My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

AIBU?

Angry I can't whistle, Aibu to ask for tips how ??

30 replies

onmybroomstick · 18/05/2017 18:51

30 years old, for the life of me I cannot do it. 7 year old ds takes great pleasure in trying to teach me and I'm actually annoyed at myself now that I can't do it. How do I learn!!!! Someone please teach me 🙄

OP posts:
Report
NellieFiveBellies · 18/05/2017 19:45

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

farfarawayfromhome · 18/05/2017 19:56

Ah, this reminds me of the peppa pig episode where peppa can't whistle and Rebecca rabbit can.

As you were!

Report
CricketRuntAndRashers · 18/05/2017 20:15

Practice?

It's also different whether you do it with or without fingers.

Report
ahipponamedbooboobutt · 18/05/2017 20:16

32 and can't whistle. I'm not angry over it though, some people just can't

Report
PasDevantLesElephants · 18/05/2017 20:16

I can't whistle if I've been drinking so my top tip would be to cut down on the cider.

That may not be universally applicable though Grin

Report
Ethylred · 18/05/2017 20:24

"You know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together.

And blow."

Report
specialsubject · 18/05/2017 20:24

I can't either, never have.

Random aside - according to ian Fleming it indicates homosexuality. Not in my case but one person isn't data.

Report
WankingMonkey · 18/05/2017 20:28

I can't do the ridiculously loud whistle with fingers.

I remember spending hours trying to teach myself to whistle. I did get it eventually. Did the same with the rolly tongue thing that sounds a bit like a cat purr? I hope to god someone knows what I mean by that or I will look slightly crazed...

Report
DJBaggySmalls · 18/05/2017 20:33

WankingMonkey Grin I can do the finger, lips, and teeth whistle but not the rolly tongue thing.

There are loads of YouTube vids, what an age we live in.
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+whistle

Report
WimbledonMum1 · 18/05/2017 20:35

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

BMW6 · 18/05/2017 20:37

Theres just a knack to it - took me a long time and one day it just clicked.

Report
MuffinWar · 18/05/2017 20:57

Bloody hell. Spent the past ten mins or so watching videos trying to whistle. I've concluded that my tongue tie is too severe for tongue curling Envy

Report
boolifooli · 18/05/2017 21:09

For a long time I thought it was related to the ability to curl the tongue which, I believe, is genetic.

Report
glitterglitters · 18/05/2017 21:10

I can't click my fingers. People say that means I'm weird Sad

Report
Kokapetl · 18/05/2017 21:18

Best I can think of to say is push the middle of your lips as far forward as you can, just the middle, as if you are saying foo (!) in an exaggerated way. Then make the smallest possible gap between you lips. Then slowly increase the gap while blowing out at a steady rate until you get a whistling sound? Let me know if this actually works for anyone!

Report
CatsCantFlyFast · 18/05/2017 21:38

I also have to have my tongue behind my bottom teeth. There's a difference between pursing your lips and blowing, and whistling successfully; I'm trying to figure out what it is. Can you blow across the top of a milk bottle/bottle and make a whistle sound? I'd start with that as I think it's very very close in terms of what you need to do with your mouth and then gradually retreat from the bottle Grin

Report
CricketRuntAndRashers · 18/05/2017 21:50

I can't do it with my lips behind my bottom teeth.

But it makes me hiss. Actually rather ferosciously imo. My cat's head swivelled when she heard me...

My tongue is in the middle of my mouth and I make it kind of "pointy" and the air goes between my upper teeth and the tongue (that's difficult to explain in English, sorry...)

When I have my finger in my moth (thumb and pointy finger) the tongue isn't pointed.

Report
DJBaggySmalls · 18/05/2017 21:51

Is anyone else gurning and blowing raspberries now Grin

Report
Awwlookatmybabyspider · 18/05/2017 21:55

Ewwwwww. Why do you want to whistle. Its the bloody height of bad manners. Its uncouth and It brings bad luck.
Whistling women and a cackling hen. Will drive the devil out of his den.

Report
CricketRuntAndRashers · 18/05/2017 21:58

aww

Oh, you sound like my grandmother. (not necessarily a bad thing, btw!)

According to her girls aren't allowed to whistle (although it is rather useful when walking the dog... But nooo... "Stop behaving like a farmboy!")

Report
DandelionAndBedrock · 18/05/2017 21:58

I played my (infant) class a video clip about a bird who can't whistle - it has a really catchy tune (other characters whistling). They all pootled out to break whistling away whilst I spluttered along at the back of the room Sad.

Report
CricketRuntAndRashers · 18/05/2017 21:58

(and no, there is absolutely nothing wrong with farmers or farm boys imo)

Report

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

canihaveacoffeeplease · 18/05/2017 22:07

I'm 33 and can't whistle!! DH has been trying to teach me for 11 years. On the plus side, he also taught me to click my fingers. Left hand, fabulous, right hand, still can't. In right handed Blush

Report
canihaveacoffeeplease · 18/05/2017 22:09

Farfaraway I love that peppa pig episode, when she hangs up on suzi sheep is brilliant. And I am not a fan of peppa pig at all! Sadly dd (2) loves peppa. Sob.

Report
TheLastUNIC0RN · 18/05/2017 22:11

36 and can't whistle.
Or click my fingers Blush

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.