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[-] EnderMB@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

Well it spreads to those around them. It becomes part of the culture even if it means nothing to others.

[-] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 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.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

In Vancouver the buildings don’t have 4th, 13th, 14th, or 24th floors. So it goes from 12th floor to 15th floor.

[-] EnderMB@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Weirdly, the boss was very Christian. I guess he valued money over his beliefs, and the superstitions of others?

[-] Buttons@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago

I guess he valued money over his beliefs

Tale as old as money

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