It really annoys me when people whistle. I find it to be loud, obnoxious and rude.
Is this normal? Do other people enjoy it as music? I just can't understand it!
Is this normal? Do other people enjoy it as music? I just can't understand it!
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Outside, there are other gratuitous noise-makers, look how many guys make purposely their cars louder, as if being a noise-generator is somehow a prime function of being on the road. These people have low levels of conscientiousness and are compensating for something.
but really, it can destroy your life, and relationships. i sympathise with you completely. when the person is not whistling, i feel so normal, and i really like them, they only have to whistle a note, and my feelings go from 'normal' to really intense dislike, why, oh why do they think i want to have my space/ears assailed (if that's the right word!) by their horrible, piercing racket!!!!!!! tuneful or not, i dont give a ****! (damn.)
in the supermarket, there is ALWAYS a brain dead whistler, looking at stuff, picking it up, whistling along whilst reading the ingredients..GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
i want to smash their face into the freezers!(hope that doesn't contravene the regs of the site, of course, i'd never do it... would i?)
always knew i should've gottn that role in 'serial mom', instead of kathleen turner! funny film, watch it! sorry to ramble..... anyways, it was my neighbours' whistling this morning which prompted my joining this site, his house is not that close, but it carries very clearly and crisply, luckily, he is not outdoors much, but when he is, he must 'whistle whilst he works' for some reason unknown to mankind. sometimes i slam the window shut very hard, don't think he can hear this to take the hint, but it has destroyed the window..sometimes i go outside and do my best rendition of a 'hilda ogden whilst polishing' horrible, tuneless la,la,la song, which makes my dog howl, and sometimes i just whistle back, very loudly and tunelessly. Trouble is, once they know how we hate it, won't they just do it all the more???????
ho hum...there he goes again...must be his 'outdoor job day' today, roll on the rain!
...stick with it, areldite! if you can't beat 'em join 'em! best wishes to all,'mentalisticorwot'!
now, where did i put that cleaver? !!!
I can't describe you my hate about whistles, just can't stand it.
The random notes whistler. Just blowing out some notes that do not add up to a tune anyone would know. They are usually lost in space somewhere, not aware of the surroundings.
The "blow heart" whistler. Wanting everyone around know that they are happy and proud of their whistling abilities. If they weren't whistling, they would be telling you your favorite hosptial operation stories.
The "sales whistler", ready to sell you something. This person is anxious to sell you something and the whistling helps them break the ice. Just hope this person does not sit next to you on the plane.
The best way to overcome the whistlers, is to ignor. Easy to say. I cannot. I usually whistle back, as loud as I can and act like it is what I do. You won't believe this, most act annoyed ans stop.
I do the same for gum crackers- I get out a piece of gum and go at it with loud disgusting slurps, cracks and even bubbles if I can. They stop
The key is: act like you did not know they were there and move a close to them as you can.
Have fun.
I also have remedies for: People who pull the back of your seat when they get up, kids who kick the back of you seat, people who tap the feet during the entire flight, people who try to see what you are working on or look at your computer while you work, people who take off shoes during flight and put feet up to make sure you get a good wiff!, people who give you bruises from lagging their luggage and hitting everyone on the aisle as they pass through, flight attendance who try to break eardrums closing doors on storage compartments, etc
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I can't whistle, but you've given me a good idea.
I think I'll record a tape of a hugely loud whistler. When I am stuck with a live whistler, I'll turn it on. Maybe THAT will stop the madness. It unhinges me in the most murderous way.
do i walk around shouting as loud as i can most of the day?
no.
that would probably be classed as attention seeking.
but its fine to walk around subjecting everyone else close by to your whistling noise?
no.
but because you enjoy the pastime its okay.
no.
i would enjoy putting an air horn to your ear but i use restrain - im not an attention seeking idiot.
life goes on, and ive got to put up with idiots who go around whistling all day long as loud as they can because - .....
No, it's not okay to walk around shouting, so why is whistling somehow excluded from this antisocial behavior?
I would like to stop whistlers and blow a horn in their ears. But I won't, because tht would be uncivilized.
Please, whistling idiots, STOP WHISTLING IN PUBLIC.
Do it in the shower, in your apartment, with your pet if he or she likes it (which I doubt).
Otherwise, I might just come up behind you and smack you on the head.
and it can become annoying at some point.
Sadly, Madison Avenue has discovered that whistling cuts through our ears for whatever biological reason, and radio ads are now not complete without human whistling involved. I change the station quickly, vowing to call the station (or start a website) and let them know that they lose listeners as a result of these ads. I now feel better!
then i first start to sigh and make upset noices, when that does not work im feeling my blood boil and i try to sit further away or make it clear im annoyed.
in worst cases ive been hiding in a bathroom crying for a while and feeling the urge to hurt myself or break stuf.
and thats about the time i cant stand it anymore, say i got things to do and leave the fuck home!
its hell every time >.<
Yeah, make sure you change what you are doing or work even harder to block out the twit that is whistling. Don't bother them and their completely rude and annoying insanity!
I get that waiting can be boring and uncomfortable but can't they just choose other activities to keep them occupied that won't annoy someone else???
But the particular reason that drove me to find this thread is a co-worker who is sitting next to my cubicle as I'm typing this entry away. He's a 20-something cool kid who can't-live-without-music type of guy.
He would whistle or make all sorts of tapping and drumming noises with his fingers and feet as if he was Ringo Starr. And I just don't understand why he needs to make the loud and aberrant piercing high-pitched whistle while he's got his headphone on!!!
I've got half a heart to pull out a bazooka on him everytime he did that, ugh!!
One day a friend and I were riding around while we listened to the CB. Someone was whistling. Several people were whistling. My friend says to me What's with all the whistling?"
I stated "It's air escaping from empty brain cavities."
Whistling in any form continues to annoy me to this day and it's been almost 40 years since that conversation occurred.
i have laughed my socks off at your post, and many of the others... i remain the most avid, faithful, never to waiver whistle-loather in this entire universe!
keep chopping! best wishes to all fellow whistle haters out there...mentalisticorwot!
Thankyou like minded people for making me feel somewhat normal in this world with random whistling people :)
We know we may be off key, but I don't think we are as afraid of being judged. By the time men are older and more confident, many are quite good at whistling, so they DO seem to enjoy it.
best wishes, mentalisticorwot