tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post8180705279264164657..comments2024-03-26T19:19:35.144+00:00Comments on Eolake Stobblehouse thoughts: "First floor"Eolake Stobblehousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-73250323153922394112013-07-11T23:13:19.289+00:002013-07-11T23:13:19.289+00:00Hah, cool.
There's an usual dilemma in citie...Hah, cool. <br /><br />There's an usual dilemma in cities like Edinburg, where it's so mountenous that there's no "level" to base things on. I went into a big warehouse on ground level, and in the other end I walked out of it, also on ground level, but two floors lower! Eolake Stobblehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-12755829033888337042013-07-11T22:44:52.502+00:002013-07-11T22:44:52.502+00:00I worked for IBM in their first location, Endicott...I worked for IBM in their first location, Endicott, NY. My first day was input overload, meeting people, etc. I was late getting there my second day. I rushed in the building and up the stairs two stories to the third floor where my office was. But the area did not look anything like I remembered. Turned out T. J. Watson did not want anyone to work in the "basement", so the lowest floor was the "first" floor. The ground level floor was numbered "2". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-91208390948616242382013-07-11T03:03:46.712+00:002013-07-11T03:03:46.712+00:00Wikipedia does explain it http://en.wikipedia.org/...Wikipedia does explain it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_floor#NumberingKennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-40299427888664498312013-07-10T18:03:56.363+00:002013-07-10T18:03:56.363+00:00Of course, if you say the 1st floor is the ground ...Of course, if you say the 1st floor is the ground floor... Is the ceiling or the floor of that level, even with the ground?<br /><br />When I used to work for a BIG computer company, they didn't use the word basement. That became the "lower level"<br /><br />Go figureTommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307451585911959063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-87644189545400721412013-07-10T11:59:37.464+00:002013-07-10T11:59:37.464+00:00Take a look at the Wikipedia entry for storey.Take a look at the Wikipedia entry for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storey" rel="nofollow">storey</a>.craniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571016955437609321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-29719871625800997772013-07-10T07:58:36.088+00:002013-07-10T07:58:36.088+00:00In England the first floor is the one above ground...In England the first floor is the one above ground level, upstairs in a two story house.<br /><br />I've always understood it to be from the days where the servant's working areas were on a semi underground level, and the (rich) owners lived on the floors above, perhaps only a few steps up from the path or drive.<br /><br />So the owners lived on the first floor and above, and the servants were on the ground floor. I didn't know that Denmark followed the same convention as England.<br /><br />On a similar subject, you might have noticed that 'hall' in England means either a very large room, or the small area just inside the front door of a house.<br /><br />This comes from the days when you entered a house and went pretty much straight into a large hall. Again, this was a house belonging to the better off. Over the centuries house design changed and houses became divided up into separate rooms. the hall, which was once the main living area, was now just the bit inside the front door.Roger B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-57856873031074421812013-07-09T22:30:38.612+00:002013-07-09T22:30:38.612+00:00USA - first floor means ground level.
UK - we use...USA - first floor means ground level.<br /><br />UK - we use UNIX notation. The floor at ground level is the zeroth floor, but we call it "ground floor." First floor, in the UK, means the level above ground; second floor, two levels above ground, and so on.<br /><br />The theme tune to the British sitcom "Are You Being Served?" showcases our linguistic quirk:-<br /><br />Are you being served? (1972–85)<br /><br /><i>Ground floor: Perfumery,<br />Stationery and leather goods,<br />Wigs and haberdashery,<br />Kitchenware and food ...<br />Going up!<br /><br />First floor: Telephones,<br />Gents’ ready-made suits,<br />Shirts, socks, ties, hats,<br />Underwear and shoes ...<br />Going up!<br /><br />Second floor: Carpets,<br />Travel goods and bedding,<br />Material, soft furnishings,<br />Restaurant and teas ...<br />Going down!</i>Alex Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770416521939518665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-89560816749191665092013-07-09T22:27:05.348+00:002013-07-09T22:27:05.348+00:00My only experience: USA: first is ground. UK: firs...My only experience: USA: first is ground. UK: first is floor above ground.Pat McGeenoreply@blogger.com