Why are Westerners so fascinated with arbitrary numbers? New Years, the age 40, Friday the 13th, Diamond Anniversary --- nobody cares about these things in most parts of the world...
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for the same reason that we don't care what color our walls are or what furniture is facing which direction ... different cultures, different norms, different mores
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It's not just Westerners. The Beijing Olympics began at 8.08pm on August 8th 2008. Not a coincidence...
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I think you are wrong.
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i don't understand either, it's silly...
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because in some parts of the world just living is a job in it's self.
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I'm sure each culture has it's own dates and numbers that are traditional and used to denote life and religion that they care about. They don't need to care about the same ones as Westerners. Chinese new year, Prostrating when one's child has reached 40 days old (Pakistan), etc. Link to Chinese festivals, etc. http://www.chinatownconnection.com/chinese_festivals.htm
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MONEY the only thing that matters in america or to Americans good ol money. diamond aniversary's are celebrated through preconceived gift ideas that require a visit to the jewelry store. New years means a party with every one you know, and whoever throws it is the best all year (of what I dont know) but you offered emberassing moments that noone will forget, sometimes thats good. friday teh thirteenth is because of superstition that relates to wiches or some other vagrant we made a sport out of cooking at the stake or drowning (no tv what else are we to do)And my personal fave age 40 the black cake. when you fall completely out of society to wile the rest of your life in loneliness or a winebego, depends on your retirement settlement. were full of it, but we have fun
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