I think a lot of buildings in China do this because of their superstitions surrounding the number 4.
Goowatchi on
Doesn’t have an 18th floor either
RickKassidy on
You might have a 4th floor, but no access from this elevator. Because that’s the floor for physical plant and maintenance and stuff like that.
A different elevator has access.
im-a-disaster on
technically all the floors are there they’re just mislabeled
_Jade_Prince on
Guido Mista approved.
EffingBarbas on
Four is an unlucky number in many Asian cultures. One pronunciation of four in Japanese sounds very close to die or death. In casinos, table games that are popular with Asian players skip the number four on seating arrangements. Very likely this elevator uses that same logic/ superstition.
katrover on
Is this somewhere in East Asia?
Klotzster on
Tim knows what he did there
Ancient_Pop1712 on
“Meh, good enough ‘ – Mediocrates
Boat_U47 on
Somebody feng shui’d the elevator.
Kayback2 on
Why do people think superstitious entities can’t count?
Hippobu2 on
Chinese elevator.
Cuz 4 is a taboo number, btw, not because of Chinese product quality’s reputation.
NikkiRex on
People on the 5th floor, you know what floor you’re *really* on
reddit-is-fun-90 on
You need to pay for the DLC to unlock that floor
neepple_butter on
I once worked in a hospital that didn’t have a fourth floor. It wasn’t because of superstitions or anything like that, it was simply that the third floor was the height of two floors because it contained all the mechanical stuff. No idea why they didn’t just make the actual hospital floor above the mechanical room 4, but the elevator went from 3 to 5.
0llie0llie on
If you take the stairs is there a 4th floor that isn’t easily accessible? I’ve seen this in buildings where the regular elevator couldn’t access a specific floor for a very particular reason, but the floor was still there.
Starman68 on
This is a line from No Country for Old Men isn’t it?
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I think a lot of buildings in China do this because of their superstitions surrounding the number 4.
Doesn’t have an 18th floor either
You might have a 4th floor, but no access from this elevator. Because that’s the floor for physical plant and maintenance and stuff like that.
A different elevator has access.
technically all the floors are there they’re just mislabeled
Guido Mista approved.
Four is an unlucky number in many Asian cultures. One pronunciation of four in Japanese sounds very close to die or death. In casinos, table games that are popular with Asian players skip the number four on seating arrangements. Very likely this elevator uses that same logic/ superstition.
Is this somewhere in East Asia?
Tim knows what he did there
“Meh, good enough ‘ – Mediocrates
Somebody feng shui’d the elevator.
Why do people think superstitious entities can’t count?
Chinese elevator.
Cuz 4 is a taboo number, btw, not because of Chinese product quality’s reputation.
People on the 5th floor, you know what floor you’re *really* on
You need to pay for the DLC to unlock that floor
I once worked in a hospital that didn’t have a fourth floor. It wasn’t because of superstitions or anything like that, it was simply that the third floor was the height of two floors because it contained all the mechanical stuff. No idea why they didn’t just make the actual hospital floor above the mechanical room 4, but the elevator went from 3 to 5.
If you take the stairs is there a 4th floor that isn’t easily accessible? I’ve seen this in buildings where the regular elevator couldn’t access a specific floor for a very particular reason, but the floor was still there.
This is a line from No Country for Old Men isn’t it?
4 is the 13 of Asia
4s are for whores
Because…..the 4th is with you.
The Drummonds live on the 3rd floor.
Are you in Singapore?
No it doesn’t – this is doctored
China