What does # 13 means for you?

salahib
By salahib

What does number "13" means for you guys?
should we feel pessimism towards?
the reason i asked this, first time i came to Doha the Hotel I've stayed at, has no # "*13", they simply skip this number,
what do you think?

By simplyJC• 18 Jan 2010 16:10
simplyJC

13? it's just a number... nothing complicated...

By Qatariyah• 17 Jan 2010 00:27
Rating: 2/5
Qatariyah

It's a myth that it's an unlucky number...

We Muslims do not believe in such things, it's not in our religion, in fact in Islam many things are done in odd numbers like 1's, 3's and 7's...

It's all in your head about it being an unlucky number...

They skip the 13th floor in the Western World...probably because many people think/believe the myth of number 13 and would not accept to stay on that floor...so they skip the whole process, but keep in mind it's still there!!! come to think of it,,you might be actually staying on the 13th floor but they would number it as the 12th or 14th....hmmm,,,

By Mayoshka• 16 Jan 2010 23:37
Rating: 4/5
Mayoshka

Ms. Buding is right... They say 13 is a lucky number. As the saying goes, "Lucky 13". It is also true that most hotels doesn't have 13th floor because accidents or bad things are going to occur. There's also a myth about "Friday the 13th". Take it literally. If it's the 13th day of any month and exactly friday, it means something unfortunate will happen to you or around you.

By soniya• 16 Jan 2010 18:54
soniya

Think positive buddy...What would u call to those who r born on the date of 13??? Do u think they shld curse their life through out their life span??? This is not fair...

By TruthNPeace• 16 Jan 2010 18:16
TruthNPeace

# 13 means No. 13.

In some societies friday the 13th is said be a bad day. i dont know!!!

By salahib• 16 Jan 2010 17:52
Rating: 3/5
salahib

basically, I keep this number in mind, and not feel well, it shows 13, for exaple, time, day, or mobile number, it gets my eyes, and just don't feel well, that's why i noticed in the hotel i stayed at here that they just skip rooms when the number supposed to be something 13, i.e. 213, 313, 413 etc...

the surprisingly matter, my first achivement in Doha was at 13th of Jan. :D which confirms the fact the it's just a number as some pals mentioned, and we should perceive it as a pessimistic number, for menow i feel better as i was so scared when the date was 13th of January, to not to accomplish my job, even i could make it one day before or after, but just things went like that, and happilly passed so well :)

thanks for your inputs guys

I feel it now as a lucky number for me :)

cheers....

By areef009• 16 Jan 2010 17:31
areef009

Sometimes we write # 13 instead of No.13 or something like giving address like H.No # 13-13-13, etc etc ...

we can say it as shortcut .........

By JuliaRose• 16 Jan 2010 16:45
JuliaRose

I have two siblings born on a 13th (one in August, one in September) I was born on a 2 on November and the youngest on a 26 in October, so it's a good number combination for us 2 x 13 = 26.

By santilliana• 16 Jan 2010 15:56
Rating: 4/5
santilliana

It means nothing but just a number between 12 and 14.

By Sally_Baraka• 16 Jan 2010 15:53
Sally_Baraka

well as for me l live in a building # 13

l think it is nonsense to think about it as a pessimestic number or an optimistic number.

They are all numbers.

By KHATTAK• 16 Jan 2010 15:47
KHATTAK

6.5 X 2 = 13

By abelle• 16 Jan 2010 15:35
abelle

its just a number...theres nothing wrong on 13th...

dont think too much or else it will experience the scary friday the 13th..lol

By marie_2• 16 Jan 2010 15:32
marie_2

13.... first year of being a teenager :)

By mskhan41• 16 Jan 2010 15:31
mskhan41

for me it is ten plus three

By AKASAMITAI• 16 Jan 2010 15:30
AKASAMITAI

Lucky Number

By makil123• 16 Jan 2010 15:23
makil123

13 means the combination of 1 and 3

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2010 15:20
anonymous

I was 13 when i lost my virginity.. so that special to me...it was with my teacher...i could not ride my bike for a week after.

By CHOMOLONGMA• 16 Jan 2010 14:58
CHOMOLONGMA

......... one two twelve , one three THIRTEEN , one four fourteen..............

reminds me of my earliest school days

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2010 14:45
anonymous

It is a number that comes after 12 and before 14.

By qaisarQatar• 16 Jan 2010 14:43
qaisarQatar

Its just a number for me.

I am not surprised there are many many buildings throughout the world that do not have 13 floor.

By buding• 16 Jan 2010 14:37
Rating: 2/5
buding

this is also my long last question in my mind, and i made a long time research of this phenomenon...did you know that 90% of the hotel or building or any high rise building with more than 13th floor in the whole world has no 13flr? they always skip to 14th. because they believe that it will give you bad luck if you stay on the 13th floor...but here in doha i don't think they believe on this....

By panjarakuttan• 16 Jan 2010 14:29
Rating: 2/5
panjarakuttan

Lucky number for me

By panjarakuttan• 16 Jan 2010 14:28
panjarakuttan

For me its a lucky number

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