Go whistle

CALLS to make wolf-whistles a hate crime (Mail) made me smile. Many years ago, when I was an attractive 29-year-old, I was on my way to pick up my daughter from school.

I was wearing a new outfit of white trousers and a colourful top. I thought I was the bee’s knees, so I was not unduly surprised to get a wolf-whistle as I walked past a garage. The companion of the whistler said: ‘Chris, don’t whistle at ladies — it’s not nice!’

To which Chris replied: ‘I like whistling at old ladies — it cheers them up!’

Well, that didn’t cheer me up. I felt quite deflated for the rest of the day.

Mrs JENNIFER FLETCHER,

Looe, Cornwall. HoW can wolf-whistling be termed a hate crime when the ‘perpetrators’ actually like what they are seeing?

P. CORRIS, Liverpool.