I'm just American, and I was *always* told this. I don't actually believe it, but it's so ingrained that I freak out a little when my kids open one in the house!
Though... there is something to it when little kids go opening umbrellas inside: stuff gets knocked off the table, people get bumped... and then if allowed to play around with it, the umbrella gets broken.
Perhaps that was started as a way of keeping umbrellas intact!
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Re: Umbrella superstition
Date: 2022-07-19 04:35 am (UTC)Though... there is something to it when little kids go opening umbrellas inside: stuff gets knocked off the table, people get bumped... and then if allowed to play around with it, the umbrella gets broken.
Perhaps that was started as a way of keeping umbrellas intact!