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Stolen from 9gag. 10/10 for title
Original creator: https://youtube.com/@uyenninh?si=H3NqIODZTvkvPmWz
Oct 29, 2023 2:42 PM
Grogu007
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Stolen from 9gag. 10/10 for title
Original creator: https://youtube.com/@uyenninh?si=H3NqIODZTvkvPmWz
3Davideo
Love it! I hate the sun and would love to have additional isolation from it.
Rauca
All of Italy and a lot of Spain use those. Not only it keeps the street lights out at night, it keeps the sun out during the hottest hours of the day so no need fo AC and then, you can actually lock them shut with padlocks when you go out so a bit more secure than just windows.
monkeymuffins
Ah, I really want these back home in Australia! Do your worst, Sun. I won't be getting any vitamin D from you today.
technofiend
I was just thinking those shutters should come with a vitamin D prescription and a sun lamp.
FirePrinceZuzu
In Portugal, we use these (manual) AND curtains.
AlexanderElcazorro
Sounds like the Germans are going to do fairly well during a zombie apocolypse.
Anboto
In Spain we have those also. I couldn't live without them
JAPONfan
Also it lowers the price on theft insurance
YesImADogPerson
I want the German way! That's amazing.
Feralkyn
They're USUALLY not electric, and they're also not restricted to Germany--Italy has 'em too at teh very least
bitchesonmonday
Most of the places I've been in France have the manual stores.
shinagami091
Wtf? As someone who works 3rd shift those blinds would be a godsend for sleeping during the day
miguelraistlin2
We have these in every home here in Spain...as an emigrants child i missed these living in London no end...cant sleep without them anymore...
Zorrodidnothingwrong
It's funny to see things that are pretty common all over Europe, but some people believe they're exclusive of one single country because that's the one they have visited. Not the first time, happened with vasistas windows too. A French invention now used everywhere.
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
the creator makes lots of videos about her experiences living in germany as she is not german, nor from another european country. so like everyone else, she only knows what is within her experience. to her it seems a fun german thing because that's where she is. no one is googling every new thing they come across to understand the origins
Zorrodidnothingwrong
Exactly my point. You don't have "to google every new thing you come across", but If you start your videos with "Other countries" because you don't know what's happening in said countries it's misleading. A lot of non Europeans will now think this only exists in Germany.
clavdivs
Ubiquitous in Spain too, starting from the 60's. They come with your house, and manual ones are inexpensive to maintain,
SacrificialClam
*intrigued in vampire*
algoritham
*intrigued along with you*
beckerthorne
I need to get those shutters. Please tell me where I can find them. I need that level of darkness to sustain the hopelessness that surrounds me. Giving up - it's what helps me sleep at night.
Jefftheonewiththenuke
Germany
weave
I would live like this if I could
Bunnies007
Those aren't used as curtains. They have two functions. Obviously they help with security, but they also mean that during hot weather, windows can be left open all around the house to allow air to circulate, and they keep the room cool by blocking the sun. Source: I had these when I lived in North-West Spain. Also, they can be closed to leave ventilation holes open, but they can also be completely shut for security purposes.
Sebastopol
Works both ways: in winter it helps keeping the heat in the house (which used to be a bigger problem before the newer standards of windows)
MRWNoDecentUsernameIsAvailable
Very popular in Northern Italian tourist towns too. Full of Germans as well.
Feralkyn
I saw them throughout Palermo also so I don't think it's just northern Italy
Zorrodidnothingwrong
Northern Italy had them since 1870, the modern plastic ones started spreading in 1963 all over Italy. I know cause my family used to sell them.
WhoAteAllTheBananasAndTookAShitOnTheCarpet
Belgian here, never lived in a home without them. I always miss them when traveling. We have curtains on the inside of our for cozyness though.
alexakry
:-)) Without this absolute blackness I can´t sleep. It´s essential to have this blinds in my sleeping room! Sometimes it´s great to be a German!
Tyrannotron
Gotta love German engineering.
laacis2
Ghetto rollers
Zorrodidnothingwrong
They are everywhere in Europe, they are pretty common. My last apartment in Florence had these, you just won't see them if you visit historical centres cause the houses are old.
Hotjoe1991
They're not old, they're 37
flacoloco
i know right? I feel like now society is really pushing us into the grave early
Grunni
Are they Dennis?
METROlD
They do this is Italy and France too. It’s fucking amazing. Keeps the heat out. It’s quiet. And be sure to set an alarm cause you can sleep all day in a room like that. I looked into having them installed in my house. In America they are marketed as security systems. But all you need is one on your bedroom window for good sleep.
immunity
What's the name for these? Powered window shutters?
METROlD
I don’t want to promote a brand, but here are a couple examples. They also make them with solar panels so they charge your house in addition to keeping it cool. https://www.enviroblind.com https://www.hawkeyewindows.com/european-">ind.com">https://www.enviroblind.com https://www.hawkeyewindows.com/european-window-and-door/rolladen-rolling-shutters/
immunity
So they're technically termed European rolling shutters. Cool, thanks!
eastend666
These are seen outside Germany. When I was in Sicily I saw them everywhere and found them very puzzling. I guess they keep out noise and intruders.
Feralkyn
Don't forget MOSQUITOES
ifounditunderthere
No AC, blocking sun from outside is way better than curtains
RyuRichmond
Yeah, I have 2 balconies and when the sun hits those windows in the summer days it amplifies the heat and I actually got heat stroke in my own fucking bedroom, shits crazy
TheDuckofSpam
Yeah. Med countries have the blinds on the outside for that reason, with slats angled to evacuate hot air and let cold air in.
TheGriffin
I tinfoil my windows since I'm both cheap and poor
KittenInside
It's added insulation, also useful during the winter.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Also blocks a certain amount of noise. Unless heavy wind hits that side of the house, then you have to put up with the rattling noise. But at least you can sleep without worrying that a tree branch comes smashing through the window.
KaptainObveeus
I can't count how many sleepless nights I've had, thinking about trees. Finally, a solution!
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
Your username makes your comment even funnier, lol!
alt86er
For us that works. For many others it doesn't. But I suspect that won't work forever. Judging from the last few summers, I guess in some 10 to 15 years AC will become a necessity for us, too. Thanks, big oil, big car, big fuck-the-planet-boomer-controlled governments and all the bunch alike. Really nice to clean up the mess you created and live through the hell you knew would be coming.
WhatzitTooya
The rich fuckers wont regret it, they can afford AC.
WeaponizedJerk
Oh don’t worry, there’s a chance we turn into a frozen hellscape instead if the gulf stream gives out.
PandaWaffleking
Maybe it's boomers... maybe its... no. It's definitely the fucking boomers. God. Damned. Boomers.
alt86er
It's just so damn annoying, when you *know* that at least since the early 90s we definitely *know* that this is a reality. The signs were already there much earlier. And we did mostly nothing, not even since we know. I for my part weren't even able to influence anything of that kind back then. And after actually trying, I found morons in charge for the most part. And morons voting for those morns, keeping everything just the way it always was and mostly still is. It makes me really angry.
HonHomes
Part of managing heat is keeping it outside of the house. Blocking/reducing the light outside the window keeps all of the energy outside, while blocking it on the inside is far less effective (off the top of my head, 30% of the energy still gets into the house with the best curtains, but I could be misremembering)
alt86er
It's simple physics: When you heat up the curtains, the heat is already in. When you heat up the blinds outside, they do also get warm, but the heat radiation emitted by those, is much less in comparison. And convection is greatly reduced as well. Basically it's green house effect with a slightly changed scenario, that is prevented with outside blinds.
atrielienz
Right?! I live in the PNW these days and I wish I could do the Germany one to my apartment.
hotdudecurator
I can't believe how many days over 90 we have in summer now. It's absolutely crazy.
ZealousEventide
I'm trying to move there from AZ and am shocked to hear how many you have too. Still, far better than this shit show down here.
SugaryBonemeal
With every passing day I am surprised to know that people still voluntarily live in AZ. I don't mean the people who are stuck there and can't move, I mean the people who step outside into a cloudless sky, sun blazing full force, 120 F weather and say "this is nice".
rgraz65
Sadly, I have issues with anemia and degenerative arthritis. I need to be in hot weather to not struggle to be warm, and to not have almost disabling pain in my joints. But most folks aren't like me, and the damage being done is horrific. I'm going to move to the Southwestern US when I can take some sort of a medical retirement, because winters are getting unbearable for me.
hotdudecurator
My cousin lives in AZ and she was telling me once about her flip flops melting to the ground it was so hot. I'm like, MAYBE THAT MEANS HUMANS AREN'T MEANT TO LIVE THERE?!?
tomatoboy
9Gag lifted it from the original person, she’s pretty funny. https://youtube.com/@uyenninh?si=H3NqIODZTvkvPmWz
asm80dfa8sdfj
I recently blocked her on youtube, a lot of her videos are super low effort and not really funny. Not worth the occasionally humorous one for me. And now she's popping up on imgur. :(
Grogu007
adding to post description
TwoInchesOfFun
Didn’t even know 9gag was still a thing holy what year is it?
heartlessninja6
People still rock AOL my guy.
Zyxs975
Dont go there its like 4chan now, and sometimes even worse
GerbilHereReportingLiveFromRichardGeresAss
they're going the way of ebaumsworld. iykyk
Daemencer
Curtains and blinds are not the same and are also not mutually exclusive
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
I'm not sure I could fall asleep without roller blinds. At least not in the summer. I need as much sensory deprivation as possible.
Sigge1981
The first time I spent the night at what is now my ex's place I couldn't sleep because it was too dark and too quiet. It was weird.
waeraj
My boyfriend needs a pitch black room and a noise machine. Needless to say we have separate bedrooms.
nomorehate
Same, instead of a noise machine though I use a YouTube live stream of rain sounds. Get him a sleep mask if you want to do a nice gift lol, I love mine.
Mithi
Ever tried a sleep mask? Works perfectly for me, but I'm more anti-light. Living next to a main railtrack for 50 years taught me not to be bothered by noise. 8)
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
I have one, but I wake up with red and dry eyes when I wear it. I'm guessing that I open my eyes of flutter my eyelids during REM sleep and then the mask touches my eyeballs.
derJake
Manta sleep mask is pretty comfy, if expensive. I'd look for sth similar.
Mithi
Eeeks ... On my mask not even my eye lashes manage to touch the mask. Looks similar to:
SulSulCat
Sleep mask and earplugs are a cheap but effective alternative for me.
ihateeggs
Seems like these would be great in Alaska where they have 6 months of daylight
FetaForMoses
Other countries don’t have these?!?
cardinal29
I've seen exterior storm shutters on homes and condo apartments in Miami, people put them up against hurricane damage.
bookwormfromspain
They are standard in Spain too...
ontheotherone
Yeah not only germany… Spain and Portugal at least have them too
ampelakim8
Well, yes, you can get them in Canada, I believe, but not sure who could afford it.
huey9k
I'm an American - strike that, a poor American, and I don't think those exist in America.
rouzuki
I mean blackout curtains probably get you 95% of the way there and cost about 1/100th of the price. These do look cool though, like they belong on a spaceship or something.
rouzuki
*95% of the way there in terms of blocking light. Probably less so for insulation, and of course 0% for storm protection.
SaladinIskander
Never seen them in Ireland. Whats the advantages of them exactly? Besides err.. vandalism protection?!
Timmy79
Insulation, security, privacy, keeping light out/to a minimum. Bars on your windows, curtains, privacy glass etc can't do that on their own. Shutters do.
SaladinIskander
Thanks, seems like the main motivation is paranoia. For someone to go to the extra effort and expense for those over simple curtains, if they basically perform the same function when it comes to blocking the light. If you have a lot of valuables and live in a rough area then I can certainly see how they're more practical.
Timmy79
Paranoia? Literally every house and apartment in Germany has them as standard, they're not an 'extra' expense they just build stuff that way, and it doesn't have a high rate of burglary compared to other places. You do see bars on windows in some cases, for security, but the shutters block out more light than any set of curtains will do. They're just a good multifunction solution
RecurringNightmare
blocking the sunlight outside of the window instead of inside keeps it cooler in the summer...also you would need really thick curtains to completely block the light...and the blinds might also protect the windows in a storm if they are high quality...
SaladinIskander
Thanks, yeah those are good points, blocking the sun from outside the windows doing a better job of temp control. Plus better at blocking the light, I've had my own moments like that when I had to work nights in the past.
Copperbrat
Really, really rich people in the US can afford to do one or two rooms in their house with these.
crateo
These are Standard Issue on every spanish home
FetaForMoses
Really? I live in, like, the cheapest apartment and all the vertical windows have these (not all windows are vertical)
Copperbrat
Yeah they are super pricey in the states for some reason. My SO looked into getting them as sun shields on a couple rooms and they cost 1500-4k US per window. I guess if it's a one-time cost it's not super bad. But I've only ever seen them on fancy houses in the desert.
lurkingforeternity
I paid about 800 eur for a window of 240cm x 120, including everything. So today probably around 1000. (Germany)
DontKnowTheSource
Don't forget shipping, import fees, taxes, instillation fees on a specialized object, and conversion rates
theycallmemisterfaptastic
Here in Scandinavia we suck up every little hour of sunshine we get. Nobody in their right mind would ever install anything than BLOCKS out sunlight
FetaForMoses
Ah come on now, Schleswig-Holstein (the most northern part o Germany) is right there.
TellusEidolon
As a scandinavian i avoid the sun.
HonHomes
Use them to keep the wind and snow away from your windows? Probably better to just get an extra external window though, keep the transparency but add insulation value too
pompoikpoik
They're not everywhere in Germany. Many Germans can sleep without any kind of curtains and just wake up with the sunlight. I lived in a couple of places there : some of them had some of those, but most had no curtains altogether
freshthrowaway1138
How much do they cost to get installed where you live?
brazzy42
Between 300 and 1000 EUR per window, depending on size and whether you want manual or electrical operation.
freshthrowaway1138
Oh wow, that's almost a 1/3 the price from what I can find on US installer sites!
brazzy42
I suspect that in the US they're selling only hurricane shutters made from steel, so more expensive to produce, and require a stronger motor.
y0me
As much as the window (France)
freshthrowaway1138
And how much was the window? Windows don't cost the same across different markets.
y0me
Sorry guy, I don’t remember
esparadrapo
In Spain it's hard to buy a window without these integrated so it's actually the window by itself what's usually more expensive.
freshthrowaway1138
but how much does it cost where you live?
esparadrapo
130~180€ for a 100*115cm among the basic ones. Motorized is usually x3 but you can buy the basic one and then make the swap, you just have to make sure they are compatible. If you need a carpenter to install it the rates are usually 45~65€ an hour so about 135~195€ + window cost to replace an old one. For installation in construction rates are lower for both the materials and labor. In fact almost all new construction already have a conduit to all windows in case you wanna make the swap to elect
freshthrowaway1138
Thank you for this most excellent amount of knowledge!
Escornabois
Spanish here, we have those everywhere
esparadrapo
Yeah. In fact it's hard to find a house/flat without them. They've been the standard for the last 50+ years.
coinandspice
They're very common in Italy
SteamPriest
France, Belgium, Holland, Germany etc... most of us do.
ihatebooks
Only in the northern part of France though, in the south it’s wooden shutters (mostly).
WeaponizedJerk
Not that popular on the Netherlands, but not unheard of.
NotTheMamaNotTheMama
I live in the Netherlands and have never seen them in here.
FetaForMoses
Yeah I thought their whole schtick is that they don’t even have curtains
holtsjoe
You hardly see them in The Netherlands, but they're quite common in Belgium.
SteamPriest
I'm literally right on the border, both sides got em here
holtsjoe
You see them in the border region in The Netherlands, but not through the whole country.
rouzuki
I've got them in Japan! Well kinda, the ones I have are external and for preventing typhoon damage.
Monkeyspearfish
Not common in the UK.
GravitySmellsLikeCheese
I was quoted £400 extra per window for double glazing with internal blinds. How much these exterior metal jobbies are I’ve know idea.
HonHomes
If they are the ones I know, they are plastic, not metal, so they will be somewhat cheaper. You need a whacking great space above your window to house the roll though
Monkeyspearfish
Are the ones in the video not internal?
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
you can get internal, but that's a whole different thing. these are mostly at the edge of the window well, so there is space between the window and the metal as an air cushion. also having them be exterior means you can leave them up enough to maintain those cracks and have the windows open. so air flow, but limited, limiting sun, and added security
GravitySmellsLikeCheese
I think these are external. Can’t be 100% though. Need a German to confirm. Found a UK supplier. https://www.knall.uk/j96,1451,roller-shutter
michiyl
The ones in the video are external
digitreal
Lived in Germany for 2 years and had blinds like these. Absolutely loved them. Would bankrupt me to get these installed in a US home.
laacis2
They're called Ghetto rollers. You're welcome
BeefyByDesign
I'll admit I left the hurricane shutters up for like 4-5 days longer then needed for this very reason.... was so nice to block out the sun
baturro
Same in Spain. Lame they're so expensive in the US.
PontiacDude
Yup! Loved them in Germany, but they’re insane here
spinbutton3
I wonder if I can order them from a German site and get a deal
therealsarahconnor
Lmk
Kingstonboy
Every beach front property should have them,
Darjanator
Live in Slovenia, had hand-pulled ones for most of my life. Installed motors and smart switches by myself. Much easier than I thought it would be.
NotSomoneElse68
I lived there for 12 years. Pretty much every house I lived in or visited had these. I remember the name - just not the spelling. Roladen?
Jaxotea
We had them in Portugal. They were brilliant, you could have the windows open at night to let air in but still felt safe. Even on the ground floor. And unlike most curtains they really blacked out the room!
BDSMThroatHugs
Had these quoted back when I done nightshift, 6k dollerydoos for a smallish window
WhoAteAllTheBananasAndTookAShitOnTheCarpet
You guys don't have them?
shinagami091
Wtf why are they expensive here? Is it because they’re imported?
tomatoboy
It’s less that (US companies make similar products) than that they’re uncommon and viewed (and thus priced) as a premium product.
megodk
Would they even be up to code? After all, they would effectively block doors/windows from being emergency egresses. (Which isn't that big of an issue in Germany given that our houses tend to not be tinder boxes)
crateo
Why would you install this on your Door?
megodk
These usually DO get installed on balcony or patio doors. and given that those are usually the only other exit besides the front door and by my understanding US houses require 2 exits, one of which is usually a patio door
SonicTheBedhog
What are these called?
mbiella
Tapparelle. Italian name
crateo
"Good sleep at night"
DryAgedPopsicle
I believe the English term is rolling shutter.
Argenteus1
In Australia; Roller shutters.
netzsegler
In German that’s a „Rollladen“
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etcnotect
Not to be confused with Rouladen
Sebastopol
ooooohh...that would be a surprise either way!
notallfluffycatsarethick
Or we use the french word „Jalousien“
randomdudefromtheinternet
As a German, there is also a difference in Germany between those words, just google those (didn't know myself until some point)
astroboy86
And on french we call them « volets roulants » because jalousies are totally different. Something got lost in translation
DryAgedPopsicle
This, also for Germany. But some people seem to confuse Rollladen (rolling shutter) and Rollo (rolling blind) and regard a Rollo as some kind of Jalousie (slat blind or venetian blind).
DryAgedPopsicle
Nah, "Rollläden" as shown are rolling shutters. However "Jalousien" are blinds with variable tilt slats, usually installed on the inside. But there are also "Außenjalousien" to be installed on the outside, which usually feature much wider slats and are used for shadowing buildings in the summer ("Beschattungsanlagen") without blacking out, thus they are regularly installed on office buildings, but they are prone to wind damage and usually lift automatically when wind rises.
DryAgedPopsicle
There is also a combination of the latter two to be installed *inside* the window sash, eliminating the cons of both approaches: You have one pane of glass on the outside, then the blinds, and then 2 or 3 panes of thermal glazing on the inside. This allows you to block all direct sunlight and heat on the outside but still have diffused natural light coming in, while having the blinds protected from wind and weather. I have those, they are great.