Look closely at this picture and you'll find that if it had been taken in America, there would be two serious problems; those being the omission of the numbers 4 and 9. Because this picture was taken in Japan, however, the mishap of omitting these numbers would be nothing compared to the disaster of including them.The Japanese consider 4 and 9 to be very unlucky numbers due to their similarity to the Japanese words for death and agony when pronounced. Many hospitals and other buildings in Japan do not use these numbers on rooms or for floor numbers. Instead, they have opted to use words or letters to represent these floors, such as the letter 'F' for the fourth floor. In other cases, such as the one seen above, apartment managers or airlines may choose to simply exclude these numbers altogether.
6 comments:
ha ha that is awesome!
Seeing that I will be 49 in 6 months I'm not feeling well...but what the hey...they're just numbers right?...right?????
More importantly, you're not Japanese. It would be far worse luck for you to be 13. And four has always been my lucky number!
Does that include phone numbers?
I enjoyed the comments as well as the story of the pudding. Different cultures, different tastes and in many ways. Love you. NM Grandma
No, it doesn't include phone numbers - probably because they never appear alone.
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