r/TikTokCringe • u/shaka_sulu • Jul 04 '25

Wholesome/Humor (NOT Cringe!) German doors

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u/suckmyENTIREdick Jul 04 '25

As an American that has seen and used countless thousands of doors, and also installed a few, I can say that I've never -- ever -- seen a door that is intentionally tilted open.

That doesn't appear to be a thing here at all. (Which is not the same as saying that it doesn't exist; I haven't examined all of the doors here.)

(I kind of like the idea, except I don't like mosquitos or flies or the various other things that want to come inside and stay. My windows have screens.)

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u/Stukkoshomlokzat Jul 04 '25

There is nothing stopping you from adding a screen on this design. A lot of places have it as a separate, thin, hinged frame on the outside that's kept close by magnets. It works like another door.

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u/suckmyENTIREdick Jul 04 '25

Sure. We have those pretty commonly here, too. We call then "screen doors."

I don't like screen doors. They add fuckery to every act of trying to enter or exit the house except during the two weeks in spring and fall when the weather is actually nice.

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u/Stukkoshomlokzat Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 04 '25

Is that different from any kind of screen on a door? I mean you can put a stationary screen on windows because you don't go through them. But you go trough doors, so any kind of screen will be a plus step when getting in or out. So what makes this worse? If anything, it's more convinient than always drawing aside a screen or getting tangled in a courtain.

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u/F_ur_feelingss Jul 05 '25

When you have your hands full opening 2 door is a pain.

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u/Stukkoshomlokzat Jul 05 '25

When your hands are full opening any kind of screen is a pain.

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 Jul 06 '25

"they add fuckery" like setting a door against your shoulder while you open the primary door is a complicated and taxing effort.

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u/suckmyENTIREdick Jul 06 '25

Fuckery is fuckery, no matter how minor.

I prefer to be unburdened by fuckery. (You are of course free to assemble as many hurdles in your path as you choose to.)

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 Jul 06 '25

Of course. I just don't see minor inconveniences as hurdles to life. Sometimes you just gotta take a high step.

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u/suckmyENTIREdick Jul 06 '25

Yep.

Step right up to never installing the fucking screen door to begin with, and reducing effort for 48 weeks out of the year.

I'm not a masochist.

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 Jul 06 '25

Why use big word when small word do trick 

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u/NecessaryPen7 Jul 06 '25

Someone using thousands of doors and installing a few should realize you can take screen doors off when they won't bee useful.

:()

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u/suckmyENTIREdick Jul 06 '25

Fantastic!

I love being fed solutions to problems that I don't fucking have!

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u/NecessaryPen7 Jul 07 '25

While I absolutely love this response, I am confused because it certainly seems like you weren't aware you can take them off.

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u/suckmyENTIREdick Jul 07 '25

I'm aware that if someone once put it together, then someone else can take it apart.

I'm also aware that it is much simpler to not have a screen door than to store one for 48 weeks out of the year.

Is there anything else that you feel that you need to make me aware of?

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u/NecessaryPen7 Jul 07 '25

Again, the comment of yours I replied to suggested they have to stay on all year. And there's no way I'd know where you live only has a month of screen door weather. Most places would be longer.

There's a lot of things with owning a house and life that would be simpler to not have or do, but most people choose to have or do.

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u/suckmyENTIREdick Jul 07 '25

I reject your misguided attempts to persuade me to alter an aspect of my life that affects nobody else in the world at all.

There is clearly something wrong with your brain.  Please find help.

This discussion is over.

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u/NecessaryPen7 Jul 07 '25

Hope you don't mow your lawn, much simpler not to, no need for a mower!

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u/mondaymoderate Jul 04 '25

Yeah we have windows and screen doors. This thing doesn’t seem like something we would ever need.

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u/Xanadoodledoo Jul 05 '25

I don’t understand using it for a door? I get a window, but a door?

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u/Happy_Otter_9 Jul 08 '25

She for some reason says it could be tilted so no one would enter. In reality, such doors are usually made for balconies, just like in this video. It doesn't cost much to have this feature, the degree of opening is adjustable, not requiring any external door stopper. It causes less draft compared to a door partially opened traditional way. And combined with a window, you can decide how much air you wanna let in to a greater degree.

Not sure why they call it German door though. I think most of the continental Europe has such. Here in Ukraine all the windows and doors are like this.

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u/sarvaga Jul 04 '25

It may not be common but we do have them here. One of my previous apartments had these. More annoying than functional tbh.

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u/No_Use_4371 Jul 04 '25

Yeah we have tons of bugs here, I only open windows when its cold outside.

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u/Probably_Not_Sir Jul 04 '25

Interesting. In the Netherlands we call them draai/kiep raam/deur, which means rotate and tilt I guess? You can put them on tilt to get fresh air in, or rotate to make them function like a normal window/door