Elevators necessitated new social protocols. When Nicholas II of Russia visited the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, his courtiers panicked about who would enter the elevator first, and who would press the buttons. In Lifted: A Cultural History of the Elevator, author Andreas Bernard documents other social impacts caused by the modern elevator, including thriller movies about stuck elevators, casual encounters and sexual tension on elevators, the reduction of personal space, and concerns about personal hygiene. COUNT 4
QSN1 The invention of elevators brought with it questions of social etiquette and formalities, generally referred to as what? ANS1 social protocols QSN2 The last tsar of Russia, Nicholas ll encountered his first elevator at the Hotel Adloin in what city? ANS2 Berlin QSN3 This caused a stir in deciding who should enter first and who should do what? ANS3 press the buttons QSN4 Andreas Bernard wrote about the social aspects of the new elevators in what book? ANS4 Lifted: A Cultural History of the Elevator