"One man's ceiling is another man's floor"
2007-07-09 11:58:39 · 10 answers · asked by Outside the box 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
No No No, people! It means that the same object has different values/uses for different people. Very simple. It's like "one mans trash is another man's treasure."
2007-07-09 12:08:38 · answer #1 · answered by Guinness 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you live in an apartment (not on the top floor) then your ceiling would be someone else's floor. You may complain about a hole in your ceiling while he complains about a hole in his floor - yet you are both correct It is a comment on perspective and a reminder to look at someone else's point of view on a situation. They may literally and figuratively veiw things from a different angle.
2007-07-09 19:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by Rob 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's from a Paul Simon song of the same title.
It means to be courteous of your neighbor, because you and your neighbor share a boundary--in this case, ceiling/floor. Don't make too much noise.
The song is about apartment house living.
2007-07-09 19:12:06 · answer #3 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
where one man starts(floor) another man stops(ceiling). the person probably wants you to keep working at whatever you are working on.
2007-07-09 19:08:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
One man's applesauce is another man's dish towel.
Whatever, it just means that there is different sides to a story and it just depends on who's telling it and your perspective.
2007-07-09 19:04:41 · answer #5 · answered by freakazoid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it the same thing of "One man trash is the other man treasure".
2007-07-09 19:09:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it refers to the "glass celing" ie someone's ceiling/limit is not someone else's.
2007-07-09 23:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means one persons goals is where others have came from or something they have already accomplished.
2007-07-09 21:07:11 · answer #8 · answered by King H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never, heard of it, but it sounds interesting.
2007-07-09 19:16:15 · answer #9 · answered by That one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know
2007-07-09 19:04:03 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋