Should've installed linux 🤷

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

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

I'd settle for socialized healthcare

I don't use windows. I prefer linux

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

In America we have to keep our windows closed to keep out the fent smoke and bullets.

While I agree that our windows are generally superior from a functional perspective, the Americans have us beat in the fact that you can't install a window AC unit in our windows.

Hence we get to just die in the increasingly common heat waves. Not great - we've got to figure this one out.

Before portable ACs are mentioned - I'll point out that they have terrible efficiency, and connecting the tube to blow out the hot air is still terrible with European windows.

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.

I can just slide my window up a bit.

I get it's all memes and fun, but I am so tired of this constant 'Europe does this better', 'USA is supreme for that'.

Imagine not having AC like much of Europe

They aren't standard in the US, but I promise you these windows exist here. My parents installed them in their home

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!

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.

this is how we do out here in the heartland

Bruh many old homes in Europe don't have these fancy windows.

Source: WHERE ARE MY FUCKING TILTING WINDOWS!?

Southamerican living in Spain here.

First time I saw those windows my mind blew to pieces.

Lol wtf? Why can't you get a light breeze without tilting windows?

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

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).