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This ambulance may not be the best place to be in, in a
life-and-death situation, says STOMPer Charlie. He
thinks the number 4 on the licence plate is lucky, as it refers to
death in its Hokkien translation, 'si'.
Said the STOMPer:
"I saw this ambulance registered with a less-than-ideal and unlucky
licence plate number.
"The Chinese will try by all means to avoid using the number '4' as
it carries the hidden meaning of death.
"One probably can't find level 4 in some apartment buildings or
shopping malls, and some management would use 3a to indicate the
4th storey instead to encourge more sales at that level.
"In life and death matters, one would probably prefer an ambulance
with non-suggestive licence plate number.
"Imagine the shock one may be subjected to when an angel of death
shows up instead of n life saving ambulance in an emergency."
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Superstitions are one thing; emergencies are another.
Don't tell me that if he got into an accident with his leg
amputated, he will turn away an ambulance with the number '4'......
Then this ambulance cannot pick up chinese lor, but can pick up
malays and indians and ang mohs. and other races.
