Americans: "We have everything!" German: _tilts window_ Americans: _collapses in astonishment_

@Luziemagick

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@oh8wingman

4 жыл бұрын

These folks are very well traveled and they know everything there is to know.......yeah right. Both the screens and the windows shown are fairly common in new construction in, guess where, Canada. The screens have been around for at least 30 years and the windows probably 25. They are fairly expensive and that is why they are not used in many renovations.

@mattheweurich33

4 жыл бұрын

@@oh8wingman Yeah, I used to sell windows over 20 years ago right here in the U.S. there were all sorts of these windows and blinds. The really nice window blind combination is a blind in between the glass planes. Why would you want a blind on the outside?.. There will be a draft for the holes to control the blinds.

@simondelorean

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, sums it up.

@nickstraw1952

4 жыл бұрын

Tilt turn windows - yes they have an english name - and shutters, I saw them France, Germany and Italy over 40 years ago.

“A lot of Europeans don’t take showers!” I don’t know a single person who would prefer taking a bath over a shower for the daily hygiene.

@calise8783

4 жыл бұрын

lol I’ve been living here 20 years and I only know shower takers. I think it’s and older mentality.

@mucsalto8377

4 жыл бұрын

simple: Brits prefer bathtubs, "Continentals" prefer showers.

@azschalter

4 жыл бұрын

Muc SALTO they’re a bit “special” anyway. #Brexit 😜

@peteraugust5295

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no shit. I have not met a person in my life that does not take showers haha

@AP-RSI

4 жыл бұрын

I have no bath in my home and I would like to get a bath some times... :-)

As a german it‘s funny to see someone so excited about a (for me) simple window 😂❤️

@mucsalto8377

4 жыл бұрын

if you know the interior mechanics of a "simple" window, it gets quite complicated.

@sven7639

4 жыл бұрын

When you look at windows in America, do you really think that's 1850 or what? simply glazing, wooden frame, no tilting mechanism, where are the rubber seals? This is Stone Age, Dark Middle Ages, WTF. The joke is there are double and triple glazed windows to buy, most builders are just too stingy to buy, it just has to be really cheap

@spotifyde5979

4 жыл бұрын

They are gonna be less excited in the summer when the choice after dark is to have the window open for air and turn the lights off, or have the lights on and have the windows closed. Because with lights on and windows open, it's game on for moths.

@MrSurvivalgecoLP

4 жыл бұрын

spotify de That's what mosquito mesh is for

@Pidalin

4 жыл бұрын

Believe me, when I was in Portugal I was excited not only from windows but even from doors and just from everything, it's 2000 km from my country (Czech Republic) and everything is completely different. USA is even far so I can understand them. :-D

It's frightening that US Americans still think recycling is a novelty, especially when it such a large country that consumes so much.

@chelebowns8078

4 жыл бұрын

SparkleeUnicorn777 P it would be nice to implement recycling everywhere, there is a lot of waste and landfills that are too large (too many) we should start with scrapping the plastic grocery bags!

@ln2559

4 жыл бұрын

We all have recycling available to us. The problem is NOT that We don't recycle, the problem is that they charge you extra if you want a recycling bin along WITH your normal trash pick up. Waste companies have monopolized this because they care more about profit than doing a good thing. Its not the citizens fault, we don't make the rules. It also doesn't help the fact that trash pickup is on the expensive side. In my area, its $70+ a month and that's NOT including recycling. Lots of people choose to opt out of the recycling program because of the price. It sucks, but its not like a lot of us have a choice in the matter. But if we did, I guarantee a lot more people WOULD recycle.

@ln2559

4 жыл бұрын

@SparkleeUnicorn777 P I will assume you live in an urban area....so of course its going to be cheaper for you. I live in rural Pennsylvania. My town is REALLY small and the nearest shopping is 22 miles away, we have well water and no sidewalks. We are the exact opposite of where you live. We live in a civil war era house that we are restoring and are JUST getting a sewer plant installed by the township for a town that probanly has no more than 100 people. Our post office is literally no bigger than my old apartment. The pricing IS insane for things you would think should be affordable. But ugh,....PA is the land of taxes and potholes.

@Pidalin

4 жыл бұрын

here in Czech Republic we are separating waste and recycling too, legend is saying it's because not enough sources in communism era in Czechoslovakia so recyclating was inportant for regime

@lorimav

4 жыл бұрын

I live in rural Virginia recently. Even here there are recycling facilities but it is not mandatory but there is no garbage pick up. Where your taxes are higher and your tax dollars pay for garbage pick up usually recycling is mandatory.

Oh man wondering how you would react if you would see a modern german appartement . This one is absolutely old school 😂

@HenryLoenwind

4 жыл бұрын

While it is old school, I find it more typical than a modern one. There's just so much variation nowadays that you cannot call any single one typical.

@Leenapanther

4 жыл бұрын

There is no "Waschküche", that stood out to me

@TheLtVoss

2 жыл бұрын

Also the electronic installation is probably sill frome the 60s-70s that's why the outlets are placed so odd and well the switches ohh good the last time I saw one of these was in a dark basement XD Soo yeah typical West German XD modernisation of electric installation don't happen and if they the landlord is doing it. well be prepared for the next bill

@shitalya1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLtVoss the outlets were also common in the 80ies. our house was built in 1886 and we also have those under the switches. most of them are just used for the vakuum cleaner

There are things which are absolutely certain: death, taxes, and Americans marveling at German windows.

@kiliipower355

4 жыл бұрын

We have 3 panes of windows and electric Raffstores. The woman would be thrilled. What does "Raffstores" translate in English?

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

We have no idea what raffstores is but the windows are just so different than ours we love them!

@kiliipower355

4 жыл бұрын

"Raffstores" are slats that can be placed in different positions. If you don't need them, you let them disappear above the window in the wall like blinds. Google the word, please! Have a nice time in your new home and welcome.

@Titamiva

4 жыл бұрын

@@PassportTwo Raffstore, or Jalousie, translates to "window blinds".

@plaidshirt9955

4 жыл бұрын

Here in Australia we call them roller shutters and they're predominately marketed as a security feature and some emphasis is added on their supposed ability to help reduce summer heat.

My first time in America I searched the entire hotel bathroom for the toilet brush. I thought "What an odd thing to take." assuming the previous guests had stolen it.

@AlryFireBlade

2 жыл бұрын

for real, I would think the same xD

Outlets in the middle of the wall are typically for the vacuum cleaner, so the owners or the cleaning crew don't have to go digging behind furniture for plugs.

@ivovanzon164

4 жыл бұрын

In Continental Europe, the primary outlets are usually located on the main feed that comes from the floor... Secondary outlets are often connected from the ceiling, with the main interchange hidden above the central lighting point

@lisaladylisa

4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: when building a new building the default hight of (all) outlets is at 1m more or less because people mostly want them lower to the ground. This way, when people request to lower the soccets, they have to pay the contractor a sum of money to actually do so: it's a way to generate more money on building projects. In the Netherlands anyway...

@Pidalin

4 жыл бұрын

@@lisaladylisa sockets are cca 20 cm above floor here in Czech Republic, almost everywhere, only new houses or flats after reconstruction have that different sometimes :-D

@Lastlama

4 жыл бұрын

It's also accessible, not all people can reach a socket near the floor for different kind of reason for example they can get dizziness when bending down etc.

@Rick2010100

4 жыл бұрын

There are usually no outlets in the middle of the wall, only one near to the switch, as the cabel from the switch also provide power. The installation of electric cabeling is also ruled by a norm. DIN 18015 & 623053

A lot of Europeans dont take showers? Where have you been?

@GeoStreber

4 жыл бұрын

France probably ^^

@helgevonwir-woanders2880

4 жыл бұрын

As per video description they are in Rammstein Area which is „famous“ for the US Army basis. However: the bath in your video is a bath which can be used twice. A.) for taking a shower 🚿 B.) a full bath 🛁 To be crystal clear I guess 90% of the habitants used to take daily shower at minimum! Really funny because This was one of the first questions when I was living in the US 🤣 Enjoy your stay!

@Porknappa

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeoStreber hahaha 😆

@Hannah-ii5ls

3 жыл бұрын

I take only showers, I take 1 bath every 3-6 months if even 😂 idk

@MegaMrEva

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeoStreber 😂😂😂

most european have showers i promise :P

@magali2702

4 жыл бұрын

So we Europeans do have showers and use them regularly. I, for example, have got two small bathrooms. One has got a shower, the slightly bigger one a bathtub. The house I lived in before had one big bathroom with a shower and a bathtub. The people I know usually mostly take a shower and rarely use the bathtub. That's just normal in Germany.

@lindalund9621

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and wow We are in Norway and have aircondition in an old house too

@gehtdichnixan3200

4 жыл бұрын

or bathtubs that double as shower in older houses you usually find those

@hawedehre

4 жыл бұрын

Danni jensen I have two of them plus one bath tube.

@gehtdichnixan3200

4 жыл бұрын

@@lindalund9621 but there is a point germany usually has no air conditioning

Wait I thought every country has windows like that 😂🤔

@mucsalto8377

4 жыл бұрын

that is European standard and what concerns buildings, US housing is just third world standard.

4 жыл бұрын

If you watch a US tv show or movie, and you see those windows that you push up? That is *STILL* the default. It's also shit, because you *can't* get good insulation that way, because they don't really close as well as European windows close. And because you cannot do two or three panes of glass… if you did you couldn't push it up, and it wouldn't stay up anyway, because it would be too heavy.

@mucsalto8377

4 жыл бұрын

@ too heavy? The bigger windows always have been balanced by counterweights.

@mucsalto8377

4 жыл бұрын

@Joan In Florida a Florida women? 1.) about kids - Darwins law, survival of the fittest! Education and living on first floor helps, too. 2.) burglars: if the shutters are fully closed, you are not able to open them from the outside. + we have less crime in Germany as we have strict gun control and a well trained police force (62 gun shots fired last year). 3.) I assume that any standard German house is better insulated and needs less heating than 90% of US houses. (that includes a non-leaking pull mechanism for the shutters)

@xarcadyd6053

4 жыл бұрын

Jürgen Erhard most new windows have the double panels of glass. Many older homes have new windows fitted because they are more energy efficient. The windows are designed so that they stay where you put them when you open them.

if you plan to take anything with you from europe, please, take the metric system

@OohDumm

4 жыл бұрын

and how to recycle properly

@magali2702

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the more practicable metric system would be a great gain for you.

@thelovecats2953

4 жыл бұрын

And the windows!

@ekaterinabalderdash1274

4 жыл бұрын

I remember as a child being told by the teachers at school that “The metric system is coming and so are the Russians. We can’t stop them.” Ummm....yes we can. Can. Did.

@obviousgreyman

4 жыл бұрын

Nah the US Standard system is far superior you just aren’t used to it.

soo, just one little quick note: although germany is on the same latitude as southern canada, it aint nearly as cold, because we got the gulf stream, with brings A LOT of very warm water and is (i think its pretty unbelieveable too) imfluencing the weather thst much. id go so far and say german winters (unless youre in the alps or smth) are even milder than new york ones.

@S7orm89

4 жыл бұрын

The long coastline also helps mitigate temperatures. This is also why North America has a bigger annual thermal range than European countries, places far from the sea are warmer in the summer and colder in winter

@gewerdstrauss9843

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. German winters are honestly pretty mild most of the time. In North-Rhine-Westfalia you get snowfall something like 8 days a year. Obviously this is dependent on where you live in germany, but in general german winters are pretty mild.

@stpaley

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the cause of the last ice age was that of a major ice dam that burst into the atlantic ocean stopping the jet stream, hot water raises to the top and cold falls to the bottom of the ocean therefore stopping the warmer water from the south which could not reach the north, if I am correct then there is a body of ice sitting in the north atlantic that is melting as we speak--anyone heard of Greenland controlled by Denmark which Trump failed to purchase

@stevegray1308

4 жыл бұрын

Try the UK for the gulf stream. They even manage to grow palm trees in Scotland.

@stevegray1308

4 жыл бұрын

@@TabeaSerenety it has got milder yes but even as a kid in the sixties we rarely had snow Christmas day itself. Snow on the ground used to regularly be there for a couple of weeks. Then, in the 90s I think, we seemed to get almost no snow for a decade. I remember making most of a snowman from mud and just a snow cover for my nephews. Every house had a sledge and that time is long gone.

A few things to add from my experience as a German: Shades are mostly made out of plastic only a few parts are made out of metal. Having your window tilted is very energy inefficient. Open it completely for 5 minutes once or twice a day is much better (its called Stoßlüften). Your heating Bill will show the difference ;) In the summer time having your windows tilted will heat up (!) your room since warm air will enter. Instead open the windows at night and let the rooms cool down (20°C and lower are possible on many nights). Shut the windows in the morning and close the shades half way. The building will stay cool the complete day (most of the time

@Pidalin

4 жыл бұрын

I had that in school too, but real life is not like what they teaching us in school. Many houses and flats have problem with too high humidity and mold and modern plastic windows are sealed too much so you have to let it open at least little. There should be some small hole only for ventilation. People are buying plastic windows and think it's some life hack for cheaper heating, but they will destroy their old house or flat because of that.

@SpookyMietz

4 жыл бұрын

couldn't have said it any better!

@silkwesir1444

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pidalin In fact there are windows like that with small holes for ventilation. But I think they are terrible for insulating. And the only reason they exist is because landlords who assume people are too dumb to ventilate properly force them on people.

@Pidalin

4 жыл бұрын

@@silkwesir1444 we have such windows sometimes in summer huts, but I've never seen that in normal flat or house

@Jehty_

4 жыл бұрын

I have my windows tilted almost all year long. Only in winter and really hot days it is closed. It is just nice to have a light airflow and always fresh air in your house.

Second big thing I want to mention : All German houses are made of stone .Nearly all.....

@3indar

4 жыл бұрын

Remember that they build with wood... concrete and bricks are a novelty for the US, so is recycling....

@LoFiAxolotl

4 жыл бұрын

that is very very incredibly very wrong... since like the 1800s we don't build houses out of stone anymore.... brick and mortar exterior sure it's still somewhat popular but that's only the facade... but the actual walls are NEVER build out of stone... stone is incredibly bad at isolating heat/cold.... walls are usually build out of wood, isolating material and air gaps.... it's much better at isolating temperature (keeps your house cold in the summer and warm in the winter).... in east germany you'll still find a lot of houses made out of steel-concrete the so called plattenbau... but since around 1822 we don't use stone...... stone bad.... intelligent wall design good.... the difference is that german (not just german but basically all of europe and asia) build walls with the idea of isolation.... which is incredibly expensive... north americans build walls for the purpose of having walls (literally they only serve the purpose of keeping the roof up)... the isolation there isn't needed because they use an AC to control the temperature... which is cheaper... but much worse for the environment

@josefineseyfarth6236

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, most houses are built of stone, brick or mortar in Germany, but there are also wooden ones or so-called "Fertigteilhäuser" (prefabricated houses) like ours, which can be customized and they only pull up the prefabricated walls, windows and doors are already included. Then all you have to do after is to put on the roof and the interior. That way, the outside shell of the house is finished within 2-3 days. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nat42cind9SzYps.html

@keksfabrik5909

4 жыл бұрын

@@LoFiAxolotl The benefit of stone is that your house will not blow away in the next storm like in the US.

@1029blue

4 жыл бұрын

@@LoFiAxolotl I think you mean "insulation", not "isolation" (although, I guess, people might be isolating themselves from the rest of the world by putting up walls ;)).

Just for clarification. They live in an old apartment that has seen some modernizations. So lots off stuff they showed is very dependend on the apartment.

@tubybubi

4 жыл бұрын

The windows and power sockets look like late 70ies to me.

@user-sm3xq5ob5d

4 жыл бұрын

@@tubybubi Those light switches are more from the sixties.

@micheluhr6452

4 жыл бұрын

@@tubybubi and how old are you? 12?

Actually the numbers on the "knob" on the heater are for certain temperatures: * -> 6°C 1 -> 12°C ☽ -> 14°C 2 -> 16°C 3 -> 20°C 4 -> 24°C 5 -> 28°C

@Nanda-pw1py

4 жыл бұрын

I'm German and I didn't even know this 😂

@heiko3169

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nanda-pw1py Dont bother, the resulting room temperature depends on a lot of things. Though the numbers are markers for on what temperature the Thermostat (in that knob) will close = stop the flow of hot water .... which in result will end up with a specific temperature as Alucard15423 mentioned (at least if everything around is properly "done" - e.g. no wet towel on the radiator etc.)

@__NikolaTesla__

4 жыл бұрын

I dont think so, if I turn on 3 it's way above 20C, and that in every appartment I lived in.

@sinusnovi3826

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJh9yseHXcadd5M.html

@hullmees666

4 жыл бұрын

i smell bs. it depends on the temp of the water in the radiator. 5 is just the max that is possible. 5 is much warmer in january than in november for example. at least where i live (not germany, but in europe).

Honestly.. as a German I thought all windows around the world are like this.. 😂

@roschue

4 жыл бұрын

Hast du noch nie einen amerikanischen Film gesehen? Da schieben die doch immer die Fenster hoch. Oder hast du schon mal gesehen, dass Robert de Niro ein Fenster kippt?

@scfog90

4 жыл бұрын

Komm mal in den Norden, da sieht es schon anders aus :/

@magali2702

4 жыл бұрын

@@roschue Ich kenne das nur aus Australien und England.

@kamilszprych96

4 жыл бұрын

In Poland we have the same windows and i was in few other european countries, they have it too. I think all europe have them.

@lindalund9621

4 жыл бұрын

In Denmark We had these kind of Windows In Norway they have h-Windows (hausfrau ) they open and can turn all round. Why? So you can clean them 😝

Everyone here in the comments thinks this apartment is old. Darling, you haven’t seen my house. You don’t know what outdated really means 😂

It's warmer in winter than Canada because of the golf stream.

@caccioman

4 жыл бұрын

For now... 🤣😳🥶

@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi

4 жыл бұрын

LOL- ⛳️ 🏌️‍♀️ It’s GULF Stream

@connectingthedots100

4 жыл бұрын

@@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi In German it's indeed Golfstrom. Sorry, my English is not perfect. 🤷‍♂️

@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi

4 жыл бұрын

🤦🏻‍♀️Oops-I apologize! I thought you were an English speaker..

@connectingthedots100

4 жыл бұрын

@@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi No worries! You taught me a new word. Thanks, for that. 😊

I dont know any German who prefer taking a Bath.😅

@mrn234

4 жыл бұрын

Depends i take a nice bath when iam sick or when everything after a hard day of work just hurts.

@caramelmacchiatoe

4 жыл бұрын

I only take a bath like 5 times a year

@yuurichito1439

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrn234 me too

@junkboy9977

4 жыл бұрын

Was machst du denn hier??!! 😂

@melomausable

4 жыл бұрын

Me

Do not forget, these windows have double panes, some even triple ones, in order to reduce heatloss. The blinds are supposed to be closed during nighttime, also for reducing heatloss, thus to minimize the cost of heating, reducing CO2 emissions and saving our Planet Earth.

@felixmustermann790

Жыл бұрын

*saving ourselfs, not the planet earth, planet earth couldnt care less

Man, you rented a pretty outdated apartment I have to say...

@DaSchulte

4 жыл бұрын

They are anyway flashed by everything. I wonder how bad it is in the states

@felixrollenbeck

4 жыл бұрын

It not that much outdated

@hovanti

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps they have a thing called a budget, or maybe they just liked the location that much. I personally would be happy with such a place.

@andreaskuhn7619

4 жыл бұрын

@@hovanti Ramstein is a very little town. Most of the people that live there are US Soldiers/Airman just because its right beside the Ramstein Airbase. Most of the houses there are from the 70/80s. The only thing that most of the landlords have done since than: New Windows (saves a lot of energy).

@liria75

4 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to comment that it’s a very modern apartment 😂

That is not a "poop shelf" toilet. You can tell because: a) it's slanted down into the water and not horizontal and b) it's at the front, so unless you are anatomically fascinating or sit on the loo facing the wall, it won't make contact with your poo. Google poop shelf and you'll see the difference. So what you have there is a completely normal, run-of-he mill toilet. Poop shelf loos have fallen out of fashion these days anyway. They mostly get used in hospitals, where there might be a need for taking stool samples and those toilets provide easy access to the sampling matter.

The whole world uses Celsius ....except you know who !!

@jarod1701

4 жыл бұрын

Is it the Bahamas?

@asphodelale

4 жыл бұрын

The advantage to Fahrenheit is that you get almost twice the precision you do with Celsius. (There being 180 degrees between H2O's freeze and boil points instead of just 100.) You live in a place with crazy weather like Chicago, that precision matters. (It also helps when gauging how dangerous a fever is.)

@Digi20

4 жыл бұрын

@@asphodelale if you need precision, you simply add decimals.

@asphodelale

4 жыл бұрын

@@Digi20 Nah--too long to read on weather forecasts, and not really feasible on analog thermometers. (At least, not the ones sized for home care. ) But for actual laboratory science I suppose it is do-able. *grins* But it'll always seem odd not to have a scorching hot day be 100 degrees. (And seeing that it's Christmastime, it'd also totally mess up the Mr Heatmiser song. Sometimes you just have to have your cultural anchors.)

@magali2702

4 жыл бұрын

and all those other unpractible lengths and measures used in he Anglosaxon world ...LOL.

I think these things are very common all over Europe and not just Germany.

@AlryFireBlade

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, but they are from the US :D

Psst: thermostates like yours are actually indeed temperature controlled, however people often don't know about the settings. 1= 12 °C, 2 = 16 °C, 3 = 20°C, 4 = 24°C and 5 = 25°C. The way it works is called: "Dehnstoffelement" which loosely translates to expansion element. If you're interested, look it up.

@Pidalin

4 жыл бұрын

Was that really thermostatic valve? I am not sure, here in Czech Republic we must have them by law. But many of them look almost same as old simple valves.

@sane0matic

4 жыл бұрын

Also das kann ja sein das deine Heizung so funktioniert, aber generell kann man das nicht so sagen! Bei mir z.B . ist das abhängig von der Aussentemperatur. Wenn ich die Heizung auf "3" stelle, ist die bei -10°C wärmer als bei 10°C. Einstellbar am Heizelement/Brenner im Keller, nennt sich glaub ich "Steilheit" im Fachjargon :D

@feelinggrape

4 жыл бұрын

sane0matic also ohne hier jetzt Diskussionen entstehen zu lassen: du liegst falsch. das ist tatsächlich allgemein gültig und genormt(DIN EN 215). Es gibt in Deutschland keine anderen Heizthermostate. Danfoss etc. funktionieren alle so. Mit deinem Zentralthermostat hat das wenig zu tun. Das Thermostatventil am Heizkörper regelt den durchfluss unabhängig davon. Google es wenn du es nicht glaubst ;)

@reen_oderso

4 жыл бұрын

@@feelinggrape Du hast grundsätzlich recht. Aber diese Werte gelten für einen Normraum. Falls man z.B. einen größeren Radiator im Vergleich zur Raumgröße hat, passt das nicht mehr. Und weil das eben nur Normwerte sind, stehen eben auch Zahlen und keine Temperaturangeben drauf. Das wäre ja ansonsten viel einfacher.

@the_regular_dinosaurus_rex

4 жыл бұрын

@@sane0matic die Thermostate am Heizkörper regeln die Durchflussmenge an warmem wasser, abhängig von der Raumtemperatur. Wie oben beschrieben stehen die nummern für bestimmte Temperaturen und sind genormt. Die Außentemperatur nutzen die meisten Heizungen (nicht Heizkörper!) als Referenz dafür, wie hoch das wasser für die Heizkörper erhitzt werden muss. Außentemperatur-fühler haben also nichts mit dem Heizkörper zu tun, nur mit der Heizung. Edit:falls dein Heizkörper (Radiator) für den raum zu groß ist, funktioniert das natürlich nicht mehr richtig. Dennoch funktioniert der regler auch da abhängig von der Raumtemperatur und regelt dementsprechend auf oder zu

there ARE shower curtains, though, attachable easily above a bath tub. 😉

@heiko3169

4 жыл бұрын

Thats square 1. Square 2 is: they have a shower (separated from the bath tub) right there - so why the hell would anyone try to take a shower in that bath tub?! (hence need a curtain to avoid water spill)?!

@IcidLink

4 жыл бұрын

I have a Bathtub where the Shower is integrated so I need a Shower Curtain

Can’t believe I’ve just sat through 3 mins of a lady getting excited over how windows work lol bless

FYI : shutters are made of plastic. They are mostly hollow, but can also be sold filled out with expanded plastic foam for higher insulation.

8:00 typically those next to the switches are used for stand lamps or vaccum cleaners

I really love to see how positive you two are!

The toilet is build like this to avoid splashing dirty toilet water to your genitals 😉

@fattypopulista8189

4 жыл бұрын

Slavoj Zizek on toilets: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pK6Mstt8iZrQktY.html

@mucsalto8377

4 жыл бұрын

then "dirty toilet water" is quite clean before you dump your dirt.

@ZebraJess92

4 жыл бұрын

@@mucsalto8377 most people pee quicker than they dump... so no, that water is not clean anymore when it splashes back.

@mucsalto8377

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZebraJess92 no problem, your pee ist not "dirty" and no risk at all. More, it is even heavily diluted and most times it will not even "splash up to you genitals".

@asphodelale

4 жыл бұрын

If that is as shallow as it looks, you're trading toilet splash-back for pee splash-back, and that's of no benefit to anyone.

Another couple of cool points about the windows: The swing open position is often used to quickly air out the Wohnung, AND (very German) it makes the outside of the windows easier to clean, which Germans do VERY regularly. Then, the “tipping-in” function is also great to let air in, even when it’s raining. Unless when it’s also windy, the rain simply flows down the sloped window instead of coming inside. And have noticed the windows are almost always at least double one insulated, with significant weatherstripping all around. One thing that is MISSING however is the bug screen. In the US, that’s expected, and they’re custom fitted in frames. In Germany, you can buy screens at the home improvement store but you to fabricate the frame yourself. Great video! Keep up the good work!

@Never_again_against_anyone

4 жыл бұрын

Well said. One more thing: The swing open position is also very useful for quickly lowering humidity or in winter (less energy wasted, as the walls do not cool down too much, if one opens the window only for a few minutes, in German "Stoßlüften").

@Gigi-us4jk

4 жыл бұрын

first point, most windows like this that can recline you can find them not only in Germany, but in all europe. In southern Europe in newer houses you find the bug screen pre-installed. Otherwise you can buy it separately without having to fabricate anything. Second point, are you sure you have seen Germans cleaning windows?? I live in Germany almost 2.5 years I've never seen Germans clean the outside of their windows ever, and it shows when you pass their houses.

@Never_again_against_anyone

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gigi-us4jk Yeah cleaning the windows is nothing to generalize. The older generations however tend to do it more often and I never heard of anyone who cleans only the inside.

Wow for me as a german i never thought about the windows because i'm used to them😅 I hope germany feels like a good home to you:)

Same misconception as in most vidos of this kind - these are not German-specific differences, they're European ones. Nothing shown differs from my Czech Rep. or France or the Netherlands. Btw., the last one: why would there be any dead bolt on the inside since the door can't be open from the outside without a key?

@Simmi0312

4 жыл бұрын

wonder why that is? because Germany Videos work on KZread ;) and they are in Germany, so of course they make it about Germany. And most of those things, were created in Germany. but yes they really gonna do it over the top, because not everyone in germany has all those things they showed, not everyone here does it their way. and the Door thing, even if you would look it with your key from the inside, you are save :D you cant open the Door with ease. if your Door is closed, its closed .. you dont need "extra" ...

@LoFiAxolotl

4 жыл бұрын

@@Simmi0312 the windows are a swiss invention....

@Simmi0312

4 жыл бұрын

@@LoFiAxolotl again .. i saidy " most of those thing were created in Germany" im not perfect in English, but im pretty sure " most of" doesnt mean EVERYTHING ;)

@1029blue

4 жыл бұрын

Doors in the U.S. don't lock on their own. You have to actually lock them with a key. Some doors in the U.S. don't just have one lock on the inside but too (e.g. one with a chain or latch on top and one that you turn at the bottom, where the knob is).

@grr6995

4 жыл бұрын

Thats an airbnb door like a hotel door.....autolock "almost" always....

2:08 - I like those solar panels on the house across the way here. :)

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

Trifler500 ya! The government give tax credits to those that install those here according to our understanding. We see quite a few of those around here.

@Stefan556

4 жыл бұрын

@@PassportTwo Even though Germany has less sunshine than Seattle.

@RebellHAI

4 жыл бұрын

@@PassportTwo It's not that easy as it sounds. By installing Solar Panels on your roof you basically become an energy provider. As soon as you produce energy you will get approx 0,10 € per kw/h from the local main energy provider for every kw/h that you are not use for yourself. Basically you become a little company. As that you are under different tax regulations. Everything you pay for are with "Mehrwertsteuer" (VAT). For everything you sell you will get VAT as well. So in the end of the year all VAT you paid and all VAT you get are summed. If you paid more VAT then you earn with selling your product you will get these back from government. If you sell more than you paid you have to pay the government. (The last thing is normally the best thing for a company otherwise you would getting ruined very fast) For every normal person here in Germany this basically means you get the VAT, which you paid for installing, back. You have to be in this system for 5 years. After that you can change to an other, smaller, form of enterprise which is basically VAT free. I say basically because that is another story which need a little bit more information. In the end you can save a couple thousand bucks by doing this.

@RebellHAI

4 жыл бұрын

We will install a 7kw/p plant next year as well.

@prignony

4 жыл бұрын

@@Stefan556 It is not necessary to have that much sunshine, monocrystaline solar panel are capable to handle less light with better conversion. I've got 5kwc on my house in Belgium and it work pretty well, it cover my whole consumption for the year. Only issue in Belgium is the new 500€/y tax they put in place, so all the money you would get from your installation is now stolen by the government...

Astonished by Americans praising German windows🤔😀 Liked the part of the shades being outside. Greetings from Munich, Tom.

@pep590

4 жыл бұрын

Like we are astonished when Germans visit a grocery store and freak out as to it's massive size.

I'm a German electrician. Just by looking at the outlets, this house was probably built in the 70's maybe even 60's. Newly built German houses are quite different depending on the price tag of course: Floor heating in every room with a thermostat on the wall (sometimes digital and programmable). Ventilation in every room. Electric blinds. Sometimes more than one bathroom but almost always with a bathtub, walk in shower, toilet, urinal. An additional room just with a toilet and urinal. An entire separate room for clothes and getting dressed. A room, sometimes in the basement for washer and dryer. The whole "Germans have no dryers" thing is a mystery to me. I've delivered and repaired hundreds of them. House doors with built in fingerprint scanners are very popular so the locking yourself out is impossible as long as you don't cut of your hands. ;-) Air conditioning is still not really a thing here because it's unnecessary, a waste of energy and the money is better spent on insulation.

I get an early 80s vibe. Glasses, cloth, furniture. Best shot ever.

These 'knobs' on the radiators are actually thermostates, those numbers are not the temperature but are set fixed to one temperature. USUALLY they are the following: * ~ 5 °C - frost protect 1 ~ 12 °C 2 ~ 16 °C 3 ~ 20 °C - usually a very common 'feel good' setting, 21° is considered the perfect 'wohlfühl' temperature according to science 4 ~ 24 °C - bit too warm to my liking but a common bathroom-setting (don't forget to set lower in summer .. u don't want that heat then) 5 ~ 28 °C Usually those temeratures can be a bit off, depending on insulation, general airflow in the room and whats around that thermostate (stuff blocking airflow or so, so don't cover the thermostate)

@klamin_original

4 жыл бұрын

The problem is that in most houses with at least 3 or 4 floors some radiators won’t work that well because air is in the pipes. You can however let the air out yourself if you know how to do it but that makes some radiators go less warm than others.

@mrnice81

4 жыл бұрын

@@klamin_original Yep. But even if they get less warm the thermostate will not close the valve as long as it's still colder than the set temperature. Besides, today most modern/newer radiators have automatic deareating valves (automatische Heizkörperentlüfter) or should be upgraded with those. They are not perfect but usually work very well.

@31337flamer

4 жыл бұрын

Never use 4-5 to "heat up" the room.. this is not how a thermostat works :D.. just put it on 3 .. its the most common.. it will power up until it reaches temp. even on 3 it will be very hot to get the room to the temperature u want. it will regulate itself. many people think that they can use 4-5 to heat up the room fast and then set it back to 3.. but this is a total waste and the room will be too warm after a while that people tend to open windows again :)

@klamin_original

4 жыл бұрын

@@31337flamer Like I said sometimes that doesn't work especially when there are several floors and a heating system from the 60s. We HAVE to use 4-5.

@Pidalin

4 жыл бұрын

In 20°C average Czech person would die by cold :-D heating systems are calculated for 20°C (I had that in school) but most of people here are heating to 22 or 23 because we are not used to wearing much cloth in our homes. But today energy is expensive so many people started wearing more cloth instead of heating. :-D In my grandma's flat there was always something like 16°C because she wanted save money so we had to wear cloth like for some south pole mission :-D

2019? Welcome back to the 90. Home.

@xtondii

4 жыл бұрын

60.

@pep590

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, like most of them.

Just found your channel. This was neat! Cant wait to make it through your other videos!

Lived in Germany for nearly 7 years. The rolladens were the best part of every house we lived in that had them. I worked rotating shifts & slept during the day 2 days out of every 8. Being able to make the bedroom completely dark was a sheer blessing!

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

Oh definitely, I’m sure in that type of working situation they are ideal!

German Windows are the best Windows in the world. Lol

@GeorgRusbeck

4 жыл бұрын

Because Most of them are from Austria 😉

@magali2702

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgRusbeck not really!

I'm not sure why many older homes have a bathtub only, but it's not that we only take bath, we take sitting showers.

As a German-American who has been born an raised in the Ramstein area, it always amazes me how Americans love German windows. I'm always like "wow, okay, it's just a window". Then again I always get kind of upset when I visit my mom in Arizona and can't crack open a window -- and goodness, do I miss my blackout Rolladen when I'm there 🤨 Anyways - welcome to the Ramstein area, I hope you'll always feel as welcome and happy as you dreamed you would!

Totally enjoyed your video!

Nice to see how you are trying to understand without judging. Very admirable.

Winter is pretty mild in Ramstein. When I was there, I heard a quote that allegedly was from a German government meteorologist, basically that Summer in Germany is a green form of Winter. Winters tend to be pretty mild in terms of temperature. I think the biggest adjustment is getting used to the hours of daylight in summer and winter -- in summer with there still be daylight until 11 pm, and winter when you only have sunlight from about 9-3 each day.

One thing to remember especially in German homes is the need to regularly open the windows to replenish oxygen and to let the humidity out because German homes generally are not air-conditioned and are fairly heavily insulated. Thus opening the windows for only a few minutes a day will create a more pleasing room climate and will prevent any moulds from growing as it will evacuate any unwanted moisture. (Due to the heavy insulation there is no constant airflow).

@magali2702

4 жыл бұрын

Fortunately there is no air conditioning in my house. Air conditioning gives me a headache. I prefer opening a window, that's more natural and not really a great strain.

Awesome video! I actually live right down the road from you guys. How crazy is that

The reason for power outlets under the switch, is to have a place to plug in your vacuum, that is easy to access.

You are funny guys, liked it a lot!

I know its rly late to response.. but those power outlets near the switches are for things like a vacuum cleaner and stuff like that. Its always good to have some near you if you need it :)

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

Tenebrarum haha, yes, we have been informed by quite a few other comments now about this but we always appreciate the help! :) thank you!

I was born and lived in Heidelberg for 13 years (Army brat). I love the rolladens and how the windows work. Check the door mechanism there might be a switch that will let push open the door so you can bring groceries without trying to unlock the door with full hands. Just make sure you flip the switch back when you're done.

very interesting and fun video; thanks for sharing!

This was amazing

A lot of these things are pretty common throughout Europe in general. Also, fun tip, the windows have a third way of being opened too. You can put the handle in between the 2 you already know and then it will leave just a tiny space around the window open just for fresh air :)

Im amazed how they misunderstand a lot of the euro homes features

The Outlets next to the lightswitch are for plugging in the vakuumcleaner. ;)

@lindalund9621

4 жыл бұрын

Hans Peter Wurst thought so. I remember it from Denmark. In Norway no. And if there vere We just move them lol. No need for electricians 😜

YOU GUYS DESERVE MORE SUBS

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

spikey27 haha, thanks! Appreciate the support!! 😊

1:21 Very usefull in winter. Those shades insulate the windows very good.

@andreaskuhn7619

4 жыл бұрын

Well. if it comes to sinsulation.. they are prety much useless. But we have speical Windows here that do that job very well. In fact people use them at nighttime for privacy and daytime to keep the sun - and therfore the Sunnlight and IR heat - out.

Why do you need to lock the door from the inside when a key is required to enter from the outside?

@onthefly4711

4 жыл бұрын

Frontdoors in Germany can´t be opened from the outside without a key after they have been closed. Many people lock the door (turn the key once more) from inside. Therefore they have to grab the key and turn it before leaving which helps to not forget it inside the house or apartment.

@sergeolchowec905

4 жыл бұрын

What if you left the key Inside ?

@thokos4927

4 жыл бұрын

@@sergeolchowec905 Then ypu have to call someone with a spare key (most people deposit one) or a locksmith.

You did a great job in pointing out the first in mind differences between our countries. Do not overrate the german way of commenting things, we like to critizise a lot, not thinking of blaming anyone but trying to be more precise (showers,rubbish etc.)( which is here not neccessary imho) Sometimes we are a little bit like Sheldon Cooper. Go ahead with what you do. I think it is a valuable information for US visitors coming to Germany..

The electricity outlets in the middle of the wall or at the switches can be used for example while vacuum cleaning

Currently love in Weilerbach. Cool video!

Spent a week in San Jose (CA) and guess what was in the shower ?! Your "Sqeegee" ;) Also saw that in Spain and Romania. So not that typical. And most of the people i know in germany take showers. And use the bathtub only sometimes. Also the windows are very common in northers europe. The "Rolladen" are mainly because of the light but also because of burglars :) Yes even second floor. The outlets at unusual places are for vacuumcleaners and stuff like that. And many older houses were build in a periode where there were not that many electric devices at home :) (by the look of that lightswitch and the outdated doorlock i can tell it is an older house - they are more like 1970+) . I would recomend to interact more with locals to not just guess but to understand ;)

Since I watch videos of Americans to refresh my English, I know my german home is magical. 😁

Seeing someone this excited about things that are completely normal for me is amazing. The windows was the most amazing reaction to me, because I never really thought about that. It's just normal.

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

For sure! It has also had an unexpected result for us where we are now looking out what we considered "normal" in our US life and realizing it isn't, it was just what we had grown up with assuming as a fact of life. haha

Just a tip from a Meteorologist, if it comes to hail in summer time, lift the "Rolladen" because it crushed whereas windows in general just broke due to big hailstones above ~4-5cm which just barley occur in Germany. And don't be afraid, winter time in Ramstein isn't that hard as in southern Canada ;-) It's way more cold in Bavaria, southern Baden-Württemberg, Saxony or Thuringia :)

Hi I'm a German guy! Sry for my English... I just wanted to say that this is an older flat... And it's funny to see how exciting normallitys could be! 😂

@derbetweentalkerbetween1781

4 жыл бұрын

Warum entschuldigen? Die können auch deutsch lernen......

You probably haven't seen the real poop shelf, common in pre1980 toilets....

@catherinerobilliard7662

4 жыл бұрын

Used to examine your stool and make sure you're healthy

@andrewludwig9251

4 жыл бұрын

@@catherinerobilliard7662 Yes --the German mother would check the poop for worms and then flush after inspection.

@catherinerobilliard7662

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewludwig9251 I remember doing it

@jarheadcop383

4 жыл бұрын

Do they still have the toilets that sounded like a jet taking off? With the water pressure clearing off that old style shelf.

@peterzingler6221

4 жыл бұрын

@@jarheadcop383 yeah saw some of them with the trigger and the long water pipe

Those windows are the coolest!

Just found you guys. Great channel. Want to visit Germany pretty bad. Learning the language now through GermanPod101

The shades are called rolling shutters, they have been available in the US for 35 years.

@asphodelale

4 жыл бұрын

Around here, we call them 'Ghetto blinds'. Put them on your house, and you immediately lose 20K in property values.

@jamesengland7461

4 жыл бұрын

Parts of the US. I've never seen them before

@asphodelale

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesengland7461 Count yourself lucky--I've only ever seen them in high-crime areas. They're like the high-tech version of bars on the windows.

7:00 is wrong. Ofc most people shower several times a week. Taking a bath is maybe a monthly thing if not less.

@caccioman

4 жыл бұрын

My brother showers daily in a bath tube, kneeling down... I could never get used to that. I have at least got a bath tube with a pivoted glass wall so I can have a normal shower

@Deses

3 жыл бұрын

I don't remember the last time I took a bath. I don't see the point.

Nice video. Regarding the knob on the radiator: It's called a thermostatic radiator valve and it does more than being just a knob. ;) When you set it to 3 (usually marked with a sun symbol), the valve will automatically try to establish a room temperature of ~20 °C. They have a temperature sensor built in to make that possible. Every number step on the valve makes a difference of approx. 4 °C. So if you wanna have 24 °C, set the valve to 4. Happy heating! ;-)

A few corrections: in the past people really were taking more baths because you could reuse the water and there was just no money for complex showertechnology. My father always bathed in the same water as his 4 siblings. Nowadays people rather get both, a shower and a bathtub if they live in a house. In newer flats they rather build in showers only. The numbers on the thermostat really do represent the desired ambient temperature. Read the manual to find out. (For example: 3 is 20°C and 4 is 24°C) The buttons on the toilet are for - continuous flushing until the watertank is empty (big one) and - flushing only as long as you are pressing the button (small one). The toilets are rather just called what they are: 'toilets'. There are both deep-flush and shallow-flush toilets. Yours is deep-flush. It saves water compared to shallow-flush. Also your poop goes straight underwater (less odour). Outletcasings are shaped differently from house to house. You can power your vacuumcleaner and other often needed tools there. You could also just power a light or anything that is movable there. It's easier to reach. Of course there are always also outlets on ground-height. Hope that helps a bit. Greetings from Bavaria.

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

1. Ya...we definitely overgeneralized on that point but we appreciate your correction and explanation! :) 2. We have finally figured the numbers out after lots of people have also helped out with this same explanation. haha 3 seems comfortable for our place and seems like the popular selection for most places! 3. Didn't realize the small button changes based on duration of pressings. We are in the US right now for the holidays but when we get back I will have to test that out. haha 4. The middle of the wall outlets definitely have been great for things like the vacuum! We see a huge benefit to having some outfitted where they are now 👍 Danke schön für Ihre Hilfe :) Grüße aus Rhineland-Pfalz!

@irre.o

4 жыл бұрын

@@PassportTwo Immer gerne 😁!

Americans never fail to amuse me.

i saw a video where someone asks if we germans are aliens with a space drive in each hose because we already obviously have Blast-shields in front of our alien tec. windows :) we don't get winters that hard because of the golf-stream

@LoFiAxolotl

4 жыл бұрын

Must be young because until about 20 years ago it regularly got to about -5 to -10 degrees even in north/west/east germany

They'll really like the metal lids left on the glass jars for 'recycle'...LOVE IT! :) Hilarious videos, that only an ex-pat can belly laugh at. Great! Keep 'em coming! Jules

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Ya, we learned about the kids after the fact 😊 so many rules to follow it took a bit to stick to them all!

4:19 Of course you can set a specific temperature with the numbers on the dial. The Star means Frostschutz (prevents freezing the pipes and so that they won't pop) it's about 5°C, then number one which means 12°C, Number two means 16°C, number three is for 20°C, four is for 24°C and number five for 28°C, if the heating system is properly configured...

In German homes where there aren't windows in the bathrooms there are actually vents. Also why use a dryer when clothes can dry by themselves and dryers are taking up a lot of energy.

I Miss the schalosie ............

@melonentv5739

4 жыл бұрын

*Jalousie

the numbers on the knob (thermostat) of the radiator are in fact directly correlated with temperatures: 1 - 12°C - 53.6°F; 2 - 16°C - 60.8°F (bedroom); 3 - 20°C - 68°F (living room); 4 - 24°C - 75.2°F (bathroom) the outlets below the switches "in the middle of the room" are for the vacuum cleaner

The knob on the radiators actually sets a specific temperature (At least in the vast majority of cases). I think ususally if you set it to three it will warm the room to 20°C. It works by having a fluid inside the knob that expands when it gets warm and closes the valve.

first invented in 1950th in germany. 2019...americans sees the Dreh-Kipp-Fenster for the first time :D and europe isnt "modern". Cant stop laughing.

@pashvonderc381

4 жыл бұрын

Americans don't always get out much..

USA has a lot to learn about recycling. In Europe dryers are used only when necessary. This is to conserve energy. Greetings from Switzerland.

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

1 11 we definitely do a lot less than a lot of the world when it comes to recycling.

@michielvoetberg4634

4 жыл бұрын

Same here in the Netherlands.

@Never_again_against_anyone

4 жыл бұрын

We should not be so haughty. I would not want to know how high the use of dryers in Europe would be, if our electrity would not be expensive af.

@LoFiAxolotl

4 жыл бұрын

@@Never_again_against_anyone i pay €0 on electricty a month living in germany, i do get paid ~€130 from Vattenfall for the electricty i sell them though

Learned a lot, thanks! Especially learning about the trash, look forward to that video!

7:50 The Outlet next to the door (combined with the light switch) ist mostly used for your vac or ironing board extention cord. I believe it's some sort of remnant from like 40 years ago, when one didn't have an outlet in every corner, but piggybacked of the power for the ceiling light, and has just become the norm. 2:25 Also, our windows are a lot of fun if you manage to mess up opening them (pull inward while moving toward the tilt position) and your windows only hangs on one of the lower hinges (the one opposite of the handle). NOT fun getting it back in order.

Windows in Europe usually have a third option as well: just move the handle to a 45 degree angle (half way between the position for completely open and the cracked option). The window seems to be closed, but not completely - it is called "micro ventilation". So You get some fresh air, but very little noise.

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

Nice tip! Thanks for letting us know 😊

trust me ,most germans are shower people and not understand why there are baths everywhere and we shower in them as best as we can xD the energy ones in the middle of the room are for the vacuum cleaner and stuff ^^

Actually if you look inside the door frame where the lock clicks in there sometimes is a switch you can set to allow the door to open from the outside if the key actuated lock is not set. Good for when you are a bit air headed like me and tend to forget your keys inside but you then need to remember to lock up at night 😜

@LoFiAxolotl

4 жыл бұрын

Usually more common on houses than apartments though.... but it's also usually okay to leave your door unlocked... haven't locked my door in over 30 years and nothing ever happened.... in Berlin

You should point out the doorknobs too which are cool. They are like levers rather than round. Very handy when carrying stuff, just use your arm to lower the handle and push open the door. Married a German and moved back to states. We installed German style doorknobs.

Great video 😃 i hope I can add some fun facts later 😉

@PassportTwo

4 жыл бұрын

caccioman we look forward to any advice you have!

The numbers on the thermostat mean a specific temperature. A 3 usually means 20C / 68F. Each stroke stands for a change of 1C, so a 2 means 16C / 61F and a 4 means 24C / 75F. If the room heats up to the desired temperature the valve closes and only opens up when the temperature drops a bit to maintain the temperature.

Power outlets at the door, together with the light switch are very cool for the vacuum cleaner. They are handy to reach, normally not used for other stuff, therefor empty in most cases.

I can totally relate to the windows but the other way around. As a continental European who lived in the US for a couple of years, I couldn't believe how old school the windows in the US were for a country which I had always considered to be very modern and innovative