house burping

In recent months, wellness influencers on TikTok have taken to promoting the trend of “house burping,” or periodic window-opening. That’s prompted a flood of mocking response videos from Germans astounded that Americans claim to have just “discovered” lüften — and that they’re calling it house burping.

‘House burping’ is a cold reality in Germany. Americans are warming to it.

A few minutes of house burping each day can go a long way to preventing condensation build-up, keeping windowsills mould-free, and stopping those unpleasant stale smells from taking hold in the first place.

House burping is the new way to stop stale smells and mould this winter Ella Duggan 2025