The Picard Maneuver to Just [email protected] • 8 days agoThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square316arrow-up1645arrow-down110
arrow-up1635arrow-down1imageThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to Just [email protected] • 8 days agomessage-square316
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-1•8 days agoI understand not getting confused. That doesn’t mean calling the second floor that you put your feet on “the first floor” makes sense.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•edit-28 days agoIt makes perfect sense if you learn it that way! It’s hardly asinine in any case. I don’t think it’s ever caused a problem, except for Americans in Europe getting confused by it or vice versa.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•7 days agoIt makes total sense of you don’t consider the first level a real floor because it’s just, like, ground (duh). /hj
I understand not getting confused. That doesn’t mean calling the second floor that you put your feet on “the first floor” makes sense.
It makes perfect sense if you learn it that way! It’s hardly asinine in any case. I don’t think it’s ever caused a problem, except for Americans in Europe getting confused by it or vice versa.
It makes total sense of you don’t consider the first level a real floor because it’s just, like, ground (duh). /hj