The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square317fedilinkarrow-up1653arrow-down111
arrow-up1642arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square317fedilink
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·2 months 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-squarecrapwittynamelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-22 months 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-up5·2 months 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