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@mrs. wagon: this! No red ink! Definitely a Korean or just general Asian thing.

@Mrs. Pen: I am convinced the full moon makes my patients crazy!

I thought of one. Not superstitious though. I won't drive behind log trucks. Ever. I speed past them too!

@HLK208: My in-laws knew someone who was driving behind a log truck when a log came loose and went through her windshield and it killed her That's ALL I think about now when I see them on the road.

Yes on the bloody marry mirror thing, I have a terrifying story from 3rd grade!

I won't walk under a ladder, or open an umbrella in the house, I throw salt over my left shoulder, and knock on wood.

@Mrs. Pen: It's true So many weird odd things happen on/around a full moon, and the drivers, oy!
@HLK208: I go around all semi's and log trucks when I can. I got hit by a semi when I was younger and now they scare me

Dreams about teeth is supposed to be a bad omen. I'm not particularly superstitious, but I call my mom each and every time it happens (coincidentally there's always bad news with someone's health soon after).

I am Chinese and very superstitious (feng shui, astrology, chinese zodiac + birth time = predetermines pretty much how your life runs out...etc) but too lazy to pay any effort to do anything about it. I would have become a billionaire if I did! haha just kidding

One superstitious thing related to babies: In Chinese zodiac system it was said that every 12 years there will be a big change in your life (ie. 12, 24, 36). I was infertile for 5 years (Started trying since when I was 31? We didn't go for further treatments though other than having my endometrial polyp removed at 32), and somehow I got pregnant naturally when I turned 35 and I delivered at 36 (and of course, HUGE life change). A friend of mine she really struggled with infertility for many many years and she underwent treatment and all, and nothing happened. She was really frustrated and sad and we had this conversation, and I told her you never know, it may happen when you are 36. Next thing you know, she also got pregnant naturally at 35/36. It was so funny, she said the first person she wants to tell was me!! Haha!! OK I am not saying everyone will get preg by 36, but just don't give up hope and have fun around that age

Hey all you asians, thanks for reminding me how superstitious I can be!!

I don't give knives or shoes as gifts! Because the recipient will stab you in the back or run away from you.

I also don't stick chopsticks in rice and remove them if I see it! (it's like incense sticks and means someone has died)

Also whenever I dream that someone has died without explanation, I take it to mean they will live a long life. I dreamt my dad died and I was running around freaking out because no one could tell me how he died... they all said "he just died, all of a sudden." I called my mom and she was HAPPY. She immediately asked whether he was sick before he died, and I said no, no one could even tell me what killed him, and she was thrilled... it meant he will live a long and healthy life!

Dang, so I guess I'm a lot more superstitious than I thought because I also don't give anyone shoes or sharp objects as gifts. With shoes, I was taught you're supposed to give back a penny or the person will 'walk all over you'.

I knock on wood, I cringe at chopsticks in rice, don't write anyone's name in red, my front door is painted an auspicious color (based on the direction it's facing), and DD's name is as close to 'lucky' as I can get based on letter count, which likely isn't even accurate. Yeh ... lol.

@HLK208: Isn't that a scene from Final Destination 2 (or 3?)? I always think about it when I drive behind log trucks too.

@swurlygurl: OMG holy crap NO! I would probably scream and have to move away and turn so I'm not looking at it. I'm on my phone right now and dropped it and yelped at the photo you posted...so imagine in real life. It wouldn't be pretty. If by some rare chance I did someday have an encounter with a shark, I would probably die of a heart attack before it even got a chance to touch me!

@Mrs. Pen: The full moon thing is ABSOLUTELY true. We see a marked uptick in psych/rehab placements in the hospital right before/after the full moon.

Add me to the list of people who can't be near a mirror in the dark. And if I wake up at 3am, I freak out...especially if I wake up because I need to go get a glass of water. All I can picture is The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I swear my pulse quickens and I have a hard time breathing.

I will absolutely never-ever celebrate birthdays ahead of time. I am convinced it is tempting fate and is bad luck. This was not passed down from anyone, just my crazy mind making things up.

@Mae: oh man, I am so like this. My logical brain knows better, but I've had two experiences that don't care what logic says.

When I was 19, I was talking to someone at work about how I'd never lost anyone close to me. The next day, my cousin died in a helicopter crash. Last year, I was relating that story to my best friend as I told her that even though I knew it wasn't logical, it still freaked me out. The next day, my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

@MrsTiz: As Chinese (not sure if it is universal on all asian cultures), at someone's funeral, or when you go to your ancestors' tombstone, they put incense, bowl(s) of white rice with a pair of chopsticks stuck straight on top of it, roast meat and what not, and some liquor in small cups in front of the ancestor's picture/ ceremony table /tomb stone. You put it all out there for a period of time when you do other stuff (such as burning "fake paper money"). So your ancestor gets to "eat" the meal and receive the "money" from you. Therefore, chopsticks stuck on top of a bowl of rice is a pretty bad symbol.

@Mae: ME TOO!!! When I was in college id never lie about an illness bc I felt like it would be my fault if something did end up happening!!!

I believe that having decorations w/elephants w/o their trunks facing the sky that it's bad luck. A friend of mine got a tattoo w/the trunk facing downward and I cringed!!