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8 ft is standard condo ceiling height in Vancouver.
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I hope not. Sorry for going OT, but that whole 'unlucky number' thing -- Western or Chinese -- drives me crazy. It's sad that developers have to bow to the forces of superstition in order to sell their product.
Don't they know that even by skipping 4th floor, their 5th floor is STILL 4th?
Don't they know that even by skipping 4th floor, their 5th floor is STILL 4th?
When you think about it, the 14th floor is really the 12th floor or "level" as most buildings name the first floor above ground as the "2nd" floor which is really not true. The 2nd floor is the 1st level.
That may be the convention on other continents, but I actually think the North American tendency to regard the ground floor as 1 is more logical. The level above ground level is 2, not 1. Otherwise, what would ground level be? 'Zero'?
I used to work at Place du Portage in Gatineau. The phase I worked in had escalators leading from the ground floor doors up to the main level, which was level zero. Above that (the third floor) was level one. I have no idea what the actual ground floor was...negative one?That may be the convention on other continents, but I actually think the North American tendency to regard the ground floor as 1 is more logical. The level above ground level is 2, not 1. Otherwise, what would ground level be? 'Zero'?