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Kolanaki, 
Bottom row, middle window: Useful for collecting rain water.
0xD, …it opens towards the inside.
Kolanaki, (edited ) Not if it was installed backwards because you wanted to catch rain water.
0xD, You got me! 😁
jol, Germans literally never think about this unless when travelling abroad.
nova_ad_vitum, Some people say this is why Hitler ordered operation Barbarossa. Not smart people , but people.
HerbalGamer, 
Wait until they find out our windows have a 4th setting as well 😎
stebo02, 
The fourth is where you accidentally put the handle diagonally and all hinges unlock except one bottom corner.
Buddahriffic, Yeah, I came here to ask if the window falls out if you accidentally turn the handle while it’s open from the 2 to the 3.
stebo02, it can happen with old windows but new windows generally have a way to prevent that
HerbalGamer, No it has a ventilation mode at 45 degrees.
vojel, 
And stoßlüft everyday at least twice. We love fresh air!
Railing5132, Translate says thats: “shock ventilation”. What’s that mean?
Dyskolos, It’s when you open all windows for a short time to let a gust of wind rush through the house to refresh the stale air. No shock, just quick 😊
Railing5132, Ah, thanks :)
vojel, I prefer shock ventilation now, sounds so cool!
Dyskolos, Sounds like a war manover 😁
rimjob_rainer, What’s so special about this simple mechanism? Even 50 year old windows can do this here.
Bruncvik, 
Love those windows when travelling, but I have yet to see windows that open to the inside here in Ireland. Not sure whether it’s one of those crazy building regulations like no power switch or outlet inside the bathroom or auto-closing inner doors to each room.
linearchaos, 
Nah, limited opportunity to use them. It’s the weather man… ;)
ErrorCode, I really liked those windows when I was visiting Europe.
Officer_Pickles, We have them in the UK as well. Makes a very useful fire escape.
moon, Actually inferior to sliding windows. Europeans have a lot of things over NA, but this ain’t it.
crusty, How are sliding windows better? Also, are you able to clean the outside of the window from the inside?
grendel, 
What if I told you there’s a third way you can open this window?
XTornado, Go on…
drathvedro, You can turn the handle into horizontal position, open the window, then turn the handle all the way up , and it will fall a little forward, like both modes combined, and seemingly hanging on just the bottom hinge (it’s not, there’s just a retracting bar at the top hinge).
You can also usually lock the second mode mid-way by jamming the handle at 3/4 position.
RainyRat, I’ve lived in a house with these windows for the last 15 years, and didn’t know this.
Ziglin, I think you’re using them wrong.
Blackmist, I live in the UK and my parents got tilt and turn windows in the early 90s.
Still got them as well. Suckers last a long time.
EvokerKing, My washing machine has doors like this 💀
RoseRose56, 
I have it in my house, its very useful because I don’t have to open fully the window, or having the wind move the door.
pseudo, French 
Where are you from OP? It pretty standard in France as well and some people here call it “open the window italien-style”.
Spoilt, Qui dit ça ?
C’est un oscillo-battant, rien d’autre 👀
pseudo, French La première fois que je l’ai entendu ça m’a aussi étonné et je ne sais pas si beaucoup de gens le disent. Moi j’entends surtout "ouvrir la fenêtre par le haut. Et oscillo-batant sur les fiches de description de produit.
Spoilt, Et tu connais l’espagnolette ? Promis, c’est SFW
pseudo, French J’en ai à mes volets. Je me demande si c’est commun en Espagne.
Obi, 
Même ça, moi je me rappelle juste d’appeler ça une fenêtre battante.
Spoilt, Fenêtre 💪
WeLoveCastingSpellz, we have these in some places in turkey too even though it is not standardized and it is a third world country
darkpanda, I have these windows. Perhaps not coincidentally the house was made by a German. The windows were fabricated in Canada though. The technology is leaking.
buzz, 
They have it in US. U can order them. Couldn’t find them in home depot or Lowes.
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