To find out how sentimental the country is, Ryman decided to find out which moments top the list for which Brits would relive, given the chance. And it turns out, Edinburgh residents are not always as sentimental as the rest of the nation.
The moment Edinburgh dwellers would most like to relive is the birth of their child. 35.29% of respondents said this is the moment they’d most like to experience again – slightly higher than the national average.
Second on the list was in fact their wedding day, with 29.41% of respondents, more than 10% higher than the national average!
Coming in third place is a less sentimental answer – highlighting the love Edinburgh dwellers have for getting away – with 25% voting to relive the holiday of a lifetime.
Despite being more sentimental to some key moments such as the birth of their child, fewer residents of Edinburgh would opt to relive the day they got their pet; less than 9% of respondents agreed this would be the day they’d hurry back given the chance. This compares to almost 15% nationally.
In fact, more people would relive their holiday of a lifetime (25%) over the day they got their beloved pet!
In other shocking news, Edinburgh residents were less interested in reminiscing about the day of their proposal, with only 2.94% of respondents selecting this moment, making this nearly 5% less than the national average – the second lowest score out of all of those quizzed!
See the full table of results below, while the national results can be found here.
What moment(s) or day(s), if any, would you most like to relive?
| The birth of my child/children | 35.29% |
| The holiday of a lifetime | 25.00% |
| The time I first met my partner | 19.12% |
| A family holiday from childhood | 17.65% |
| My wedding day | 29.41% |
| The day I got a pet (dog, cat, etc.) | 8.82% |
| The day I found out I was having a baby | 11.76% |
| There is no moment or day that I would like to relive | 10.29% |
| The day I bought my first house | 11.76% |
| Achieving a lifelong ambition or skill (winning an award, graduating, etc.) | 11.76% |
| Eating the best meal I’ve ever had | 4.41% |
| The day I left a job I didn’t like | 5.88% |
| The day I was proposed to/proposed | 2.94% |
| Ticking an activity off my bucket list (skydiving, charity work, etc.) | 5.88% |
| The day my team won a coveted trophy | 7.35% |
| The moment I got my dream job | 1.47% |
| My divorce day | 2.94% |
| Other – please specify | 5.88% |