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This is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/justpost@lemmy.world

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[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I feel like the British way should always be phrased like "first floor up" or "third floor up" because then you count starting at zero. American way should be phrased as "the first floor" or "the fourth floor."

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[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Funny how their first isn't first.

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[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

"Nth floor above ground"

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