nytimes.com— “As a homonym, the number 8 sounds like ‘good fortune’ in Mandarin and Cantonese,” said Ms. Fung, who, like her fiancé, is of Chinese descent.
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Maybe to Westerners our 'insanity' for number 4 and 8 seems ridiculous but let me tell you it's pretty much the same to what we see as Westerners wake up every morning and check their horoscope in the newspaper.
dasdefAug 4, 2008
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Closed AccountAug 5, 2008
I wanted to get married on 6-7-08, but it didnt work out......darn
rodrigo74Aug 5, 2008
I suppose it can't beat 8-8-88..
yonsonAug 5, 2008
Woah, it's my 18th birthday too.o.OAnd my twin brother's 18th birthday. No joke.
luzaiAug 6, 2008
Maybe to Westerners our 'insanity' for number 4 and 8 seems ridiculous but let me tell you it's pretty much the same to what we see as Westerners wake up every morning and check their horoscope in the newspaper.
amandarose17Aug 6, 2008
I got married on 06/06/06 with 13 guests. I am still happily married!!!!
terencecAug 16, 2008
Im Cantonese! my license plate has 882 in it!
omare8Aug 26, 2008
08/08/2008 will not bring you any special luck just like 06/06/2006 did not bring anything that was specially bad.numbers are numbers, they couldnt bring good luck or bad luck ;) <a class="user" href="http://www.weddingshine.com">http://www.weddingshine.com</a>