Europeans stunned by viral video showing shocked Americans reacting to ‘simply brilliant’ German window design

• A TikTok account under the name “American_Reacts” posted a TikTok video
• In the clip, an animator demonstrates how European windows can be opened in two ways
• Americans who grew up with windows that slid up and down were shocked

Americans were amazed by the “simply brilliant” design of German windows.

Recently, the TikTok account @American_Reacts posted a story about a group of Americans reacting to a video showing a host opening windows in two different ways.

Text superimposed on the video reads: “Americans react to German windows” and the video has been viewed more than 6.8 million times.

She showed that unlike American windows, which slide up and down, German windows had a handle that could provide a fully or partially open window, depending on whether the handle was positioned horizontally or vertically.

A shocked American in the video reacted: “It’s this German engineering right here. This is so cool. We don’t have handles on our windows – you would never see a handle on (our) window.

In the informative tutorial on opening windows, the host begins by saying, “If you don’t want to open a window all the way to the top, just turn the knob all the way and the window goes down to the top.” on this point.

The host continues, “Even with that, I can already start to feel the fresh air starting to come into the room.”

It then shows how to fully open a window.

“But if you want to completely ventilate the room, the window opens completely, and all you have to do is turn the knob on the side, and now the window is completely open,” the host explains.

Another American started laughing and, in disbelief, commented: “Whoa, no way. »

Later, he said, “That’s really cool.” Why is this just genius?

Someone else said with a wide smile: “It’s fire.” It’s really really cool.

At the time of writing, the informative video has received over 366,900 likes and 7,942 comments.

Many Europeans who grew up with these kinds of windows have been stunned by Americans’ disbelief at what seems to them to be an ordinary thing.

One person comically wrote: “I’m confused by their confusion. »

A second person commented: “These reactions are surreal. »

A third person added: “Bro said German Engineering. »

A fourth person wrote: “It’s like showing a magic trick to toddlers. »

“But in Romania, all the windows have been like this for years. Is this a prank?! When they say: ‘ooooo… no way… it’s fire… it’s very cool,’ a fifth person commented .

One viewer added: “Are these reactions real? Are these windows so impressive? I lived with them all my life in Europe. It’s hard to believe.’

Other fans experienced culture shock due to the difference between the windows.

One person wrote: “‘AMERICA IS MORE ADVANCED THAN EUROPE (sic)’, expect the most basic necessities, like a window, to be designed in a useful way.”

A second person added: “Americans don’t have handles on windows?! How do you open the window?!?!?!’

A third person commented: “America must have forgotten an update. »

A fourth person wrote: “Wait… doesn’t everyone have windows like this?!? Don’t tell me this is another thing Americans need to do differently.

A fifth person added: “Wait, America doesn’t have these windows? They’ve been around for years – what?

One person wrote: “Everywhere in Europe, but America (is) still in the 1800s.”

Another person commented comically: “Wait until they hear we have doors like that too.” »