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This is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.(lemmy.world)

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aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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except for those buildings that skip the 13th floor.

When I was in Malaysia, buildings marked floors in British English and skipped any number ending in four (bad luck for Chinese). #MildlyInfuriating

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fireweed@lemmy.world
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Singapore is even more bonkers because they have eastern and western superstitions to accommodate, plus it’s a really densely-built island so tall buildings are extremely common.

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