| From: | Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, October 5, 2000, 2:59 |
On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Nik Taylor wrote:> Togonakamane@AOL.COM wrote: > > So, in a hospital, you must never, ever say "shi" (four) or "shichi" > > (seven).... > > Don't they just skip those floors, so that floors go 1 2 3 5 6 8 ..., > like we usually do with ... 11 12 14 15 ...Don't know about Japan, but Korean buildings I've seen don't skip 4 (which is tabu). YHL