I have a question about Harry Potter/England

[conuly]

In book 5, it says that Sirius' house (number 12) is in between numbers 11 and 13. Is this normal for England? In the US, streets are all even on one side, and all odd on the other, so number 12 would be in between 10 and 14, not 11 and 13.

Comments

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

Wow. I have never seen that in the States. I live on a cul-de-sac, but it still follows the conventions.

BTW, Japan also has maddeningly disjointed and utterly illogical addressing policies! :-)

Also, the neighbourhood in Los Angeles where I live is actually an incorporated city of its own, and it is 46% Chinese. You would be amazed at how many people petition to get their house numbers changed, in order to have numerologically-beneficial house numbers. 8 is VERY popular, and the city will allow that, so there are houses with interesting 8-related numbers. But I have never NOTICED an even being on the odd side, That of course doesn't mean it's impossible. :-)

Also, the area is loaded with customized license plates with multiple 8s. :-)

[kynn.livejournal.com]

Where do you live? Monterey Park?

It's interesting, BTW, that 8s mean one thing to the cultural Chinese...and another thing entirely to white supremacists. You can never tell if one of those "88" license plates is the good guys (but superstitious) or the bad guys...

--Kynn

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

Hehehe. Why do you know where I live? :-D

NO ONE knows where I live. I spend my life saying "Near Pasadena". They should change the name of the city to "Near Pasadena"...

[kynn.livejournal.com]

I grew up in Alhambra, on Hellman Avenue, half a block from Cal State LA. (That's across the freeway from Monterey Park.) I went to Alhambra High, graduated in 86.

--Kynn

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

OMG.

That is so weird. :-)

At least people kind of know where Alhambra is!

You ever go back? The new hotspot area over on Main is pretty cool. Nice new theatre, Coldstone, Johnny Rockets, lots of restaurants blossoming up over there...

But the people talk during the movies, so as much as I like the new theatre, I don't go there often. It makes me crazy and when I ask people to be quiet they tend to be threatening in return. So, I stick to the Arclight, where talking isn't tolerated and seats are assigned. :-)

[kynn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, every now and then. My folks live in Alhambra (but are moving to my late grandmother's house in South Pas) and I checked out the new Main street a while ago.

It's certainly a nicer place than when I was in high school.

It sucks that people talk during the movies.

I saw from your LJ info that you're an Aspie (so is my wife) and so because of that and the Monterey Park/Alhambra connection, I added you as a friend.

--Kynn

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :-)