Whistling in public

josip

MadDog76 wrote: »

Ah c'mon!!! Having a w@nk in public is unacceptable but whistling!??!! Mildly irritating to some at most ..........

Thresholds in Sweden are different.
Better to ignore someone on the street in need of help than risk being perceived as intrusive and "rude".

LeBash

Maybe he was nervous about the flight and that was his way of getting by.

I get that it is annoying but nothing is more annoying than watching someone make a fool of themselves in front of a crowd over such a trivial thing. Maybe you should try and exercise some self control in future.

GFT

It's irritating as ****. Especially first thing in the morning like someone in my office that does.

endofrainbow

I find it irritating also but I wouldn't antagonise someone over it - specially not this guy :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMm1Wih0kug

Canterelle

Currently sitting on a train with about 6 kids nearby, all under 12 and they are noisily having the craic. It's a bit distracting but I like it too. Same with someone whistling. God what a world if we all have to go about silently for fear of annoying some old git!

Ray Palmer

Canterelle wrote: »

Currently sitting on a train with about 6 kids nearby, all under 12 and they are noisily having the craic. It's a bit distracting but I like it too. Same with someone whistling. God what a world if we all have to go about silently for fear of annoying some old git!

No where near the same. 6 different people communicating. Never expected silence. Whistling is a sound that is much louder.

whatismyname

Ray Palmer wrote: »

No where near the same. 6 different people communicating. Never expected silence. Whistling is a sound that is much louder.

One person whistling is a sound that is much louder than 6 kids noisily having the craic? At this point, seems reasonable to presume you're on the wind-up.

Mesrine65

Try a little more patience Ray, it can go a long way...

Saipanne

I was in a very cosy cafe just now and a guy was playing the "hi hats" to a song, using a "tss "tss" sound with his mouth.

What an absolute c*nt.

darkpagandeath

Baron Kurtz

You sound like a guy where "the nerves are gone".:) and very intolerant. I personally don't like the whistling type, as I feel it's a substitute for conversation that resides in their head, but have no idea what they want to talk about. And whistling is their way to emit some form of release.

RoyalMarine

Something similar happened to me and the Mrs last year when we went on holidays. Except no one was a bitter old shìte about it and half the plane began to whistle along.

It was a great holiday and everyone enjoyed the flight.

suicide_circus

Remember folks, if you don't want some daft cuñt making noise beside you in an enclosed space, just sit there and say nothing or else people will say you're a bitter old shìte

RoyalMarine

suicide_circus wrote: »

Remember folks, if you don't want some daft cuñt making noise beside you in an enclosed space, just sit there and say nothing or else people will say you're a bitter old shìte

Last I checked, the departure lounge of an airport is not an enclosed space.

suicide_circus

RoyalMarine wrote: »

Last I checked, the departure lounge of an airport is not an enclosed space.

He was doing it in the plane too boss

wakka12

It can be irritating. That guy sounded irritating, I thought what you did was very rude though and needlessly embarassed him in front of a crowd of people.

suicide_circus

wakka12 wrote: »

It can be irritating. That guy sounded irritating, I thought what you did was very rude though and needlessly embarassed him in front of a crowd of people.

Actions have consequences. This man was irritating and consequently someone told him to stfu.

whatismyname

suicide_circus wrote: »

someone told him to stfu.

No they said '" Excuse me. Would you mind not whistling it is incredibly irritating?" '

darkpagandeath

suicide_circus wrote: »

Actions have consequences. This man was irritating and consequently someone told him to stfu.

What if it turned out he had tourettes ?

tayto lover

Maybe the guy was a nervous flyer and it was his way of dealing with it.
Whistling never annoys me but it might some.

suicide_circus

darkpagandeath wrote: »

What if it turned out he had tourettes ?

Then the OP would have been bleedin scarleh

Sprog 4

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Go on out of it you narky bollix ye :pac::pac::pac:

Impressive. Its also funny if you watch it without sound.

TheMilkyPirate

wakka12 wrote: »

It can be irritating. That guy sounded irritating, I thought what you did was very rude though and needlessly embarassed him in front of a crowd of people.

Tbh I think the only person the OP was embarrassing was himself.

wakka12

suicide_circus wrote: »

Actions have consequences. This man was irritating and consequently someone told him to stfu.

Could be just as easily said to him personally. Not shouted down the hallway

Hotei

Ray Palmer wrote: »

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.

I had a similar experience many years ago. I found out later it was Roger Whittaker!

Rubberlegs

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Try a little more patience Ray, it can go a long way...

If I may say so, I can whistle this like a pro

Whistling wouldn't bother me in the slightest. When my Dad was in good form, he whistled, so I associate it with cheerfulness. I love hearing someone whistling, and am prone to a bout of it myself now and again.

ToddyDoody

...is noise pollution and an environmental health issue. Report incidents to your local authority or the EPA

pickarooney

A bit of the old Tuvan throat singing is the apposite response there.

suicide_circus

wakka12 wrote: »

Could be just as easily said to him personally. Not shouted down the hallway

Diddums

Sh1tbag OToole

Ray Palmer wrote: »

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?

Long time no see. Aren't you the property tax fella?

Canterelle

Op what about sitting beside crying baby on a flight? Would you stare the little fecker down? Just wondering how you cope!!

anewme

My Dad has taken to doing this. He's brought shopping on a Wednesday. He goes to Dunnes stores and sings various ballads ...the Green Fields of France is a favourite .and various Joe Dolan numbers as well as whistling and doing that other annoying noise like tss tss tss (which we call the symbols) ..how was Da today ...ah he was grand apart from a lot of symbols....

My sister says a few people stare and others say he makes their day (aren't you always in good form!!) but I've no doubt it's annoying to some people but you got to realise everyone is on their own journey...he does it at family dinners as well ...I actually sit back and smile when he does it with new or strange people as their reactions are priceless (my Mam says the staff in Dunnes say..ah, Jaysus - here comes whistlers mother!!!!)

Sometimes when life gives you lemons, there's nothing else for it only to make lemonade.

My Dad is 74, has onset of Dementia and all I can say is keep whistling Da.

Keep whistling.

And fcuk the begrudgers.

Rubberlegs

^^^
That is just lovely:)

SteM

suicide_circus wrote: »

He was doing it in the plane too boss

No he wasn't. He was on the way to the plane according to the OP.

MadDog76

anewme wrote: »

My Dad has taken to doing this. He's brought shopping on a Wednesday. He goes to Dunnes stores and sings various ballads ...the Green Fields of France is a favourite .and various Joe Dolan numbers as well as whistling and doing that other annoying noise like tss tss tss (which we call the symbols) ..how was Da today ...ah he was grand apart from a lot of symbols....

My sister says a few people stare and others say he makes their day (aren't you always in good form!!) but I've no doubt it's annoying to some people but you got to realise everyone is on their own journey...he does it at family dinners as well ...I actually sit back and smile when he does it with new or strange people as their reactions are priceless (my Mam says the staff in Dunnes say..ah, Jaysus - here comes whistlers mother!!!!)

Sometimes when life gives you lemons, there's nothing else for it only to make lemonade.

My Dad is 74, has onset of Dementia and all I can say is keep whistling Da.

Keep whistling.

And fcuk the begrudgers.

What a brilliantly positive outlook on life regardless of the situation itself ........ tell your Da I said thanks for making me smile.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

anewme wrote: »

My Dad has taken to doing this. He's brought shopping on a Wednesday. He goes to Dunnes stores and sings various ballads ...the Green Fields of France is a favourite .and various Joe Dolan numbers as well as whistling and doing that other annoying noise like tss tss tss (which we call the symbols) ..how was Da today ...ah he was grand apart from a lot of symbols....

My sister says a few people stare and others say he makes their day (aren't you always in good form!!) but I've no doubt it's annoying to some people but you got to realise everyone is on their own journey...he does it at family dinners as well ...I actually sit back and smile when he does it with new or strange people as their reactions are priceless (my Mam says the staff in Dunnes say..ah, Jaysus - here comes whistlers mother!!!!)

Sometimes when life gives you lemons, there's nothing else for it only to make lemonade.

My Dad is 74, has onset of Dementia and all I can say is keep whistling Da.

Keep whistling.

And fcuk the begrudgers.

I have a good friend who sounds very like your Dad. We include him in our Old Fogies outings. He doesn't whistle but he constantly comes out with great comic one liners about people around us in coffee shops and the like. The people are never offended, seem to realise the circumstances, respond well to him and enjoy the laugh with him. He brightens the day for everybody. We know this phase will pass and we may lose him as things progress.

Cherish this time and store it away with your happy memories.

As for the airport whistler; the OP ended up the loser. No harm was being done. People have reasons for their actions and all are not sinister.

bnt

I said "Sometimes", because I'd be a hypocrite if I said it always annoyed me. More often than not, the person doing the whistling is me. I can't help it when I get a good tune stuck in my head. I get that other people don't hear what I hear: I've mentally got the rest of the band behind my whistling, but eveyone else is getting it a capella.

The worst is when someone else starts whistling in response. As if whistling is a social activity?

PS this is whistling done right:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E84OWq6z3IQ

Canterelle

I whistle myself, a fair bit! Don't know why but when the mood gets ya...hate to think it's annoying people

whatismyname

Canterelle wrote: »

I whistle myself, a fair bit! Don't know why but when the mood gets ya...hate to think it's annoying people

Based on the opening post, I think it's something more about 'whistling around other people who aren't paying to listen' being irritating... so think it's ok if you charge them for the pleasure...

Canterelle

whatismyname wrote: »

Based on the opening post, I think it's something more about 'whistling around other people who aren't paying to listen' being irritating... so think it's ok if you charge them for the pleasure...

I don't whistle professionally! Just a habit. Mostly on my own, but could happen in public spaces. Seriously, do folks not do this now and again?

whatismyname

Canterelle wrote: »

I don't whistle professionally! Just a habit. Mostly on my own, but could happen in public spaces. Seriously, do folks not do this now and again?

Yes. Many folk. It's not that big of a deal, as shown in many of the thread responses.

I wasn't trying to say you whistle professionally, I was just taking the piss a bit out of the opening post

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Me thinks we're whistling in the dark here.

1eg0a3xv7b82of

Whistling in public for no good reason is a sign of madness.

whatismyname

Felipe Easy Virgo wrote: »

Whistling in public for no good reason is a sign of madness.

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

whatismyname

Zahir Gentle Against wrote: »

Me thinks we're whistling in the dark here.

Seriously though, do you have a favourite song which features whistling?

Mine would probably be Moves Like Jagger, good bit of the auld whistling in that and a good tune too

anewme

Felipe Easy Virgo wrote: »

Whistling in public for no good reason is a sign of madness.

.

Says who?

In my Dads case, we call it dementia.

it can happen to anyone.

LordSutch

Whistling doesn't bother me so much as people 'effing and blinding' in front of my children, even smartly dressed business men who insert the F word into every second sentence (like a form of low level punctuation)!

Finger snappers also really irritate me, you know the ones who walk around the office snapping & clicking their fingers and think they're really great. Like yes we can all see you & hear you, how cool - Not

whatismyname

LordSutch wrote: »

Whistling doesn't bother me so much as people 'effing and blinding' in front of my children, even smartly dressed business men who insert the F word into every second sentence (like a form of low level punctuation)!

Finger snappers also really irritate me, you know the ones who walk around the office snapping & clicking their fingers and think they're really cool (not) . . . Girr :mad:

I hear you.

You sound like you'd fit in well over at http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057521679

GFT

whatismyname wrote: »

Seriously though, do you have a favourite song which features whistling?

Mine would probably be Moves Like Jagger, good bit of the auld whistling in that and a good tune too

Probably the dumbest, shittest tune ever created and I say that despite the mounds of scutter that exist to this day.

scouttio

There's hundreds of lives being played out around you every day. They're not all going to fit nicely into your personal little world. If you're getting annoyed by something like whistling, don't leave the house.