Literally Suffocating in Meeting Rooms, A Little

Re:Literally Suffocating in Meeting Rooms, A Little by Broken_Hippo on Sunday October 13, 2019 @04:45AM (#21239274)

A lot of office buildings in the US have no windows at all.

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Re:Literally Suffocating in Meeting Rooms, A Little by matttproud on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:41AM (#21239471)

This has been why I have enjoyed living and working in Europe (DE and CH): high-quality windows to be opened at a moment's notice at home or in the office.

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Re:Literally Suffocating in Meeting Rooms, A Little by dangus on Sunday October 13, 2019 @08:57AM (#21240127)

I agree, the small “people” in other continents don’t truly enjoy the atmosphere in the same way that we do, with the highest quality windows demonstrating the apex of European craftsmanship. Air just doesn’t feel the same when it’s being wafted through a lesser window in an inferior continent.

I heard that other places don’t have toilets, opening windows, or even the opera!

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Re:Literally Suffocating in Meeting Rooms, A Little by khrbrt on Sunday October 13, 2019 @09:24AM (#21240228)

They may have been referring to "tilt and turn" style windows (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT8eBjlcT8s) which I saw everywhere in Germany but I've never seen in the US.

Too bad, they're pretty great.

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Re:Literally Suffocating in Meeting Rooms, A Little by llampx on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:43PM (#21243299)

Most office and hotel buildings in the US can't be opened for fresh air. In Germany, they can. Mostly because AC is not a given for every building.

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Re:Literally Suffocating in Meeting Rooms, A Little by croisillon on Sunday October 13, 2019 @06:10AM (#21239560)

I am in Austria, in a very modern building, and I believe every second window is blocked, I have never seen where all windows would be blocked.

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