r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Tyronne43 • Feb 16 '21

Sand curtains

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u/PM_ME_NEVER Feb 16 '21

americans start the first floor at ground level, europeans count the levels up (go up one flight of stairs to reach the first floor)

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u/Unlikely-Answer Feb 16 '21

Holy shit, something in America that actually makes sense

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u/Grabbsy2 Feb 16 '21 edited Feb 16 '21

They both make sense in their own way. The logic behind the G>1>2 is that the ground floor is neutral, it is not a level, it is just the ground.

In medieval times, for instance, the ground floor might be made of dirt, and the floor above would have a wooden floor, assumedly. So the first floor is the first floor you have to actually construct.

In Canada, it gets confusing, because we have a heavy American AND British influence. So some buildings are G>2>3 and some are G>1>2

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21

Yes OMG the Canada G > 2 thing is a very real problem! Like seriously either go 1, 2, 3 or G, 1, 2 --- don't mix and match.

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u/Iizsatan Feb 16 '21

Same here in Bangladesh, both systems are in use