Originally Posted by kamo_gari
I realize that the reference below is to the link between Chinese and 88, but keep in mind there are plenty of ethnic Chinese that wound up in Vietnam as their adopted country. Just ask Digital Dan... wink


Note the pronunciation of the number 8 is 'fa'.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_%28number%29#Cultural_significance

Cultural significance
In Chinese culture
Further information: numbers in Chinese culture

Number 88 symbolizes fortune and good luck in Chinese culture, since the word 8 sounds similar to the word Fā (发, which implies 发财, or wealth, in Mandarin or Cantonese). The number 8 is considered to be the luckiest number in Chinese culture, and prices in Chinese supermarkets often contain many 8s. The shape of the Chinese character for 8 (八) implies that a person will have a great, wide future as the character starts narrow and gets wider toward the bottom. The Chinese government has been auctioning auto license plates containing many 8s for tens of thousands of dollars. The 2008 Beijing Olympics opened on 8/8/08 at 8 p.m.[1]


88 is also Nazi skinhead code for "heil hitler".prominent display of it will probably make some new friends for you.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=88

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