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The missing ‘4′

August 12th, 2008 by Ken Elm

Look closely and you’ll see the missing number – floor wise. Know why? The simple answer is that the number 4 is a bit like 13 in the West. The sound, in Japanese, resembles the sound for death – and given that this is a hospital – not the best idea.

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