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Rare Usa-China w.

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[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Former Soviet Union actually mostly uses the same numbering as USA and China. The numbering presented here I've only seen in industrial buildings and hospitals. Probably used also in other non-residential buildings.

And also seen a variant, where the ground floor is 1, the first underground floor is 0.