The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 8 days agoThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square316fedilinkarrow-up1645arrow-down110
arrow-up1635arrow-down1imageThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square316fedilink
minus-squareColeSlothlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·7 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-squarecrapwittyname@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-27 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-squarefallingcatslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 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