More than eighty cultures still speak in whistles

Re:More than eighty cultures still speak in whistles by yoloyoloyoloa on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @12:51PM (#28291467)

Its quite common in some hoods in South Africa to use whistling to communicate if the police or enemy gang are coming. Im pretty sure this isnt unique to South Africa though

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Re:More than eighty cultures still speak in whistles by allenu on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:37PM (#28293823)

You're probably right. I've just started watching The Wire and in season 2, the loading dock workers whistle to each other to let them know cops are around.

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