Tiles on outside of buildings

What exactly do you mean by ground-stone type flooring? Do you mean the granite that is outside some places? It’s hardly everywhere. I certainly prefer it to the alternative choice of slippery bathroom tiles.

no, the one made by laying concrete and white-and-grey gravel in a matrix of squares, letting it dry, then grinding it down to a smooth finish. really common in older houses, sidewalks and stairwells.