Can You Whistle,Friends?

@else34 (13515)
New Delhi, India
March 11, 2016 7:00am CST
The one thing my friends can do and I can't is whistling,whistling using your mouth.I would say,it's an art and all my friends have been accomplished whistlers.Fascinated by their ability to pull off loud whistling sound from their mouth,I tried to learn the skill,but ended up learning nothing. Some of my classmates were very naughty and would use their art for wrong purposes.They would tease girls by whistling with their mouths.Some others would whistle to call their dogs.They were also able to whistle using their fingers. I still can't whistle using my mouth.Can you?When do you like to whistle? Some say whistling by using your mouth is bad.It does not behove to guys belonging to respectable families.Do you agree?
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Mar 16
I agree whistling to tease girls is disrespectful. I don't know how to whistle but it is my frustration because i want to whistle some beautiful tunes.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
@salonga,Yes,I agree with you that it is bad to tease girls by whistling.Like you,I,too,want to whistle some tunes,but can't.I can't whistle.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
12 Mar 16
I am not very good at wolf whistles, using the fingers to whistle... But I can whistle quite well and loudly just through pursed lips, enough to call the dog when he is some distance away. I had not realised that having teeth was a requirement...
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
13 Mar 16
@pgntwo,You mean,even a toothless person can whistle?I have no idea.I also tried to whistle using my fingers,but no.Now I have realised that I am not made for whistling.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
14 Mar 16
@pgntwo @JolietJack says he can't whistle without teeth.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
13 Mar 16
@else34 I have no idea if a toothless person can whistle, I have my teeth and can whistle ok, if a little tunelessly...
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
Even I can't whistle. I envy people who do that.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
@else34 I tried to learn it when I was in college but couldn't learn it.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
@sjvg1976,Me too.I envy my friends when they whistle sweet tunes of Bollywood songs.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
12 Mar 16
@sjvg1976 Me too.I am not made for whistling.
@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
11 Mar 16
I could one time, then I lost a front tooth when I was 15 and never could after that.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
12 Mar 16
@else34 Some people don't have the right shaped mouth or tooth structure.
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
12 Mar 16
@pgiblett,I have teeth,but don't know how they whistle.I try,pucker my face,and that's all,end up releasing air only.
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• United States
11 Mar 16
Sometimes I can whistle and sometimes I can't get anything but air to come out!
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
12 Mar 16
@AbbyGreenhill,I,for one,can't whistle,I just try,but....end up letting air come out.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
12 Mar 16
@AbbyGreenhill Yes,and this happens especially when you try to learn something you are not made for.
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• United States
12 Mar 16
@else34 Sometimes the harder you try something the harder it is to accomplish.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Mar 16
whistling at girls? maybe not so great, whistling a song or for your dog, doesnt seem like a big deal to me.I can kinda whistle but not very well
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
12 Mar 16
Jessicalynnt,There are some here,some from among my friends who whistle at girls.All of them have been infamous for it,but most whistle melodious tunes.
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• Centralia, Missouri
12 Mar 16
@else34 yeah girls dont, on average, tend to like that kind of thing
@snowy22315 (180770)
• United States
11 Mar 16
Yes, I can whistle. I have been able to do this since i was a child, but it takes practice.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
@snowy22315,WOW!! So you too are accomplished at it.I tried to learn it again and again,and everyday,and my friends too tried their best to teach me,but I was an indolent student.
@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
13 Mar 16
I've always been able to whistle. It's not bad unless you use it in the wrong context.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
13 Mar 16
@zebra2222,Like you,I can't understand why some people hate whistling.If you don't use it to tease girls,what's wrong with it?
@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
11 Mar 16
It is simply a gesture of disrespecting people. It could be possible if you are really close to someone or somebody.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
@Shavkat,Yes,it is,especially when it is used to tease girls.But many of my friends can whistle sweet tunes of songs so perfectly that I get dumbfound.
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• United States
11 Mar 16
I dont think whistling is bad my friend. I am not a good whistler but my sister is.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
12 Mar 16
@TiarasOceanView,I,too,don't think it's bad unless used for bad purposes like teasing girls or cat calling.But neither me,nor my brother can whistle.
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@gudheart (12659)
18 Mar 16
I only recently found the skill of whistling!! Not sure how though.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
19 Mar 16
@gudheart,Since my adolescence I have been trying to learn the skill,but seems I am not made for it.LOL!!
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@JudyEv (340027)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Mar 16
There is no stigma about whistling in our country. I can whistle but I'm not very good. I rarely whistle now so I'm not going to get any better I guess.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
@JudyEv,Here in India there are people who whistle to tease girls.That's why people think it's bad.But the same guys often whistle sweet melodies so wonderfully that I get amazed.Still society does not approve whistling in public.
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@JudyEv (340027)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Mar 16
@else34 Here, we call it 'wolf whistling' at girls. Is that what it's called there too? You don't here much whistling here - maybe on building sites.
@OKennedy (1130)
• United States
11 Mar 16
I don't know how I feel about whistling. I never really thought about it before. It doesn't seem it makes you any less respectable.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
12 Mar 16
@OKennedy,Of course,until you use it to tease girls.If I somehow learn the skill,I would love to whistle melodious tunes.
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@Oishi24 (47)
• Kolkata, India
11 Mar 16
Nope. Everytime I try to, it sounds like I'm having an asthma attack.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
@Oishi24,LOL !!!!Me too.I tried again and again,but ended up sounding like what you say asthma attack.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
11 Mar 16
I could never whistle.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
11 Mar 16
@marlina,Nor could I.LOL!! I tried to learn,but failed.