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It's not like our windows don't open, they just don't tilt. I frequently open the windows and get a breeze going when it's nice outside!

With the weather outside today in my Australian town a nice 24°C temperature I have a window at each end of the house open.

At one end of the house the window tilts (bottom out), the window at the other end other slides.

The sliding window has much more space — half of the viewing area — open to the breeze than the tilting