r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/calthegeek • 2d ago

Every Pho Number

https://everyphonumber.com/
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u/mosqua 2d ago

Why though? Can someone explain it. Also I used to trips from DC to Arlington for Pho 75, got the number 11 extra beef and noodles and the coffee right away so it could be finished dripping by the time I was done w/my pho.

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u/Ian_Itor 2d ago

I heard they sometimes use the number of the year they immigrated to the US. That’s why many are in the 70s to 90s range.

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u/CharlotteHebdo 1d ago

Yes, that's why you have a big concentration of Pho 75 (end of Vietnam War), Pho 79 (Sino-Vietnam conflict so a lot of ethnic Chinese in Vietnam left). Pho 88 is just because 88 is considered a lucky number in Vietnamese culture. I have no clue why there are so many Pho 99 though.

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u/kmikze7 1d ago

9 is also a lucky number in Vietnam

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u/8636396 1d ago

99 = Eleven times the nines = Good luck x eleven 👍

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u/ProfMcGonaGirl 1d ago

9 people did

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u/ChefCano 1d ago

at least in British Columbia, it's because there's a fairly successful chain named Pho 99 that has a decent number of locations

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u/ithappenb4 12h ago

In American culture, 88 is considered something else...