Knuk@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow many floors are under an apartment on the second floor? (No basement)message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up139file-text
arrow-up139message-squareHow many floors are under an apartment on the second floor? (No basement)Knuk@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·2 months agoI think it depends on the convention used in each country, so there isn’t one global correct answer. In Britain the convention is Ground, 1st Floor, 2nd Floor.
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoTIL. Living in the states I thought the answer is obviously that the ground floor and first floor are synonymous.
minus-squareVulKendov@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoNot really. The only time I’ve personally ever seen a ground floor is at a hospital. Where the entrance on one side is a floor lower than the other side.
minus-squaremarquisalex@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMakes sense for numbering floors - ground is zero. How many floors should there be between -1 and 2?
I think it depends on the convention used in each country, so there isn’t one global correct answer.
In Britain the convention is Ground, 1st Floor, 2nd Floor.
TIL. Living in the states I thought the answer is obviously that the ground floor and first floor are synonymous.
Not really. The only time I’ve personally ever seen a ground floor is at a hospital. Where the entrance on one side is a floor lower than the other side.
Makes sense for numbering floors - ground is zero. How many floors should there be between -1 and 2?