Originally Posted by Jeeves
All of this seems to be driven by feng shui beliefs. We all know about the bad luck superstitions with the number 13 and how some hotels don't have a 13th floor. It seems that lately, that more hotels are recklessly plunging ahead with a 13th floor.
The number 4 in Cantonese is phonetically similar to death and is considered to be bad luck. Incidentally, 2 is pronounced the same way as easy, so the combination is quite deadly, pun intended. I do see more buildings without a 4th and 13th floor.