Dundee Home to Scotland’s Unluckiest

Research conducted by Central Scotland Joinery reveals that Dundee is home to the most accident prone people in Scotland, finding that the average person in Dundee has broken three or more mirrors. The poll also shows that Scottish women are more unlucky than their male counterparts.

One of Scotland’s leading double glazing, conservatory and door installers polled 1,231 people across Scotland in a bid to find out which region was the most accident prone, and found that people in Dundee were the most unlucky, being the place where the most mirrors and panes of glass were broken.

The research commissioned us, shows that of the people polled in Dundee, 52% admitted that they have broken mirrors. A further 18% claimed to have smashed a window in the past.

Of the people polled in Dundee, the majority, 36% admitted that they had broken three or more mirrors in their lifetime. If urban myth is to be believed, each individual will receive 7 years’ bad luck for each broken mirror. In total, the average resident of Dundee can expect at least 21 years of bad luck each. The second most unlucky place in Scotland is Perth, with 49% of people admitting that they’ve broken mirrors in the past – and 32% saying that they’d broken more than three mirrors in their lifetime.

Below are the top 10 places in Scotland that home the unluckiest people, based on the percentage of the public that admitted to having broken mirrors in the past:

1. Dundee – 52%
2. Perth– 49%
3. Helmsdale – 47%
4. Tayport – 46%
5. Aberdeen – 44%
6. Edinburgh – 41%
7. Avoch – 39%
8. Glasgow – 36%
9. Fort William – 28%
10. Hamilton – 24%

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.

62% of Scottish men admitted to having smashed a window, compared to 37% of women – with 32% of men admitting that they have broken a window playing football.

Of those polled, 11% have broken a family heirloom. When asked, almost half, 47%, said that they haven’t confessed the fact to anybody yet.