What'd you say?
Yesterday I was sitting next to a woman on the bus who had just finished "A Million Little Pieces". I asked her what she thought of it, we talked briefly, and then I put my iPod headphones in. When it was her stop, I stood up to let her out and told her to have a nice afternoon. She told me to take care of my hearing and to also have a nice afternoon.
This is not the first time I've had this encounter with unsolicited iPod advice. I find it fascinating, especially since people don't tend to give others advice based on their potentially risky habits. I've never seen someone walk up to a person smoking a cigarette and say "Hey, be careful not to get lung cancer", or to someone sitting on a bar stool with their gin and tonic and say "Hey, watch out for cirrhosis", or to a couple kissing and say "Hey, watch out for chlymidia". Perhaps they do and I've just not been paying enough attention, but if not, what is it about headphones that make people feel entitled to give advice?
This is not the first time I've had this encounter with unsolicited iPod advice. I find it fascinating, especially since people don't tend to give others advice based on their potentially risky habits. I've never seen someone walk up to a person smoking a cigarette and say "Hey, be careful not to get lung cancer", or to someone sitting on a bar stool with their gin and tonic and say "Hey, watch out for cirrhosis", or to a couple kissing and say "Hey, watch out for chlymidia". Perhaps they do and I've just not been paying enough attention, but if not, what is it about headphones that make people feel entitled to give advice?