Those darn Asian people playing baccarat!!!!

Yes, I am blaming the Asians! My wife is 100% Asian and these are the things that drive me crazy at the baccarat table. My wife and her friends all believe in these and call it what you want, I won't label it but here are my gripes!

"Itching means money is coming". Yeah right Asian lady. When that player got that Natural 8 my hand was itching big time, how come you wagered Banker?

"Keep your feet flat on the floor or you will chase the money away". I want to cross my legs and rest one of my feet on the tip of my shoe, leave me alone, I can still pull the Natural 9 over the Natural 8, your dumb superstition has zip to do with the cards!

"The spill is good luck". Yeah right. I don't know about the baccarat table, but I knew I love it when a tractor trailer rolls over and 300 gallons go into the ground and we get the spill clean up call to handle it!!!!

"The fire in the ashtray is good, let it go out on its own". Yo babe, the pit manager is getting upset at those 15 inch flames from those 4 books of matches you accidentally set in the ash tray.

"Don't look at the cards too fast". Okay hun, I admit---if I turn over the cards too quick one of the pips might blow off and cause us to lose, yeah I agree.

"Hun don't wipe that dog poop off your shoe you just stepped in, try to keep it on until we start playing in the casino". Sure, here give me your shoe and I will transfer it to yours and that way you will be super duper lucky, okay???

"Please stop taping your foot, it's not lucky". Okay I understand hun--tapping my foot will scare away the good cards, you know the cards with the 1 point more than the other side.

Disclosure: P.S. My wife is not Chinese so I am not blaming the Chinese people, and also hardly eats Chinese food.

My Asian mom-in-law, who doesn't gamble, believes in the itchy palm superstition.

Quote: dwheatley

My Asian mom-in-law, who doesn't gamble, believes in the itchy palm superstition.

She doesn't gamble? You sure she is Asian?? You better double check.

I work with this Korean guy who doesn't drink, gamble, smoke, or play Starcraft. It baffles me.

I thought itchy palms causes blindness.

Or something like that...

Quote: DJTeddyBear

I thought itchy palms causes blindness.

Or something like that...

I think that was 'active' palms??

Quote: Baccaratfrom79

I think that was 'active' palms??

It's why Kellogg invented corn flakes, no? Lol

Quote: Baccaratfrom79

I think that was 'active' palms??

"Rosie"

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Yes, I am blaming the Asians! My wife is 100% Asian and these are the things that drive me crazy at the baccarat table. My wife and her friends all believe in these and call it what you want, I won't label it but here are my gripes!

"Itching means money is coming". "The spill is good luck".
"The fire in the ashtray is good, let it go out on its own".
"Please stop taping your foot, it's not lucky"..

Most Asian superstitions involve letting
thinks happen naturally and don't
interfere with them, and this will bring
you luck. Tapping your foot is not natural,
it must be unlucky. If the god's want the
ashtray to catch fire, putting it out has
to work against you.

It seems like Western superstitions work
the opposite way. Doing things is the key.
Salt over your shoulder, knock on wood,
carry a rabbits foot, don't step on cracks,
etc.

Quote: DJTeddyBear

I thought itchy palms causes blindness.

I think it's rosy palms that causes blindness. (Just saw that someone else said that. I must be going blind.)

If a stack of chips fall towards the player it means money is coming to that player, towards the dealer means money is going to the dealer.
If your eyelid flutters it means money is coming.
And every dream has a meaning.

It means my neighbors finally shut up and I managed to fall asleep. Was in a room next to people celebrating their 21st until 6AM last night. -_-

See? There IS perfect logic for every portent!

I was playing baccarat last night and I started itching my hand numerous times. my wife goes what are you doing. I said it's good luck to itch, no? she said only if its real not made up. I said, oh okay. Geesh thought it would have worked!!

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I work with this Korean guy who doesn't drink, gamble, smoke, or play Starcraft. It baffles me.

Is he north Korean? The only thing I don't do out of those choices is drink. But then again I'm only part Korean.

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I was playing baccarat last night and I started itching my hand numerous times. my wife goes what are you doing. I said it's good luck to itch, no? she said only if its real not made up. !

As I said, for Asians it has to be a naturally
occurring event. For the West, we control
events hoping to change a future event. It
makes sense. Asians are more spiritual
in nature, Westerners are more blunt and
crude, more physical.

My wife will certainly tell you the way it is without a doubt, and to the point and real quick! she was in 6 inch heels and a skirt about an 1/2 inch below her thong, last night with 3/4 of her breasts very visible and a few guys were starring at her walking through Caesar's last night.
She pulls her top to the side leaving nothing to the imagination and says to them, "there, what's the big deal you guys never saw tits before or something"?

Quote: Baccaratfrom79

My wife will certainly tell you the way it is without a doubt, and to the point and real quick! she was in 6 inch heels and a skirt about an 1/2 inch below her thong, last night with 3/4 of her breasts very visible and a few guys were starring at her walking through Caesar's last night.
She pulls her top to the side leaving nothing to the imagination and says to them, "there, what's the big deal you guys never saw tits before or something"?

Hahahaha! Glad she was enjoying lookin' good. Wardrobe malfunction, my ass. lol....

I told here, you dress like that people are going to stare and gawk. LOL, not happy unless they are complaining.