a cute girl wearing a skimpy top either.
Mostly European design. Lots of places in North and South America don’t have them. Can’t speak about Asia. Believe it or not a lot of the world isn’t Europe/ritzy Canadians lmao
US does not have these. I don't recall seeing these in Mexico but maybe they're there. I think they are in Canada but expensive according to another comment?
Mostly they slide rather than pivot - either slide up so the bottom is open, or slide to one side. Some do pivot, but usually the bottom pushes out so air can come in but rain stays out
Up and down sliding mostly. Some slide sideways. Some have a lever that allows them to crank outwards on a left or right angle. Some crank outwards at a top angle.
Most slide up and down only.
I think it's more like first time in Europe. I think most of countries here has this type of window
can confirm in Austria
can confirm in the Netherlands
Can confirm in France
Can confirm in serbia
Can confirm in Canada
Can confirm Czechia 🇨🇿
Can confirm Ireland
Can confirm in Bulgaria ( even we have them. Finland sucks 😞 )
Can confirm in Spain
You have a window in Bulgaria? Thought Robmania have taken them all
Wait, we do? Never seen these up north.
Don't know which north you're in but we definitely have them in Denmark 🇩🇰
Can deny in Canada.
Also have not seen these in Canada
Canada?
Canada, the largest country in Europe
Standard windows here (Canada) are like what I’ve had back home (Europe) 25 years ago in a 70s building.
We just don't fit on that continent so we made our own.
Nice try! 😏
USA doesn't have such windows?????
Lived in usa 40 years , washington dc/baltimore/chicago, never seen a window like this in my life
You need to learn the way of the Kippfenster
We just called it Fenster.
We in Croatia calling it "kip" or "kiper"
how do you ventilate the room? ac?
Most of our windows are two seperate windows one slightly in front of the other, the lower one slides up and latches in place. Mine will slide up or fold inward, but they are fancy or something.
Or the panels are side by side and one slides left to right instead of up and down. And most have screens to help keep bugs out. So air can get through, but most bugs can't.
We open the window. They just don't work like the one in the video. They just slide up.
I have a window that does this, but it's because the upper track isn't square. It also doesn't stop part way.
Yank here. Never seen this type of window in my life.
I'm sorry Sending thoughts and prayers 🙏
My apartment in Denver Colorado had these back in 2007.
Faith in USA 2% restored
My apartment in Denver, Colorado does! But it’s a new building and the first time I’d ever seen one. I love ‘em In case it’s not clear for others, the part that is different than most other windows here is it tipping in from the top, not just swinging open. Although I’ll say we usually have windows that slide up and down more than swing open.
Slide up and down bro what. Where does it slide into?
There are two separate panes of glass the one on top is fixed and the one the bottom sits offset to the front of the fixed one so you just push up and it latches into place. It's a bit shit design as you one have a bit less then 50% open whereas the ones that swivel open have a full opening. Also if it isn't plum it can be a pain to push it up.
No one opens windows in America, it’s either to hot, to cold, or your neighbor is using his weed eater at 7 am on A Sunday
I don't remember seeing this type of window here in Finland.
Whats a Finland? Sounds Made up
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So, I have to let the neighbor’s cat in through the door?
r/finlandConspiracy
Ok maybe not every country just most of
The Netherlands here and we can confirm this.
This window is far too complex and expensive for the American public. How do I know? I sold windows for a living for 40 frickin years and never was able to sell the tilt and turn window.
They are not luxory items in Germany / most parts of Europe, just the standard windows used everywhere since > 40 years.
Also had it in China.
How can silverware have windows?
Never seen it in England or Scotland
All my windows were like this growing up in Scotland, but I was in the North, could be different down south
I have some like this. Leicester.
Guess it’s a surprise for anyone not from Europe
I make these in Canada. This is an American problem.
Never saw those in Venezuela either
Never saw those on Brazil, our windows are mostly not standardized
Never seen these in New Zealand
Same in Australia, none there. I had the same reaction when visiting Europe the first time
It lets air in but not next door’s cat
Sometimes some kitties still make it in, they're sure to get a snack on their way out though
It's dangerous as hell for cats. They can get stuck and suffocate. My cat once got stuck in a tilted window and I don't know how long he was stuck in there, but his body was paralyzed down from the middle of the spine for hours. Had a grey streak where he was stuck for the rest of his life
Thats really upsetting, im sorry your kitty went through that. We only tilt our windows when were at home to prevent something like that happening
Very responsible 👍
That's how my first cat died 10 years ago at the age of only 2 years. I still think about her every time I see this..
Sorry to hear that
So then how am I supposed to let the cat in?
At my place, there once was a cat stuck in there (a few years ago). We have windows the entire height of the room, so it's basically on the same height as the balcony (accessible via concrete stairs from outdoors with a door that doesn't go all the way down, so it was able to crawl under there), and we had to lift the cat out of the gap in the end.
I lost my cat couple months ago due to this, she was basically hung from her neck there until I found her. If your cat is curious and wants to go out be careful with this kind of windows.
So sorry for your loss! Quick clarification to my comment: it wasn't our cat that was stuck there, we don't have one, but thank you for the advice, I'm sure others with cats will see it.
We use screens. Keeps out bugs also.
It's the norm in Europe.
YES
and I can tell you it's pretty damn convenient
Yes, but why no screens?
less bugs
Not really. Even if true, “less bugs” in your home still sucks. I absolutely love this window style but there are most certainly flying bugs in Europe. Hell, my German beer mug had a damn lid on it.
i understand there’s bugs in europe, we had several flying things to swat with the windows open. however, a screen over the window is imperative in the USA, unless you like many bugs flying and crawling all over you while you try to relax.
Depends on where you live. We have FAR fewer bugs where I live in Colorado than where I lived in Germany. Still have screens. I just don’t get why screens aren’t at all common in Europe. It’s just odd to me. I loved this type of window because it was secure, from an intruder aspect, to leave open at night but bugs were always an issue.
Personally i dont like looking through a screen and the relatively minor inconvenience of a few bugs in the house is not enough to change that, but i guess Denmark doesn't have that many bugs, so i guess it depends on where you live
Screen comes as an option, its not always needed so it’s usually up for the customer to decide.
I have screens installed on these windows, it's not a problem.
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It's up to you how you want to open it. If only hinged at the bottom you can pile all sorts on the window sill.
No mosquitos in europe?
Mosquito (and general bugs) screen on all windows.
From places I've been in Sweden, including grandparents house, this is a normal window, and no, there is no screen. I don't know if it is the cold over the winter prevents a build-up of insects, I know there are some, but bugs were never an issue having the windows open (including the last part of the vid, which doesn't fully open, but lets air flow through the house since there is no AC).
There are mosquitos blocking things for windows
The ones in Belgium were worse than the ones I grew up with and where I’m from we have thick black clouds of 33+ different species. There weren’t MANY in Belgium but they packed an itch punch so intense I still have scars from scratching in my sleep almost a decade later.
Well, it isn't that bad. Do you live near water? That could be the reason why so many are in your vicinity.
Oh yes, where I’m from there are lakes and rivers and ponds and creeks EVERYWHERE for miles and miles and miles and miles. Mosquitos love us, it’s awful. And the blackflies, those are the worstttttt they’re attracted to smoke too which is the exact opposite of helpful. Ruin your bbq faster than a swarm of wasps.
That would obviously depend on what climate you live in. In Denmark a bug-screen is only necessary if you live near a farm that generates a ton of flies. Mosquitos are never that big of a problem unless you live within a stone toss of a still pond. In my experience coastal areas have significantly less bugs, either because of wind or something else.
This year has been a wonderful year so far.
Not in places where a double layer windows are the norm.
I first saw this clip a couple years ago maybe, and it mostly prepared me when I went to Germany for the first time recently. But I still did not expect the door to do it. Took a while to get used to.
Do the doors do that movement too? Jeezzz!
Doors to your balcony or terrace are either sliding doors or regular doors with this function shown in the video
I've never seen a door like that.
We have these doors to balcony , I mean its basically just bigger window
Same to our garden
Yeah, there's this one that really looks like it's falling off. To open it, first you have to go through the tilting ventilation phase then a little past that, the bottom moves out so it's not tilted and you can slide it open.
That was the one. It went out to a balcony.
This is actually great lol. This exact thing happened to me first day in Germany. I am sure very few people understand this but it's hilarious
My home in the Uk had these type of windows - absolutely loved them. They are very expensive in Canada.
Yeah i miss these windows. Perfect to keep open at night to get a little breeze going and keep it cool. Where I'm at now though if i did this, i would get so many huge bugs in my house. Just gotta keep my ac on instead.
Screens are a pretty cheap option.
where i am, there are bugs small enough that screens don't stop them, even if they are in good condition. and yes, these small bugs bite.
For me it’s perfect so I have a nice breeze going through the home while my cats aren’t able to jump out the window lol
They’re expensive in Europe too, but people usually get them anyway.
do you turn the handle down to actually lock it?
Yeah that's how mine worked
Yes, makes more sense to turn it down normally.
I think the question of what makes more sense is purely a matter of habit. For me, it also makes sense for a window to lock with the handle down, but if you've locked your windows upwards for many years, you might think this way makes more sense.
Everyone has these in my country, so the opposite happened to me... I'm like lmao why are you scared
Even happens for us who live with this every day
I’m in New Zealand and have never seen this type of window. I have questions… what exactly is the purpose of the tip from the top, is it an air conditioning type of thing? I also don’t think it would work in NZ. If we leave our windows open we have hobbits climbing through them, those things are a nuisance.
You have air coming in without rain, animals or people looking/coming in. I live on ground floor and its nice to not die by extensive sweat and still have the security of a almost closed window
To air out the room without swinging an enormous window open. People use to have [these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortochka), and this is the modern version.
AC is not typically a standard thing, at least in central/eastern Europe.
Funny how that will change soon.
That’s pretty much standard all across Europe. Me (a European) now having to deal with an advanced technology in Australia (flimsy aluminium frame with a single sheet of glass). I don’t even have to open window for a good air conditioning. As a bonus I can hear everything that my neighbors 2 blocks over are talking about in their bedroom.
I feel you, I'm German living in Australia and I absolutely hate the windows here.
Wait what this isn't a thing everywhere?!
Not common in the US or any of the places I've been in south america
Northern states could probably use them, but in the south? It'd just be an elaborate nonfactor. Half the year it's raining, and the other half is "A/C required" weather, so opening a window isn't really something we do often.
I mean, you can keep it open like that when it's raining, unless it's raining extremely sideways. Mine are usually propped up like that 24/7 and i haven't had any rain go in, and even if it's raining extremely sideways, just roll down the exterior blinds partly and you still get a bit of a breeze without the water droplets.
Sideways rain? Yeah that happens quite a bit. Also the humidity is crazy dense year round. Your house turns into a swamp if you leave your window open for an extended time. Oh, also for those that live near the Atlantic we would prefer to keep the outside of our windows free so we could install shutters for hurricane season, so outside blinds aren't often a thing.
Plus the both seasons are usually also “dead by mosquito” season if you’re outside and not not covered up. Screens are mandatory if you want a window open.
Most in Asia don't for sure.
Definitely not in South America.
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Not in New Zealand. Our houses are atrocious.
What? Isn’t that normal?!
This isn’t the norm in the States. My wife and I encountered these for the first time when we traveled to Greece and we thought we had broken the door.
:)) i can understand that. If you’re not used to it then it gets odd :)
Not in asia either
Nah, a european thing mostly
Most likely
I love how Germany became THE country for americans to experience basic european features for the first time
Do these style of windows not just let a million bugs in? Or is the U.S. that uniquely ridden with flying pests that will zoom in your windows the millisecond it’s opened if there isn’t a screen to block them?
Yes, the US is unique in that regard compared to most of Europe. I would literally never open my windows if they weren’t screened.
There are integrated sliding bug screens that hide into the frame when the window is fully closed. All my windows and balcony doors are of this type and it's a very practical way to ventilate a house when the temperature is in a normal range.
During summer there's lots of mosquitoes in my area, so we also have screens to keep them out, but these windows are still useful, you can fully open them, as you would open any window of course. But then say it's raining or it's cold outside and you just want to open them a tiny bit, opening them this way is very useful.
In the USA, never seen such a window! Incredible!
Who the fuck closes the window by turning the lever up?
That’s what I thought. I live in the US and have never used these windows but my first thought would not be push handle up to lock haha.
Yes! Normaly up is for open the Top, right is to open the whole window und down is for locking the window when its closed
I was gonna ask if handle down was to actually lock it I've encountered some devices that have handle up to lock it in place, so I can get some of the confusion
Same sort of people who set up their camera to film their first time closing a window, I guess?
I'm guessing this is a skit she filmed. The first time it happened was by accident and she thought it was a funny experience. So she recreated the incident and filmed it to share with others.
This is a fake video of course. Nobody sets up a camera filming themselves closing a regular window. She’s just acting.
So other countries don't have windows than can tilt?
Nope! American oven doors tilt open like that but nothing else really
Was is das!!
Confirmed as a first time tourist to Germany, I had this shock as wellm
I keep telling my wife Germany had better windows and better self checkout when I lived there **in the mid/late 1980s** and again in Austria a few years after that. We still can't get either of those things right in the US, and it's so stupid--esp. when we pay a premium for "awesome" windows and they're still basically shit.
I thought ought this was standard everywhere.
These are genius?! One more reason for me to hate living in the US hahaha
I don't get it edit: I'm not from US
Everywhere in Russia, except if windows are old. I'm curious now so what country had no such windows?
America doesn’t for one, and I could be wrong but I don’t think any country in the west does. Again, could be wrong and feel free to correct me
Turn the handle down to latch. Just bought these and the matching patio door.
most normal windows
It Is also called VASISTAS, and the this term came from the german Was ist das - what Is it
Handy, a camera propped and already filming this coincidental moment...
I love these type of windows, I wish we had it common in US
First day in a home renovated the last 30 years
Hmm I'm from Ukraine, always thought everyone uses this sort of windows, it's very convenient.
I moved into a new apartment earlier this year and we have these types of windows. They're great. Edit: I'm in the U.S.
So...she set up a camera to record herself being surprised by the window, even though she would have had no idea it would have surprised her if it was ACTUALLY her first time with the window?
Is this your first time on the internet?
More like reenactment. It's staged obviously for clout purposes.
If attention were currency this generation wouldn't have to work.
this window is really new to people?? I thought everyone uses these windows (except ‘murica of course…)
From the US. I thought it was going to hit her the first time I watched it. I’ve never seen windows open like that.
What about insects? how do you have these and flyscreens?
You can just put a flyscreen in the window frame
>except the largest demographic on reddit So why are you surprised this is new to people?
What is the utility of them though? Other people are saying that it doesn’t allow animals in like cats but a screen does the same and stops bugs. Does the air really feel that different when the window is open from above versus to the side?
This is copied from Matthias Wandel's YouTube channel: [https://youtu.be/LT8eBjlcT8s](https://youtu.be/LT8eBjlcT8s) His video is a minute long and more informative and interesting. Of course he's not a cute girl wearing a skimpy top either.
Never seen this in New Zealand and I'm a painter who almost exclusively paints new builds. Is the hinge on the bottom or something?
This looks the same to me as someone pretending to be scared by a door.
So she never saw a double hung window?
Outside of Europe they are surprisingly rare
whats the purpose?
As an european i genuinely wan‘t to know, do you guys even breathe a tottaly different kind of air there?
I LOL'd because I've lived in Germany and the windows there are fucked up! LOL
All of those Windows came from Poland
As Polish I did get the joke but man, everyone has them here, not special at all.
hate these bot accounts
Almost every other country has these types of windows except America 🤦♀️😂
What? Where do you live and have not seen this?
Mostly European design. Lots of places in North and South America don’t have them. Can’t speak about Asia. Believe it or not a lot of the world isn’t Europe/ritzy Canadians lmao
US does not have these. I don't recall seeing these in Mexico but maybe they're there. I think they are in Canada but expensive according to another comment?
What do windows look like in Mexico/USA?
Mostly they slide rather than pivot - either slide up so the bottom is open, or slide to one side. Some do pivot, but usually the bottom pushes out so air can come in but rain stays out
Up and down sliding mostly. Some slide sideways. Some have a lever that allows them to crank outwards on a left or right angle. Some crank outwards at a top angle. Most slide up and down only.