The article gave one hilarious explaination why ther westerners fear the number 13 as follows,
... fears surrounding the number 13 are as ancient as the act of counting. Primitive man had only his 10 fingers and two feet to represent units, this explanation goes, so he could count no higher than 12. What lay beyond that — 13 — was an impenetrable mystery to our prehistoric forebears, hence an object of superstition.
Which has an edifying ring to it, but one is left wondering — did primitive man not have toes?
Precisely. That's why Chinese fear none of the 13's. We got toes.
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