penguinscott Posted March 18, 2012 #26 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Superstitions are silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnql Posted March 18, 2012 #27 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Superstitions are silly. No argument here. But who gets to decide what's a superstition, a tradition, a belief, a faith? It gets fuzzy. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH15 Posted March 18, 2012 #28 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Superstitions are silly. You may think they are silly and I may in fact agree. But there is a difference between tolerance and acceptance. Other cultures and sub cultures might believe differently and it is not silly to them. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail2sea Posted March 18, 2012 #29 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Never noticed it. I don't have an issue with removing number 4 from cabin numbers because I hardly notice it. I find it more annoying when some cruise lines skip deck 13 altogether, which is much more noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted March 18, 2012 #30 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Four Main article: Tetraphobia Number 4 (四; accounting 肆; pinyin sì) is considered an unlucky number in Chinese because it is nearly homophonous to the word "death" (死 pinyin sǐ). Due to that, many numbered product lines skip the "4": e.g. Nokia cell phones (there is no series beginning with a 4),[4] Palm[citation needed] PDAs, Canon PowerShot G's series (after G3 goes G5), etc. In East Asia, some buildings do not have a 4th floor. (Compare with the Western practice of some buildings not having a 13th floor because 13 is considered unlucky.) In Hong Kong, some high-rise residential buildings omit all floor numbers with "4", e.g. 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40–49 floors, in addition to not having a 13th floor. As a result, a building whose highest floor is number 50 may actually have only 35 physical floors Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marelind Posted March 18, 2012 #31 Share Posted March 18, 2012 No argument here. But who gets to decide what's a superstition, a tradition, a belief, a faith? It gets fuzzy. Just saying. Well said. Fours and 13s don't bother me, but my beliefs would cause others to think I'm crazy. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguinscott Posted March 18, 2012 #32 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Well, I personally think all organized religion is superstition and silly. And Donna, please! Calling something silly isn't a non-acceptance. I can accept that people have their superstitions. I have a right to label things just as much as you do and if I think something is silly, by golly, I'll say so. It's not personal. It's my opinion. You want crazy? I believe in ancient aliens!!!!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjbdtz Posted March 19, 2012 #33 Share Posted March 19, 2012 You want crazy? I believe in ancient aliens!!!!:eek: What's wrong with the aliens circling the planet now? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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