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This is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Essentially, yes. All of the surface of planet earth is ground level to us, whether a building exists there or not. You would then be on the first (man made) floor above the ground. Even a tent has a ground floor. Think of the ground as zero. Anything above counts upwards. Anything below downwards.