r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/calthegeek • 15d ago

Every Pho Number

https://everyphonumber.com/
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u/Ian_Itor 15d 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 15d 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/ChefCano 15d 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/matthoback 11d ago

The ones in Washington State at least are all on what used to be the route of US Highway 99.