Well, well, well

External Since: Feb 04, 2008 Posts: 11

Ashikaga schrieb:
> CK of the Cavern #19 howled:
>> Words to the wise, Ashikaga wrote:
>>
>>>>> So is your new place on the first floor or are you having to carry
>>>>> everything upstairs?
>>>> It is on the first floor, i.e. one level above the ground. Wink

>>> You Europeans are confusing. What would our first floor called?
>> Ground floor is the one on the ground, everything above is <number>
>> floor.
>
> So technically the ground floor is the zeroth floor, unless the concept of
> zero has not invented yet. :-p

No definitely *not* ground zero.
"Erdgeschoss" or "Parterre" as the words used in german don´t even have
any number with them. Perhaps that is because there were houses in
Germany before we exchanged arabian numbers for those old roman numbers? Wink

External Since: May 11, 2004 Posts: 264

Polychromic of the Cavern #22 howled:
> CK wrote:
>>Words to the wise, Ashikaga wrote:
>>
>>>> Ground floor is the one on the ground, everything above is <number>
>>>> floor.
>>>
>>>So technically the ground floor is the zeroth floor, unless the concept of
>>>zero has not invented yet. :-p
>>
>>In a way, yes.
>>Thing is, I would never rent a flat at ground level, I am not that
>>much of an exhibitionist.
>
> They don't have curtain in Germany?
> I usually keep them all closed except in the kitchen anyhow.
> No harsh sunlight for my beautiful pale, pallid skin.

I think I shall refrain.... Poly now boasts his beautiful pale skin?
(*shivers*)

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Ashikaga -a29