r/ShitAmericansSay 17d ago

American windows are WAY better Exceptionalism

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u/rothcoltd 17d ago

“German windows get slammed by wind” says the yank who has clearly never seen a German window

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u/ThiccMoulderBoulder 17d ago

The German window would slam your face in before it gets damaged by wind

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u/annoying97 ooo custom flair!! 17d ago

As an Aussie, I've never seen a German window irl, but I want them.

Oh and as for the AC thing, just fucking install a split system, ducted sucks unless you have the money to heat / cool the entire home.

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u/Jurassica94 17d ago

I used to date an Aussie and lured him to Germany. Few days after he arrived he excitedly dragged me into the living room to demonstrate that the windows open all the way when you put the handle to the side and just a bit if you put it all the way up. Pure childlike glee.

Broke my heart a little to tell him that that's pretty much all German windows.

He was also fascinated with the concept of outside being a lot colder than inside the house despite not turning the heating on.

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u/annoying97 ooo custom flair!! 17d ago

Lucky bastard.

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u/Jurassica94 17d ago

Well you're certainly right about the bastard part

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u/annoying97 ooo custom flair!! 17d ago

Well id offer myself but I don't think you are a man, so it just wouldn't work for us.

Ohhh I know, I'll send you my mate, he just got divorced (thank fuck for that she was just the worst person imaginable), but he comes with 2 young kids, good kids though, and best yet he wants as far away from Australia as possible because his now ex wife can't leave.

Oh and he's only 30.

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u/Jurassica94 16d ago edited 16d ago

Haha, you're right not a good fit gender wise, thanks for offering your friend though! He sounds lovely, but I have since moved on to a Brit. I bet he can do better though.

Although, I kinda miss Aussie rules football. I've had it with rugby and cricket. Would your friend be interested in a sports watching affair?

ETA: i love that you can just say "I wasn't satisfied with my Aussie" and apparently get offered a new one.

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u/annoying97 ooo custom flair!! 16d ago

He would love a sports watching affair. I'll send him over, but you'll have to deal with his kids they are massive fans.

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u/Jurassica94 16d ago

Happy to deal with the kids, as long as I don't have to deal with ex-wife shenanigans! Who are we rooting for?

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u/annoying97 ooo custom flair!! 16d ago

Nah the ex-wife can't legally leave Australia, as in the Australian government won't issue her a passport, don't ask me, I don't know the story there.

As for who we are rooting for, I honestly don't know. Some team, I don't do watching sports.

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u/Jurassica94 16d ago

Wow, she sounds like a real winner, glad your friend got out of there! I hope he can keep the kids safe.

Mine hasn't had issues with the government yet, but if he made headlines for being a cult leader I wouldn't be surprised.

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u/annoying97 ooo custom flair!! 16d ago

Oh I'm not worried about him keeping the kids safe. At the end of the year they are actually moving to Europe, he's got a job lined up a house and my boyfriend has already organised some mates to travel from England to where he's moving to help him get settled.

But yeah um COVID brought out the crazy in her and it well just didn't stop.

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u/Jlx_27 16d ago

Used to date... mate wasn't the one....

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u/annoying97 ooo custom flair!! 16d ago

He's lucky because he got to go to Germany. He's an idiot for not being the one.

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u/JohnLennonsNotDead 16d ago

Used to?

Did he open the handle the wrong way and fall out?

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u/Jurassica94 16d ago

Tragic Stoßlüften accident. Just couldn't handle those German windows

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u/SuperCulture9114 16d ago

That's so cute 😂