In Cantonese 14 sounds similar to the word for death, or dead. Don't give a Cantonese a clock or watch as a gift for similar reasons.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:51 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Beyond the EC12 > > Ron Hawkins wrote: > > >Reminds me of a Hong Kong building I was living in. > >The floors went 11, 12, 12a, 14, 15... > > Weird. If you truly believe in God, you really don't need all those > superstitions. > > Perhaps, it is only me, but for me, avoidance or relying in specific numbers > are IMHO just a waste of time. > > >Which was strange seeing 14 is unlucky for the Cantonese > > Why? What is the matter with 14? Is this a grown-up version of 13? ;-) > > Ok, I will not contribute anymore to this thread ... > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
