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That'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 stan
by Svip 7y ago
That'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