Popular Post Conan The Barbarian Posted Wednesday at 03:39 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 03:39 AM Almost every condo in bangkok i have seen they don't have 13 floor any idea why not? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post champers Posted Wednesday at 03:52 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 03:52 AM I presume it is because 13 is deemed an unlucky number in some places. My condo in Pattaya has floor 12a instead of 13 but off Beach Road there are sois 13, 13/1, 13/2, 13/3 and 13/4. Work that one out. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted Wednesday at 04:13 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:13 AM Think mine in Pattaya has a 13th floor, i used to stay at a hotel that had no 3rd floor, it's the number 3 they don't like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan The Barbarian Posted Wednesday at 04:14 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 04:14 AM 19 minutes ago, champers said: I presume it is because 13 is deemed an unlucky number in some places. My condo in Pattaya has floor 12a instead of 13 but off Beach Road there are sois 13, 13/1, 13/2, 13/3 and 13/4. Work that one out. Agreed, that's what I have noticed it's just the elevators mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted Wednesday at 05:00 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:00 AM My condo in Canada has no 13th floor and also no 4 and 14th floor. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamb00ler Posted Wednesday at 05:11 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:11 AM 9 minutes ago, Celsius said: My condo in Canada has no 13th floor and also no 4 and 14th floor. Is there a service elevator? Maybe those floors are not for public access but only for infrastructure, utilities, etc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post novacova Posted Wednesday at 05:11 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 05:11 AM Every building I’ve ever been in and seen 13 stories and taller has 13 floors, otherwise the building would collapse if the 13th floor was missing. 2 1 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted Wednesday at 05:29 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:29 AM (edited) Any floor with a 4 in it is usually missing/misnumbered in SE Asia, the number 4 in Chinese sounds similar to the word for death. . Edited Wednesday at 05:30 AM by Stocky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted Wednesday at 05:40 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 05:40 AM The number 13 is or was considered unlucky in the West, as Judas, who betrayed Christ was the 13th to be seated at 'The Last Supper'... In Norse Mythology - Loki was the 13th to arrive at a feast in Valhalla, where he tricked another attendee into killing the god Baldur. Thus: I suspect the missing number 13 in some buildings is to accommodate these 'Western Myths' which IMO is quite odd as other numbers such as 9 is considered unlucky in Japan, 17 is considered unlucky in Italy and 4 is considered unlucky in China. Given Thailands connection with China, I would have expected the number 4 to be missing from most buildings. Thus: I can only assume that the number 13 missing from floor 'naming' in Thailand is simply 'copy-catting' from other areas - perhaps even a subconscious attempt to 'show quality' and doing things the 'Western way'... 1 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted Wednesday at 05:54 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:54 AM 24 minutes ago, Stocky said: Any floor with a 4 in it is usually missing/misnumbered in SE Asia, the number 4 in Chinese sounds similar to the word for death. . Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom89 Posted Wednesday at 10:48 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:48 PM 17 hours ago, Celsius said: My condo in Canada has no 13th floor and also no 4 and 14th floor. 4 is unlucky in Japan. It's pronounced the same as the Japanese word for death. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikishrory Posted Wednesday at 11:14 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:14 PM It's a superstition thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luuk Chaai Posted Wednesday at 11:16 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:16 PM Ha.. you would think the smart money would be to get a unit on the 13th floor helps to keep the superstitious riff raff away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted Wednesday at 11:25 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:25 PM 19 hours ago, Conan The Barbarian said: Almost every condo in bangkok i have seen they don't have 13 floor any idea why not? Cuz that would be another storey/story 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted Wednesday at 11:31 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:31 PM "Stupid-stition" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_Money Posted Wednesday at 11:35 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:35 PM Not sure if View Talay 6 has a 13th floor despite staying there numerous times. Judging by the unusually high number of members in their skydiving club they probably do. The Hilton next door? A recent skydiving member landed his chute on the Central Festival mezzanine deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homburg Posted yesterday at 12:21 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:21 AM No 13th floor here either. It's a bungalow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted yesterday at 01:01 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:01 AM Why no 13th floor? But there is, there is. It's so famous they made a movie about it 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterphuket Posted yesterday at 01:22 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:22 AM The building in Phuket where I used to live did not have a thirteenth floor either. When I asked my then-girlfriend why not, she replied 'that the thirteenth was left out because of the falang, who are superstitious in that.' So apparently it was done to protect the foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignore it Posted yesterday at 02:20 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:20 AM Ah, the missing 13th floor in Bangkok condos! They skipped it because even ghosts are superstitious! Plus, it's much easier to sell a "14th floor" with a view of the never-ending construction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted yesterday at 02:32 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:32 AM So it seems 7,9,13, and all with a four in it, should be missing. Makes for a very stable, earthquake proof building. Is that why there is a hole in the Bali Hai project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted yesterday at 02:36 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:36 AM 3 hours ago, Tom89 said: 4 is unlucky in Japan. It's pronounced the same as the Japanese word for death. Actually China also. My wife is Chinese and she wants nothing to do with anything that has 4 in it. Also that Feng Shui thing. It really ruing my porno experience with no mirrors above the bed. Accross the bed is fine, but there is TV and the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondue zoo Posted yesterday at 02:40 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:40 AM Muggles can't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted yesterday at 02:44 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:44 AM 1 hour ago, Peterphuket said: The building in Phuket where I used to live did not have a thirteenth floor either. When I asked my then-girlfriend why not, she replied 'that the thirteenth was left out because of the falang, who are superstitious in that.' So apparently it was done to protect the foreigner. Correct. Reasonable if they want to sell to farang. 21 hours ago, Stocky said: Any floor with a 4 in it is usually missing/misnumbered in SE Asia, the number 4 in Chinese sounds similar to the word for death. . I would expect this. Surprisingly, I have never noticed a building in Thailand without a 4th floor, but many without a 13th floor. Protect the falang, but let the Chinese die? 21 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: 9 is considered unlucky in Japan 9 is a lucky number for Thais. (8 for Thai Chinese and Chinese generally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted yesterday at 02:45 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:45 AM (edited) If the elevator has a British style G button (no pun intended), it's up for debate as to which floor is actually the 13th floor, whether the 13 button is missing or not. Edited yesterday at 02:46 AM by Gsxrnz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted yesterday at 03:31 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:31 AM 45 minutes ago, Lorry said: Correct. Reasonable if they want to sell to farang. I would expect this. Surprisingly, I have never noticed a building in Thailand without a 4th floor, but many without a 13th floor. Protect the falang, but let the Chinese die? 9 is a lucky number for Thais. (8 for Thai Chinese and Chinese generally) In Jakarta I found myself staying in a condo block with no 14th floor but with two 8th floors an 8a and 8b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventurer1 Posted yesterday at 04:09 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:09 AM Normally, there is no 4th floor in Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted yesterday at 04:11 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:11 AM (edited) The number 13 is considered to be unlucky because of religious superstition. The christian story of the disciples of Jesus has it that there were originally 13 of them. Now the Romans had a price on Jesus head. For them he was a troublemaker to be got rid of. So up popped Judas the thirteenth disciple, who told the Romans where the disciples and their leader Jesus were having a bit of a bash. So the Romans turned up and captured Jesus and we all know what happened after that. The 13th disciple therefore rendered the number 13 to be incredibly unlucky from that day on. Edited yesterday at 04:12 AM by Muhendis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeps Posted yesterday at 04:23 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:23 AM I seem to recall Bangkok airways domestic flights having no row 13. Could be imagining that though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted yesterday at 04:50 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:50 AM My Condominium has a 13th floor , but tenants are rigorously screened before leases are signed on that floor, also the windows and doors are locked until the management deem the occupants acceptable. Not anyone can move to our 13th fl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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