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It must be difficult to be you and so easily annoyed.
I guess you are the authority on what should be and shouldn't be annoying, right? Its easy to spot a self centered and mean person, when they have this aura of superiority and make venomous quips like 'It must be difficult to be you'.
Wow, I just checked back and all these responses. This is a very active part of the forum! Haven't explored it except randomly.
Yes, humming would bother me, too. Just as I wouldn't subject people on a 4-hour bus ride to my music seeping out of my earphones, or blasting a video or two on my device sans headphones....I like a neutral environment mostly. Sure, I realize there will be pockets of chatter during bus or plane travel, but someone chatting non-stop, especially loudly, would ruin the trip for me and most. I couldn't imagine a grad student trying to use that travel time to study, or someone just collecting their thoughts, having to endure a random whistler or hummer/singer in that environment.
A friend (?) (former housemate) meets me from his subway line first thing in the morning and wants to chat. So annoying. Let me have my time after working twelve hours; he's just starting his part-time day. Even worse, he can't keep quiet on a trip to/from the casino for much of the two hours. I have noticed people turning around on that bus, a mostly quiet and content ambiance, and glare at him for chatting at me. Annoying to most of you, too? Yes, there's a time and place for chatter on a long trip on a bus or plane.
I guess I can tolerate a whistler, at times, in passing. But not when I'm one of a few waiting for the subway, at that quiet early hour, just reading, and now a whistler sits near me and interrupts my solitude.
Yes, I am single and must live alone, paying high rent to do so. Maybe those of you with large families in a house are accustomed to all kinds of noises and disturbances. Hmmm...
Funny thing is I drive a cab, and have a high tolerance for drunk and obnoxious folks, whereas it seems most people wouldn't. Some would say I'm too kind in those situations -- whereas perhaps I'm selfish for being anti-whistling and humming. I understand. As someone mentioned above, perhaps whistling can be a nervous trait for some...like when I keep shuffling a leg while sitting in public on a bus or at a dinner table. People find THAT annoying, I know. I've been criticized.
I was shopping at our nicest department store the other day and the young lady behind the perfume counter was whistling! The elegant and refined women who used to work there must be rolling in their graves.
Truly skillful whistlers (like me, ahem) put our heart and soul into making music. I specialize in Broadway show tunes and miscellaneous Sinatra hits. It makes me feel good and often brings a smile to folks around me. What does bug me is people who can't whistle worth a dam or whistle off-key, or just blow out random notes -- sort of the whistling equivalent of tiny repeated bleats of flatulence, or requesting a gluten-free baguette. Drives me nuts.
One of the sweetest sounds I ever heard was a whistle. It came from my beloved niece who had recently come to live with me. She had been in a bad situation at home and arrived depressed and sad, just kind of a balled up little fist of misery. I took care of her, gave her love and structure, got her counseling and in general gave her a stress free home life letting her just be 16. A little over a month after she arrived, I was sitting downstairs while she was up in her room doing homework. All of the sudden I hear her absentmindedly whistling a happy little tune. I smiled from ear to ear, knowing that one does not just whistle happily unless they are feeling lighthearted and carefree. It was all I needed to hear to know that I had done the right thing bringing her to live with me. She was a gift to me more than she'll ever know.
Thirteen years later she is a happily married, well adjusted adult who still whistles a lot!
My father was a whistler and an expert at it! It's such a wonderful memory about him.
Later, I worked at a printing company, in the Quality Control section (a one-person operation most of the time). A man in the computer section whistled a lot and was very good though not like my father. I LOVED it! Everyone else must have, too, because I never heard anyone ask him to stop or look at all irritated. I'm fairly certain that we generally smiled.
Since I was a little girl, I've longed to be able to whistle. I've tried countless times and never could produce any sound. I'm in my early 60s now, and I still wish I could whistle. I'm so envious of people who can do this amazing thing. It's carrying a musical instrument with you everywhere! How I'd love to do it!
Oh, God, we have a pretty new kid at work and he whistles constantly, even when waiting on a customer or ringing them out at the register ! He doesn't just whistle, he whistles at the top of his lungs and he does full concerts ! Even the girls we work with commented and said customers were looking at him and shaking their heads.
I told our manager I was going to say something and he said he would do it instead, but the next day the guy was whistling up a storm again. Finally I cracked and told him "You've got to knock off the whistling, it is driving us all crazy ! It has been a little better, but every once in a while he still slips up and starts whistling to some song on our store stereo. I actually look at the work schedule to see the days I am forced to work with him and am relieved when we are not on together.
If they only knew how annoying it is and how unprofessional at work.
Don
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Even the girls we work with commented and said customers were looking at him and shaking their heads.
