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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm confused as well. How do you open windows in non-Europe?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Generally, like this: The two middle ones are the most common I see. I have one casement window in my house, but it just opens in one way, like in this image.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

In france, we call the second one "guillotine"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Never once in my life seen those anywhere in Europe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I saw something akin to the second one in Spain, they don't have a good reputation for holding against cold there

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Bah, the Spaniards are easily invaded, it's the Russians we need to worry about!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Canadian here, the most common I see is sliding horizontally. Our house has horizontal as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Also Canadian, I've had horizontal sliding, single hung, and casement with that turning mechanism to open/close them. And I remember seeing windows that were hinged at the top and pushed outwards in high school. Not sure what held them open though.