Do people in different countries have the same idea of numbers？The unlucky number for Chinese people is
usually 4 because it sounds like 1 word"death".14 is2 than 4because of its sound too.On the contrary，9 is a3 number for Chinese.It means "long" and "long life".8 is as 4 as 18 for they sound like "rich" and "certain rich".
I 5 in Europe for a long time，and I find that in many western countries people don't like the number 13.6 took me years to look for the reason.Till one of my foreign friends told me that there7 13 people at the Last Supper with Jesus Christ and then he was killed.That's 8 it is an unlucky number.They try not 9 this number in many ways.For example，10 you go into a lift，you will not see the number 13 in it.Many people 11 believe Friday the thirteenth is a very unlucky day.It is usually 12 Friday in November.They are very careful 13 that day such as driving slowly.
It is interesting to know how people like or dislike14 numbers.However，we 15 take it seriously.As long as the number is useful，it is a good number.
