Out of the Blue [Jul 07, 2015, 09:51 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Happy 7/7, or, for those in Europe, 7/7. If you believe the fates are influenced
by numbers, then surely this must be a lucky day. Sort of the anti-Friday the
13th, right? Here's hoping we all hit the lottery or something.
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BicycleRepairMan wrote on Jul 7, 2015, 16:18:
Uh 7/7 lucky day?? you do know that UK people remember that date a bit like the date 9/11 is remembered in the US, right? as in "The seven-seven bombings in London"
IAW, not considered a "reverse Friday the 13th" exactly here in Europe..
The tone of this struck me as rather odd after reading UK-based general news sites. "Remembrance services for" ... "minute's silence" ... "happy 7/7" ... erm. I don't think Blue is being insensitive or anything as something shitty has happened on pretty much any day of the year and while the comparison with 9/11 makes sense to Brits, it wasn't as significant an event globally. (Ugh, comparing tragedies makes me feel grubby.)
Edit: Ninja'd by Blue. I'm surprised it doesn't feature on the BBC's World page. It is the main article on the UK one, one of the sites I had been previous to reading this.
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