Zugluft

[Bluedog]

Apparently, this is a real thing. Something like the fear of drafts. I've heard the Koreans think sleeping with a fan on can be deadly. Well the Germans have it too.

18 stinky hikers, myself included, and their not so clean stuff. The vast majority are German. They insist on keeping every window sealed tight even on a nice 65 F night. It's like a big wet stinky sauna in the morning.

Many caught what I like to call “kennel cough” on the way. Not a bad cold but makes hiking a little less pleasant. Seems to persist for a couple of weeks.

 

[Deleted member 73526]

IME - Germans like well ventilated rooms and insist on an open window. I think your German hikers are exceptional.

 

[Kathar1na]

Apparently, this is a real thing. Something like the fear of drafts. I've heard the Koreans think sleeping with a fan on can be deadly. Well the Germans have it too.

Wunderbar , I hadn't been aware that Zugluft is a culture bound syndrome. I've just amused myself with reading about it on the worldwide web, most of it in German though, so I'm not going to bother with posting links. So apparently Germans are not only known as krauts abroad but also as ziehts. Although the proper spelling would be 's zieht. .

There are also the words pa-leng and frigophobia to explore.

But tread carefully, people. Mention of any kind of nationality often ends in tears and locked threads. It is usually those who are most at ease with the multicultural at large who are not aware of such sensitivities.

 

[Kathar1na]

the proper spelling would be 's zieht.

Don't bother to put this into Google Translate who can't cope and will fail miserably at the task of translating this into English, offering either 's pulling or it pulls if you know your German grammar.

But here's an article in English about Draftophobia - Blown Away by the Fear of Air in the German Spiegel magazine and you will learn more about the difference between healthy Lüften and unhealthy Ziehen. Enjoy.

 

[nidarosa]

Hm, I've always found that people from colder climates (irrespective of nationality) tend to want to open the windows on a hot night while people from warmer climates tend to want them closed, often explaining about 'bad air', which supposedly brings disease, I understand there is also a fear of insects. I prefer the window open - lifelong fan of and addict to oxygen - and try to get a bed near the window so I can have some input in the opening of it after someone else has invariably closed it.

 

[pelerine]

Don't bother to put this into Google Translate who can't cope and will fail miserably at the task of translating this into English, offering either 's pulling or it pulls if you know your German grammar.

But here's an article in English about Draftophobia - Blown Away by the Fear of Air in the German Spiegel magazine and you will learn more about the difference between healthy Lüften and unhealthy Ziehen. Enjoy.

Loved the article about Draftphobia, Kathar1na. Being European of German origin I know all about it. However there are at least some Germans I know who keep their bedroom windows open all night even in the moddle of winter!

 

[daesdaemar]

65 degree night... I would be under a blanket and have the heat on. Florida boy here

 

[Delphinoula]

Always depends what you are used to. Air conditioner and fans not so much in Germany. My better half from across the ocean loves subcero freezing cold at night, while I like it warm. But draft is a no no for me. But since on the Camino it’s out of my control why worry about it or waist energy on it.