There's No 4th Floor - It's Bad Luck!
Jul 17, 2005, 4:02 pm
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Lots of HK hotels have neither 4th or 13th floors. Additionally, will always remember working at CLK, and finally, after the road bridges opened, driving out past several residential tower blocks being built - numbered 1, 2, 3, 3a and 5.
Jul 17, 2005, 4:18 pm
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Heard this story but i am not sure how true
When MGM build the hotel in Las Vegas the entrance was in the shape of an open mouth lion. Seems a lot of chinese refused to enter the hotel because of that. Few million dollars later the entrance was changed.
When MGM build the hotel in Las Vegas the entrance was in the shape of an open mouth lion. Seems a lot of chinese refused to enter the hotel because of that. Few million dollars later the entrance was changed.
Jul 17, 2005, 4:54 pm
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Originally Posted by valve bouncer
Yeah "shi" in Japanese is death or four although the characters are different. Seven (shichi in Japanese) is also concerned with death. After someone dies a ceremony is held every seven days up until the 49th day (7x7) and then you have a big party and go back to being a mindless consumer. Or something like that. I don't understand Japan much, I just go with flow. 
Jul 17, 2005, 5:50 pm
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Originally Posted by CApreppie
I was looking at some airport terminal maps for an upcoming trip and I realized that most of them don't have a Gate 13. They just completely skip over that number. HNL did have a Gate 13 unlike others.
Jul 17, 2005, 9:59 pm
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True
Originally Posted by SMART51
Heard this story but i am not sure how true
When MGM build the hotel in Las Vegas the entrance was in the shape of an open mouth lion. Seems a lot of chinese refused to enter the hotel because of that. Few million dollars later the entrance was changed.
When MGM build the hotel in Las Vegas the entrance was in the shape of an open mouth lion. Seems a lot of chinese refused to enter the hotel because of that. Few million dollars later the entrance was changed.
It is true.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho.../26073640.html
I guess everyone has their own superstitions!
Jul 18, 2005, 5:30 am
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Originally Posted by mosburger
Maybe that's why there are two Japanese words for "four" ( "shi/yon") and "seven" ( "shichi/nana" ).
Jul 18, 2005, 6:40 am
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Just to be picky, I have to point out that there are 4th and 13th floors, they just call them something different. (A few buildings use the 13th as a maintenance level.)
Something similar is done to make buildings seem taller. Usually the reported number of floors on a building is equal to the highest floor number. If they skip the 13th, it's off by one. And some buildings skip 10 or 20 floors.
Something similar is done to make buildings seem taller. Usually the reported number of floors on a building is equal to the highest floor number. If they skip the 13th, it's off by one. And some buildings skip 10 or 20 floors.
Jul 18, 2005, 12:56 pm
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Taiwan airliners are registered in a 5-digit number series B-xxxxx except they never end in a 4. China Air 747s start at B-18201 but skip B-18204 for example. Eva's start at B-16401 (so intermediate digits seem OK) but skip B-16404 etc.
Jul 18, 2005, 3:44 pm
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Originally Posted by alanh
Just to be picky, I have to point out that there are 4th and 13th floors, they just call them something different. (A few buildings use the 13th as a maintenance level.
Jul 18, 2005, 3:47 pm
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Originally Posted by SMART51
Heard this story but i am not sure how true
When MGM build the hotel in Las Vegas the entrance was in the shape of an open mouth lion. Seems a lot of chinese refused to enter the hotel because of that. Few million dollars later the entrance was changed.
When MGM build the hotel in Las Vegas the entrance was in the shape of an open mouth lion. Seems a lot of chinese refused to enter the hotel because of that. Few million dollars later the entrance was changed.
Jul 18, 2005, 7:29 pm
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Originally Posted by valve bouncer
Yeah "shi" in Japanese is death or four although the characters are different. Seven (shichi in Japanese) is also concerned with death. After someone dies a ceremony is held every seven days up until the 49th day (7x7) and then you have a big party and go back to being a mindless consumer. Or something like that. I don't understand Japan much, I just go with flow.