I think that I would find a reason to give you a gift regardless.

[This is one of many reasons he likes Ginny. Not everyone tolerates being flopped on.]

There is a sociocultural explanation, I am sure. In Russia, we have no lucky or unlucky numbers. It's nice, not having omens predicting the enjoyability of a specific year or event.

[Disregarding, of course, the bazillion omens of bad luck that the most Russian Russians remember without really believing. It would be more fair to say that there are no lucky numbers in Russian culture.]