Additionally why do ghosts make that same noise lol
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Interesting fact: booing is not a universal thing. In Italy, they don’t boo. They whistle. Went to a soccer game and everyone was whistling at the ref after he carded someone on the home team. I was really confused until a local explained it to me.
On that same subject, they don’t whistle at someone to get their attention like we do here in the US, they make a “pst” sound, like we use when trying to quietly get someone’s attention, but they do it all the time.
The origin is unclear, but we have been using sounds like it to express anger and dissatisfaction for milennia. The deep guttural sound is somewhat intimidating and sticks a lot better in your mind than say a banshee scream.
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I don’t know what the original reason is, but I know that it’s the worst sound to hear on stage.
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