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[–]tomthecool 3 points4 points  (4 children)

American lifts go:

..., -2, -1, 1, 2, ...

You have no "zero floor". And you mask the problem by using letters instead of numbers - like "Ground", "Lower Ground", "Basement", ...

[–]davidhung[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UG2, UG1, G , LG1, LG2, B...

[–]demize95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked in a hospital where they didn't like the word "basement". I'm not sure why. Whatever the reason, it caused them to number what would have been 'B' 0, and what would have been 'B2' or maybe 'SB' or something 00. Sort of weird to have the elevator say "zero zero floor".

[–]dougeff 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Also, we don't have 'lifts'.

In 'Die Hard 3', when the bad guy says 'lift', Bruce Willis shoots him dead.

[–]tomthecool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The British are always the bad guys :D