>... in the UK ... Which I wouldn't use as an example, set aside postal codes (that do work nicely for the postman) actual addresses (meaning actually driving/

>... in the UK ... Which I wouldn't use as an example, set aside postal codes (that do work nicely for the postman) actual addresses (meaning actually driving/walking to a given address) are not as straightforward/easy as in continental Europe. See the classic "How to be an Alien" by George Mikes, the seven points in Chapter 21 "How to plan a town" remain IMHO a masterpiece. What really makes me perplex sometimes about our US friends is their way of numbering floors: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238495/first-floor-vs-ground-floor-usage-origin https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238495/first-flo... Not entirely unlike when a program (or OS) starts numbering items from 0 when another program (or OS) starts numbering them from 1.