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Thread: The Number 8...will Chinese still think it is lucky?
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[quote=JSUMMERS83,289176]As a teacher here in China this last week has been full of discussions and conversations centered around the earthquake and events this year leading up to the Olympics. One thing that more than a few students have brought to my attention is how the number 8, considered to be a lucky number here in China, has been anything but lucky this year. Here's some of their reasoning: Devastating Snow Storm 1/25/08 (1+2+5 = 8) Beginning of Lhasa Riot 3/14/08 (3+1+4 = 8) Sichuan Earthquake 5/12/08 (5+1+2 = 8) I'm haven't double-checked their dates, so I guess that could be incorrect, but despite their veracity there's no doubt that this year, 2008, has been unfortunately hard for China. Do you think that all of this might cast a shadow on the luckiness of the number 8 here in China?[/quote]
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