Tayside and north Fife boast some of the most accident-prone and if superstition is to be believed unluckiest people in Scotland, figures suggest.
Research by Central Scotland Joinery found that the average person in Dundee has broken three or more mirrors in their lifetime. It also found that people in Dundee were the unluckiest, as the city is the place where the most mirrors and panes of glass have been broken.
Although Dundee topped the unglamorous list, it had at least had company nearby, with Perth rated the second unluckiest place to live and Tayport the fourth.
Among Dundonians, 36% admitted to breaking three or more mirrors in their lifetime, with 32% of Perth residents guilty of it.
If urban myth is to be believed, each individual will receive seven years’ bad luck per broken mirror.
The research also found that women admitted to being clumsier than men, but that men should possibly limit their football fantasies.
Across Scotland, 62% of men admitted to having smashed a window, compared to 37% of women, with 32% of men admitting they have been a ‘pane’ while playing football.
Scottish women are more likely to drop glass things than men, with over a third, 34%, of women saying they have broken a valuable possession. However, only 21% of men admitted to breaking anything made of glass.
Of those polled, 11% have broken a family heirloom. When asked, almost half 47% said they haven’t confessed the fact to anybody yet.
Of 1231 people polled the top 10 unluckiest places in Scotland based on the percentage of people admitting to breaking mirrors were:Dundee (52%) Perth (49%) Helmsdale (47%) Tayport (46%) Aberdeen (44%) Edinburgh (41%) Avoch (39%) Glasgow (36%) Fort William (28%) Hamilton (24%)