When you are on an upper level in a tall building, and you step into the elevator, do you hesitate for a moment trying to decide which button to press to get back to street level?
I sure do.
But I’m no longer embarrased about it, because after a quick Google search, I now know I’m not alone.
In New Zealand elevators, most street level floors are called “G”, but I’m pretty sure I’ve come accross some that are marked with “1”.
Infact I’ve just discovered (thanks to Wikipedia) that for the first 4 floors:
- Japanese elevators use 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F
- English elevators use G, 1, 2, 3
- American elevators use G/1, 2, 3, 4
But I think I will be ok from now on, because I’ve just learned that most of the time, the street level floor is marked with an asterix!
Hooray!
Just for fun, here’s a fanclub on Facebook complaining about a new library’s floor numbering system.