tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post5561898522127415679..comments2023-04-08T14:11:44.252+02:00Comments on Reykjavík Harbor Watch: window on GermanyECShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03980638224399713624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-6333704338874687892009-09-13T22:23:06.951+02:002009-09-13T22:23:06.951+02:00Michelle beat me to it, but I was also going to su...Michelle beat me to it, but I was also going to suggest The Draft. Russia is quite similar in its terror of drafts and excessive love of heavy duvets even in the summer. Lack of screens is tricky to deal with, but you can solve the sheet/duvet problem by removing the blanket from the duvet and treating the duvet cover like an American-style top sheet.<br /><br />Your description of castles, Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543875018604881180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-80547094258280489832009-09-07T18:31:58.993+02:002009-09-07T18:31:58.993+02:00food: I am thinking maybe it's just something ...food: I am thinking maybe it's just something to do with Germans liking routines and systems. The windowscreen removes the need for the routine of window opening and closing.<br /><br />Michelle: welcome! More visitors are always welcome, especially ones that can shed some possible light on the mysteries. The draft thing may be part of the answer- I've at least never been in such tightly ECShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980638224399713624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-9538480726531159622009-09-07T10:48:42.959+02:002009-09-07T10:48:42.959+02:00I know some examples of window screens in Germany ...I know some examples of window screens in Germany :-) Our house has them on each single window :-) ... Air condition - energy saving and probably some building codes which do not allow to make your house ugly from the outside ;-) In some areas it ist not allowed to install a satellite dish on the house front. Mobile fans are quite popular during summer.SOehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947805948348210628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-68963072913377085322009-09-06T21:40:35.683+02:002009-09-06T21:40:35.683+02:00The reason why Germans don't have fans is beca...The reason why Germans don't have fans is because most are extremely afraid of "the Draft". One wrong cross wind, and they'll catch their death. <br /><br />I know this, because I have a mother in law here who rather drive in a 50 degree car with no air or opened windows than take that risk. <br /><br />Nice to stumble across your blog. :) Mind an extra reader?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384867616540872652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-18543810313238681342009-09-06T16:38:24.338+02:002009-09-06T16:38:24.338+02:00That is the stuff of nightmares.That is the stuff of nightmares.Food, she thought.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04510492084023508648noreply@blogger.com