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What you're describing as "American" is official standard in Sweden, ie: > Kungsgatan 10 A LGH 1301 King's street 10, staircase A, apartment 1302 which means
by hnarn 7y ago
What you're describing as "American" is official standard in Sweden, ie:
> Kungsgatan 10 A LGH 1301
King's street 10, staircase A, apartment 1302 which means third floor (10 being ground, 01 being basement), then second apartment counting clockwise, meaning it could be on your right if there are just two per floor.
- Svip 7y agoThat's not "American". The house number comes first in the US, e.g. > 10 Main Street Apt# 150 Which frankly just looks weird. At least the Scandinavian standard has them in a sensible order. In Denmark it could be: > Bredgade 10, 3. th On Wide Street 10, 3rd floor, on the right (th being short for 'til højre'; others being mf (midt for; middle) and tv (til venstre; on the left) -- if more than three on the same floor, just a hyphen followed by a number). Plus our post numbers come before the city name, which is also more useful.
- Moru 7y agoI guess it is similar to date ordering. Sweden has been using yyyy-mm-dd partly because it's easier to sort on dates. Even before the computers, on official documents for archives. Having Street addresses with the house number last also makes sense, first I want to find the right street, then I can start searching for the house number and last the apartment.
- donatj 7y agoGenerally with written addresses in America it goes on a second line, which makes sense to my American brain. Different lines do different things, locate the building, then the specific area of the building. > 10 Main Street > Apt. 150