• foggianism@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Big companies are doing this so they can sell their product on the Chinese market more easily. The number 9 is associated with death in China.

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      11 months ago

      That’s 4, not 9. The words for death and 4 in Cantonese sound similar, I think with only a small tone difference.

      Also, in a similar way, 14 is close to “must die,” and 24 is close to “easy to die”

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        11 months ago

        In china, absolutely. Phone numbers, license plates, condo building floors etc. 8 is good and those fetch high price and 4 is avoided. Hell the US is still sometimes avoiding floor 13 in hotels.

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        11 months ago

        When I worked at a restaurant and someone’s order came to $6.66, they would sometimes add or remove items to prevent that order total. Always made me chuckle.

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        11 months ago

        🤣 People still believe in talking to imaginary friends with superpowers. Magic numbers are tame by comparison.

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        11 months ago

        I went to the US in 2013 and there were still a lot of hotels (and I think some other places but I’m not sure) that skipped the 13th floor and room number 13

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        11 months ago

        There used to be a US highway 666. It was renumbered to 491 back in 2003 due to 666 being associated with the mark of the beast.