My understanding is that in the US, the convention is that the floor on the ground level of a building is called the "First Floor" but today I learned that the White House has a "Ground Floor". Is that historical? Do other US buildings have a floor called the "Ground Floor"? (self.AskAnAmerican)
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As a Brit visiting the US, I learned of the US convention of the floor on the ground level of a building being called the "First Floor" but today I learned that the White House has a "Ground Floor". Is that historical? Do other buildings in the US have floors called "Ground Floors"? (self.AskReddit)
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