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, I’m in Quebec and that’s what feels right to me but I didn’t realize it was different elsewhere, it explains my confusion in Internet conversations
If you’re presuming ground is zero then you’ve told us the answer you want already. Are you numbering the floors or numbering the stories? That’s the real question.
What century is it if the year is 500? First century. What about if the year is -500 (500 BCE)? It’s the first century BCE. You have now arrived at US numbering of “floors”.
Now which century is zeroth? It doesn’t make sense to ask, just like having a floor numbered “zero”. This might be why the ground floor is not special to us.
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.
Agreed. For the other side of the Atlantic, it is ground or 1st floor, 2nd floor.
Makes sense, I’m in Quebec and that’s what feels right to me but I didn’t realize it was different elsewhere, it explains my confusion in Internet conversations
Makes sense for numbering floors - ground is zero. How many floors should there be between -1 and 2?
If you’re presuming ground is zero then you’ve told us the answer you want already. Are you numbering the floors or numbering the stories? That’s the real question.
What century is it if the year is 500? First century. What about if the year is -500 (500 BCE)? It’s the first century BCE. You have now arrived at US numbering of “floors”.
Now which century is zeroth? It doesn’t make sense to ask, just like having a floor numbered “zero”. This might be why the ground floor is not special to us.