The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square314fedilinkarrow-up1655
arrow-up1655imageThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square314fedilink
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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-up9·edit-21 year 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-squarefallingcats@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year 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