In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.
In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia. is a Superstition in the Superstitions category.
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230 days ago
mrs. shiroyama yuu
this is because in Japan four and seven can be pronounced "shi" and "shichi" and the stem of the verb "to die" is "shi" the words "to die" are "SHInu" and "SHInimasu"
227 days ago
ChinesseDude99
do the dinosaur
214 days ago
Anonymous
The digit 4 also is not used in elevators in Asian countries for the same reason. They more commonly use the letter F in its place.
206 days ago
Anonymous
it means death in chinese 
199 days ago
K
Nokia is from Finland...why are they worried about Asian superstitions?
69 days ago
bieblova
its actually 13 in the middle east. they dnt have in the aeropanes,like emirates.
61 days ago
Miyoko
yeah its true. in japanese, four means death.
31 days ago
Anonymous
nokia c4