I don't use windows. I prefer linux

Imagine not having screens in your windows.

This post was made by the flying insects gang.

I asked a builder why this was, and he said that the lateral forces created by a slightly tilted window has just enough force to rip the entire side of a house clean off due to houses having the structural integrity of wet newspaper, which is the preferred construction method in the States

Sorry Europeans, I can't hear you over my HVAC system with abundant domestic methane reserves.

Jokes on you, my windows make a light breeze when shut!

I'd settle for socialized healthcare

Should've installed linux 🤷

I work in a hotel.

One day, a family comes to the reception to tell me that their window is broken, asking me to change their room. I ask if I can take a look.

It turns out, they didn't know the existence of tilt & turn windows and were scared that the window was going to fall down lol

Imagine not having AC like much of Europe

Imagine not having screens on the windows and letting every single bug in the nearby area take up residence inside and being okay with it cuz "it's only a few months out of the year".

🤢 it's the fucking worst.

Tilting you windows is a nice option that i rarely use. Most if the time its STOẞLÜFTEN as we germans like to say (opening the windows wide up to really let in all the fresh air).

People act like you can't just order these kinds of windows in the US. It's not the default, but you can just ask about them if you know about them.

Honestly, I think the verti slide windows make for a better breeze infrastructure than the tilt windows , because the tilt windows can be force shut by sudden strong winds.

And in the summer when I need a strong breeze at night and have to fully open the windows, I have to hold them open with a chair or something because they will slam-shut in the middle of the night.

I complain a lot about silly american building stuff but in the case of breezes, I think the verti slide is superior.

Also, they're more adjustable. Euro windows can do tilt or open, but the vertical slide windows have a range.

I'm fine. Central HVAC, no need for a breeze

Yeah pretty fucking unthinkable

Put a screen in that fancy window and then we’ll talk.

I love EU windows, and i looked at them when i redid my windows recently... but i just couldn't justify the increase i price.

Of course, my windows are horizontal sliders

I can just slide my window up a bit.

Over here in the USA, we “tilt” our windows on a vertical access, minimizing the effort involved to friction. We call it “opening” the window, because ergonomically it’s identical to opening a door.

I admit I'm an American and my windows don't open that way, but I'm not sure why whoever made that meme thinks that means a light breeze can't come through them. Because... a light breeze can come through them.

It's not like our windows don't open, they just don't tilt. I frequently open the windows and get a breeze going when it's nice outside!