Bluetooth headsets: not a fashion accessory

Bluetooth headsets are one of the greatest cell phone accessories. You get hands-free calling without being physically tethered to your phone by a long wire. They are fairly comfortable, although some are more so than others. But seriously, people. Do you really need to walk around wearing your Bluetooth headsets even when you aren't using them?

As Bluetooth headsets get smaller and lighter, I see this more and more. People walking around wearing the headset as if it's a part of their fashion ensemble. Maybe some people think it's a status symbol, much like early cell phone users wore their phones in prominent bulky cases that just screamed, "Look at me! I have a CELLULAR PHONE!" Those days have past. A Bluetooth headset is not a status symbol. Wearing it all the time makes it look like a Borg implant.

Surely you aren't so important and so busy that you can't spare six seconds or so to remove the headset from your pocket, place it on your ear, then answer the call? I don't know, maybe the callers will hang up after only one ring.

The next time you go walking through the mall or the grocery store wearing your Bluetooth headset, pause for a moment as you pass by each person and come to the realization that in their head, they are laughing at you.

Please, just take the headset off!

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