This unlucky 13 thing is more relevant in the western world. For the Chinese, 13 is actually a nice number as it sounds like 'defintely alive', whereas 14 on the other hand is 'definitely dead'. 4 is the worse number for the Chinese.
I've seen some high rise buildings in Hong Kong actually skip the 4th floor (death), 14th (definitely dead), 24th (easy dead), 34th (makes no sense to keep it if you skip all the other 4s) and 44th (dead dead!!!), probably just to be safe than sorry!!
Personally, I'm not superstitious at all, it makes no difference to me. My last house was number 24. But given the choice I would choose number 3 or 8 over 4. Woops! Does that make me superstitious 😅
Hmm, maybe table 14 thought the couple was Chinese and decide to 14-them.
Lol...umm yeah I think the last bit of your final paragraph negates the first of the same paragraph. 🫣
I grew up in a house with the number 24. The address was 24 forth street, Forthtown. What could go wrong? Ok, not really, but the house number was 24.
I think most people have a superstition of some kind, even just a very small thing like a favourite/like clothing item or jewelry or some such thing. I remove a button on one sleeve of my business shirts and re-sew it using purple thread for instance...I did a post on why I do this back a while. I see nothing wrong with that stuff as long as it doesn't inhibit ones life.
Also, isn't number 8 considered a lucky number for the Chinese? Here they all scramble to get 8's into their car license plates.
If you ever see a bunch of cars with many 8s on their plates at a random place on Sunday, you can bet there's a good Chinese restaurant around for yum cha.
8 sounds like rich/make money, so 168 (one road rich) or 138 (one life rich) are lucky numbers, as are 88 or 888 of course 🤑🤑🤑
Definitely nothing wrong with a little superstition or habit in life, it's all to do with a peace of mind. And that's the most important
Haha, the yum cha comment! 😆