On 4/30/2014 12:50 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote:
Ron Hawkins wrote:
Reminds me of a Hong Kong building I was living in.
The floors went 11, 12, 12a, 14, 15...
Weird. If you truly believe in God, you really don't need all those
superstitions.
If you think God is also a superstition, you don't need it / him / her.
Perhaps, it is only me, but for me, avoidance or relying in specific numbers
are IMHO just a waste of time.
For me relying on God is just a waste of time. To each his own.
Oh, wait, this is a techncial forum. And not even Friday.
Which was strange seeing 14 is unlucky for the Cantonese
Why? What is the matter with 14? Is this a grown-up version of 13? ;-)
The Japanese don't like '4' because the reading 'shi' is also 'death';
Maybe it's a similar effect.
Ok, I will not contribute anymore to this thread ...
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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