Where are all the whistlers?

I love whistling and whistlers! Particularly enjoy the insurance advert with the whistling.

The last person I heard whistle was an old neighbour, in his 80s, and that was some years ago. It was a nice thing to hear because he was quite tuneful. I hadn’t noticed that whistling was dying out, but you’re right, it is, or has.

Maggiemaybe

Where are the whistlers? Well I’ve got one of them here at home. At least I always know where he is.

I’ve never been able to do it.

I have one too. I always know when he's coming back from a walk with the dog because I hear him whistling.

Georgesgran

‘A whistling woman and a crowing hen, would bring the Devil from his den’.

That was what I was told. Used to be able to whistle, but crowned teeth make it impossible now.

My granny always told me it made Our Blessed Lady cry!

Funny, I was thinking just recently that you don’t see children skipping ( without ropes, I mean, but you don’t see that either) any more, and it’s a long time since I heard anyone do that loud, piercing whistle with their fingers.

It's quite relaxing, whistling a complete tune, with all the "twiddly bits" in it.

Forget mindfulness, deep breathing, and asmr.

Just whistle your cares away.

Sadly I never got the hang of it, discouraged perhaps by my traditionalist mum who was brought up in Germany where
“Mädchen , die pfeifen, und Hühnern, die krähen, soll man beizeiten die Hälse umdrehen”
Which in English I believe survives as “a whistling girl and a crowing hen always come to some bad end” and was used to discourage girls from whistling, which was formerly considered indecorous (!)
But jolly tradesmen whistling happy tunes? Now they all seem to have their EarPods in.

I'm a whistler.

I love to hear (men especially) whistling. My uncle (84) still does it. Old habits but it is dying out. No young ‘uns seem to do it that I’ve noticed.

Where are the whistlers? Well I’ve got one of them here at home. At least I always know where he is.

I’ve never been able to do it.

I do remember my late MIL whistling a lot. She was a terrible driver and after every scary near miss, would always smile and whistle away😁

My MiL always told me not to whistle in the house because it is unlucky. Now, I only whistle outside if I think no one can hear me. I know it’s irrational

I loathe whistling! I had to ask my husband to stop it when we first got together as it puts my teeth on edge, like nails down a blackboard. My mother was a very good whistler and she enjoyed doing it. I didn't like her much (it was mutual) perhaps that's the reason I don't like. To get to your point. No I don't seem to hear workers whistling and we live on a large building site at the moment - mostly they have radios on or ear pods in.

My Dad was a whistler and I’ve inherited his talent 😆

My grandchildren are impressed when I display my whistling skills. They can make the whistling sound but can’t whistle a tune as such. I find it impossible to explain to them how to whistle a recognisable tune.

Yes I think it has died out to a large extent, even my late mother remarked on it in 2000.

Strange this comment should come up today, as shopping yesterday in a clothes shop, I heard someone whistling and it was the assistant, maybe in her fifties. It was my first time out in twelve days and I was pleased to hear her.

‘A whistling woman and a crowing hen, would bring the Devil from his den’.

That was what I was told. Used to be able to whistle, but crowned teeth make it impossible now.

Aaargh whistling makes my toes curl.

Whistling brings to mind our old window cleaner and milkman🙂

Mr P is a constant whistler. It is very useful in supermarkets when I have wandered off and need to locate him. Thinking about it, I am not aware of my children or grandchildren whistling so perhaps it is a dying art.

I’ve whistled since I was a little girl, I even get comments about it where I work in a care home, the residents will say,”was that you whistling”and I say yes,most times I don’t even know I’m doing it,sometimes they say it sounded good.
I’m 71 and I’ve been whistling since I was a little girl, but my aunt may used to say
A whistling woman
And a crowing hen
Is neither good to God nor men? 😜

I'm a prolific whistler . My son who is 21 was taught by my Dad when he was about 6. He stayed with my Dad for the week and when we picked him up he was whistling away quite merrily and never stopped. One of his year 3 teachers got quite exasperated with him and complained he didn't even know when he was doing it.
He has quite a wide repertoire from Beethoven to Eminem but one of his favourites has always been "Bless your beautiful hide" 🤣