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minus-squareEnderMB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·9 months agoIt’s amazing how common this is. One of my old employers got a great discount on rent for office space in a central location because no one wanted to rent on the 13th floor.
minus-squareTankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoI wonder if non-Christian people do not mind living in 13th floors. That superstition of number 13 being unlucky is mostly believed by Christians.
minus-squarePiemanding@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoWell it spreads to those around them. It becomes part of the culture even if it means nothing to others.
minus-squareRozaŭtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months ago 13 being unlucky is mostly believed by Christians. More like westerns, the superstition started out in Mesopotamia. I wonder if non-Christian people do not mind living in 13th floors. Yes, but then they avoid “their” unlucky numbers. Like 4 in Japan.
minus-squareEnderMB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoWeirdly, the boss was very Christian. I guess he valued money over his beliefs, and the superstitions of others?
minus-squareButtons@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months ago I guess he valued money over his beliefs Tale as old as money
minus-squaremoistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIn Vancouver the buildings don’t have 4th, 13th, 14th, or 24th floors. So it goes from 12th floor to 15th floor.
It’s amazing how common this is. One of my old employers got a great discount on rent for office space in a central location because no one wanted to rent on the 13th floor.
I wonder if non-Christian people do not mind living in 13th floors. That superstition of number 13 being unlucky is mostly believed by Christians.
Well it spreads to those around them. It becomes part of the culture even if it means nothing to others.
More like westerns, the superstition started out in Mesopotamia.
Yes, but then they avoid “their” unlucky numbers. Like 4 in Japan.
Weirdly, the boss was very Christian. I guess he valued money over his beliefs, and the superstitions of others?
Tale as old as money
In Vancouver the buildings don’t have 4th, 13th, 14th, or 24th floors. So it goes from 12th floor to 15th floor.