Here’s a picture of the keypad in the elevator in my hotel. What’s wrong? Why?
November 23, 2013
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Here’s a picture of the keypad in the elevator in my hotel. What’s wrong? Why?
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Really? Are they superstitious about the number 4? As silly as worrying about 13.
Comment by Mom — November 23, 2013 @ 6:48 pm
Because in Chinese, the number 4 (and to a lesser extent, the number 10) sound like the word for death.
Comment by Yo — November 24, 2013 @ 4:48 am
Maybe the 4th floor is restricted, like for the President or something. Some hotels do that. But from your post title, I’m guessing 4 is an unlucky number in Chinese mythology?
Comment by Donna — November 24, 2013 @ 8:05 am
I’m guessing that they skip a floor early in the sequence so when you get to actual 13 you’ve forgotten about it.
Comment by Dale — November 25, 2013 @ 1:46 pm
That didn’t make sense. Maybe something is lost in the translation when the try to tell you you’re on “floor four”.
Comment by Dale — November 25, 2013 @ 2:30 pm
I would sure look smarter if I asked Google first! They even skip 4 in series for electronics, bus numbers, and a bunch of other things.
Comment by Dale — November 25, 2013 @ 2:44 pm
Tetraphobia
Comment by Don — November 26, 2013 @ 8:13 pm
Whoever Yo is, he got it right. 4 sounds a lot like”death” in Chinese. Many people are superstitious about it. On the other hand 6 is lucky. You have to pay extra for a phone number with 666 in it.
Comment by Daryl — November 26, 2013 @ 8:19 pm