Half of Brits have a naughty streak – but women are naughtier than men

Women have a naughtier streak than men, according to research – and are twice as likely to pinch their children’s chocolate, or pretend to be busy to get out of doing something. Some of the top mischievous deeds Brits have been guilty of include smuggling your own food or drink into the cinema, keeping your head down to avoid someone you don’t want to talk to, and putting a recyclable item into the normal waste bin – all things that women are more likely to do than men.

A survey of 2,000 adults found that 49 percent have a naughty streak – and men aren’t perfect either, as they are more likely to prank someone by shaking up a fizzy drink before handing it to someone else.

And seven percent of guys would still serve someone food after dropping it on the floor – although this rises to a cheeky 13 percent of women.

But when it comes to owning up to their misdemeanours, it is women who are more likely to come clean – with 64 percent happy to ‘fess up, compared to just 58 percent of men.

And perhaps this is for the best – as women are also more likely to not mention it when they get given too much change, claim to have not received a text or email after forgetting to reply, and pretend to be on the phone when walking past a charity collector.

But while just one in five men (19 percent) admit to feeling guilty after committing a misdeed, this rises to 28 percent of women, who feel the same.

The research was commissioned by Best Western, to launch its Booking Good campaign – and the hotel chain has also created this quiz so you can find out how naughty you really are.

The company’s spokesman, Andrew Denton, said: “So it’s official – women are naughty AND nice. They admit to doing more bad things than men, but they also feel more guilty.

“We think life would be boring if everyone was sensible, and it’s good to be individual and a little cheeky.

“However, it looks like women are the ones who want to put their wrongs right in search of some good karma. Good for you, girls.”

The study also found that other common misdemeanours among all adults surveyed including claiming to have no signal when they don’t really want to talk to someone on the phone, and pleading ignorance after spilling food or drink on items of clothing or home furnishing.

But it seems to get more sensible with age, with Gen Z and Millennials twice as likely to do something mischievous than Gen X or Boomers.

Those in the younger group, aged 18-26, do something “naughty” more than three times a week on average, while 27-42 year-olds follow close behind with nearly the same number.

In comparison, this drops to only twice a week for Gen X adults, and just over once for Boomers.

However, younger adults are more guilt-riddled, with 26 percent of 18-26-year-olds admitting to feeling this way when they do something they shouldn’t – while only 18 percent of the older age group said the same.

The research, commissioned via OnePoll, also found 61 percent of all adults will happily confess if they’ve done something cheeky.

And four in ten admitted they sometimes feel the need to do something good to make up for their mischievous behaviour – such as performing a good deed (57 percent), or buying a gift (27 percent).

Andrew Denton, from Best Western, added: “We all have little moments of weakness, where we have strayed a little from the path of perfection – but there is no better way to make up for it than doing a good deed.

“That’s why we commissioned this research – because what better way to make up for a little indiscretion than to know you can make a hotel booking that supports Britain’s unique local and independent businesses and communities, and make you feel instantly good again.”

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