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Whistling in public

Ray Palmer

I was recently getting a flight and while waiting in the airport a guy sitting a few seats away started whistling. Just some random tune. After ten minutes of this I turn and stare at him which he seems to understand as a request to stop. Another 10 minutes later he starts up again, I look over again and he stops. Starts again 10 minutes later, stare, stop. About 30 minutes go by and we are all called to the plane.
Going down the walk way to the plane and a queue forms again in the tunnel like part and I hear this whistling echoing all around. It is this guy again who is behind me further down the queue. So I stand out of the queue and say " Excuse me. Would you mind not whistling it is incredibly irritating?" . No word from him but there is complete silence from everybody. I turn back into the queue and face the plane. Then this women is staring at me literally open mouthed as if I had insulted her. I look at her and say "Yes?" and she slowly turns around with the same expression like a cartoon character.

Am I the only one who thinks whistling around people who aren't paying to listen is irritating?

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SteM

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Not aware of how queuing works on an airplane? Two ques formed to get on the plane and then merge. As they move at different rates you don't have much choice where you are positioned. It wouldn't have made much difference as it was echoing in the tunnel.

I spoke in my voice without shouting and he could hear me as I was facing him. My sofa is bigger the distance than he was from me so no need to shout.

I've been on plenty of planes and I know for a fact that if there was someone getting on that I wanted to avoid because they were bugging me I could. Even if it means staying seated until everyone else had started to board. Face it, you were annoyed that he didn't fall for your alpha male staring him down bs and it got to you. You came off as a tool in your story and the lady that stared at you in amazement got it spot on.

harry Bailey esq

glued wrote: »

Seriously get a life and a lighten up. You sound like a sour old bugger!

Read that in a flat Yorkshire accent.Whistling in public is acceptable to me,very trivial thing to get annoyed over.Anyway I'm not allowing myself to be getting into such a debate, I'm off t'pub for a half of bitter laddo.
*whistles*

Dial Hard

harry Bailey esq wrote:

bitter laddo

Much like the OP.

Robsweezie

I can imagine OP staring his girlfriend out of it when he spots her going out wearing a dress he doesn't like.

[Deleted User]

I was on a quiet red line heading out towards saggart the last night and a yung wan was across from me giving it the eyes and she said psst and I kinda ignored her and she said psst again and I kinda gave her an inquiring look and she whispered across the tram she said look at this and mar ya didn't she flash open her legs and not a stitch on under the short skirt she was wearing well I didn't know where to look but I has an idea and she said psst and I said nothing and she said psst and I kinda gave her a less inquiring but more pensive look and she said I can wink and I momentarily lost composure I said wink? she said wink and she nodded down below and God help me didn't I peek again and lord above it winked at me now I was in an awful plamàs at this stage and when she said psst I looked at her haunted now and when she said do you wanna put a finger in it I lost all sense and roared AH JAYSUS LOVE DONE TELL ME YOU CAN MAKE IT WHISTLE AN ALL

thats my story about public whistling wha

1eg0a3xv7b82of

whatismyname wrote: »

You keep a list of what constitutes a 'good reason' though, in order to determine whether someone is mad or not though, right?

Yes, whistling is very dangerous, have you not heard what a whistling woman and a crowing hen can do.
There is 2 medically proven warning signs for madness
1. Whistling for no good reason and
2. People who play the spoons

Be careful out there.

Ray Palmer

SteM wrote: »

I've been on plenty of planes and I know for a fact that if there was someone getting on that I wanted to avoid because they were bugging me I could. Even if it means staying seated until everyone else had started to board. Face it, you were annoyed that he didn't fall for your alpha male staring him down bs and it got to you. You came off as a tool in your story and the lady that stared at you in amazement got it spot on.

1) He had stopped whistling for half an hour
2) He got in the queue behind me
3) She didn't stare at me she was staring up at him

Really don't care what you think of my actions. This man was aware he annoyed at least one person when he started whistling in the corridor. You can argue he forgot but either way he was being rude to do so once he had this knowledge. He was imposing his tune on me the same as if he was playing it on his phone speaker which everybody knows is rude.

The woman's actions were actually pretty close to my initial reaction but you think it was right there.It kind of proves that you aren't so bothered by the action than you were saying before. Is it just because it was against whistling? Pretty finely defined set of manners and interactions you have there where staring is acceptable and amazing you can't see how whistling would be considered rude.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Then this women is staring at me literally open mouthed as if I had insulted her. I look at her and say "Yes?" and she slowly turns around with the same expression like a cartoon character.

Ray Palmer wrote: »

She didn't stare at me she was staring up at him.

Now, I'm totally confused.

I can't trust any of this yarn now.

MadDog76

Zahir Gentle Against wrote: »

Now, I'm totally confused.

I can't trust any of this yarn now.

Ray just got slammed ......... BOOM!

idnkph

PucaMama wrote: »

D*ckhead

Obviously the auld sense of humor is missed here. enjoy the holiday hahahahah

JeffKenna

I think you need to get laid more

The Sun King

If I was doing something that annoyed someone I'd probably stop out of politeness. I'm usually a very conscious person. Unless they were an absolute melt like the OP. People that are so easily wound up deserve to be pushed to the brink for the masses enjoyment.

PucaMama

idnkph wrote: »

Obviously the auld sense of humor is missed here. enjoy the holiday hahahahah

I see no sense of humour only a poor attempt at being smart. What a disgusting comment to make. And what are you talking about?

idnkph

Dont be so nosey.

hullaballoo

I dislike whistling in public because I was told to dislike it as a sprog. I can't remember the why of it but I was told that whistling or humming is only for when you are alone.

I suppose the reasoning must be that rambunctious in many situations that you encounter it. Rambunctious is a word and you should google it.

sixfingered

I do find it very annoying if it lasts more than a couple of minutes of so, but I also find people having loud conversations/phone calls or listening to music loudly the same so I think I might be the problem!

I never leave the house without a set of good earphones as a result. Just the risk you take when you use public transport!

I'd imagine that down the line we'll have similar things that you see in the UK/Europe/North America with things like quiet carriages and the like.

Peregrine

idnkph, don't post in this thread again. You're just trolling and goading posters.

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worded

The Rare Tasmanian Snow Leopard can whistle, but chooses not to

Pat Mustard

Some nice whistling here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Gy00u5OoA

feargale

Silbo Gomero ( 'Gomeran whistle'), also known as el silbo ('the whistle'), is a whistled register of Spanish used by inhabitants of La Gomera in the Canary Islands to communicate across the deep ravines and narrow valleys that radiate through the island. It enables messages to be exchanged over a distance of up to 5 kilometres.

If I were you OP I would bypass the Canary Islands.

Pinch Flat

Op, sure it wasn't Roger Whittaker?

http://youtu.be/QBHc1ds-zeE

feargale

worded wrote: »

The Rare Tasmanian Snow Leopard can whistle, but chooses not to

Otters whistle too.

breffnibiddy

Wouldn't really bother me... I think

Mint Sauce

breffnibiddy wrote: »

Wouldn't really bother me... I think

JUst what were you looking up to find this thread?

keith_sixteen

The guy in the youtube video looks exactly like what I would expect a top class whistler to look like.

branie2

I don't mind it at all