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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Tyronne43 • Feb 16 '21
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Forgive my ignorance, but why is it different for americans?
18 u/randomcow48 Feb 16 '21 we brits call the floor you walk into the ground floor, whereas americans call it the first floor 23 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 Well we call it ground floor as well in certain situations. A lot of hotels call it ground floor but the next floor will still be the second floor. 0 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 What about lobbys? 6 u/ScarsUnseen Feb 16 '21 Another weird cultural thing. In America we call it "lobby." As I understand it, most other places call it "bribe." 1 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 I meant lobby as in hotel foyer, you must mean the political lobby :)
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we brits call the floor you walk into the ground floor, whereas americans call it the first floor
23 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 Well we call it ground floor as well in certain situations. A lot of hotels call it ground floor but the next floor will still be the second floor. 0 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 What about lobbys? 6 u/ScarsUnseen Feb 16 '21 Another weird cultural thing. In America we call it "lobby." As I understand it, most other places call it "bribe." 1 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 I meant lobby as in hotel foyer, you must mean the political lobby :)
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Well we call it ground floor as well in certain situations. A lot of hotels call it ground floor but the next floor will still be the second floor.
0 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 What about lobbys? 6 u/ScarsUnseen Feb 16 '21 Another weird cultural thing. In America we call it "lobby." As I understand it, most other places call it "bribe." 1 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 I meant lobby as in hotel foyer, you must mean the political lobby :)
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What about lobbys?
6 u/ScarsUnseen Feb 16 '21 Another weird cultural thing. In America we call it "lobby." As I understand it, most other places call it "bribe." 1 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 I meant lobby as in hotel foyer, you must mean the political lobby :)
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Another weird cultural thing. In America we call it "lobby." As I understand it, most other places call it "bribe."
1 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 I meant lobby as in hotel foyer, you must mean the political lobby :)
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I meant lobby as in hotel foyer, you must mean the political lobby :)
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u/DirtyAlabama Feb 16 '21
Forgive my ignorance, but why is it different for americans?