Comments on: Lucky numbers for some at the opening ceremony http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/ Giant on the move Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:21:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Johnny http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comment-2158 Johnny Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:15:24 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comment-2158 Sean Really now !!! THEATRICAL EXUBERANCE!! HISTRIONICS!! HUBRIS!! give me a d*^~ break.Fortunately for us - you were not attempting to "front" as a fair minded reporter, I bet you were a world class ATHLETE!! like Usain Bolt. Tell us how you really feel after you return the green monster to the closet. Sean

Really now !!!
THEATRICAL EXUBERANCE!! HISTRIONICS!! HUBRIS!! give me a d*^~ break.Fortunately for us - you were not attempting to “front” as a fair minded reporter, I bet you were a world class ATHLETE!! like Usain Bolt.
Tell us how you really feel after you return the green monster to the closet.

]]> By: Lucy White http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comment-1172 Lucy White Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:42:01 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comment-1172 One bizarre olympic moment. I wanna go to BeiJing. Who will come with me? One bizarre olympic moment. I wanna go to BeiJing. Who will come with me?

]]> By: Mac http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comment-1166 Mac Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:24:41 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comment-1166 The number "8" was not a lucky number in traditional Chinese history. The number "9" has been the lucky number for many centuries. For example, the forbiden city has 9999 and 1/2 rooms. "9" means longevity. The number "8" became popular only in recent years because of the influence of Hong Kong whose residents speak mostly Cantonese in which the number "8" is pronouced "Fa", same pronouciation as the first word of "Fa Cai" which means making money. So please don't misunderstand the number "8" as part of ancient Chinese culture. The number “8″ was not a lucky number in traditional Chinese history. The number “9″ has been the lucky number for many centuries. For example, the forbiden city has 9999 and 1/2 rooms. “9″ means longevity. The number “8″ became popular only in recent years because of the influence of Hong Kong whose residents speak mostly Cantonese in which the number “8″ is pronouced “Fa”, same pronouciation as the first word of “Fa Cai” which means making money. So please don’t misunderstand the number “8″ as part of ancient Chinese culture.

]]> By: Erik Kirschbaum http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comment-1162 Erik Kirschbaum Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:56:53 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/08/lucky-numbers-for-some-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comment-1162 But the biggest number of all is the $43 billion China has poured into these Olympics without, seemingly, blinking an eye about that....I think I'm gong to start learning Chinese. But the biggest number of all is the $43 billion China has poured into these Olympics without, seemingly, blinking an eye about that….I think I’m gong to start learning Chinese.

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