Replying to MP3 Player Fad

Just an observation I noticed...how many people have MP3 players and how overly used they are. I've seen fucking couples on dates and the guy or girl or guy and girl would have an earbud sticking in one ear. They would be walking around Rideau street downtown or something and they'd have the fucking earbud hanging. Like your on a date, why the fuck are you listening to your music while your on a date? Is your date that boring?

Don't get me wrong MP3 players are great and I love mine. But come on, do you really need to be using it 24/7? I've also seen people around who will ALWAYS have an earbud hanging from one ear. For instance at school. Some people will have an earbud hanging out for the entire day and try to talk to people but have trouble hearing them because their damn music is on and are too stupid to think that turning it off would allow them to communicate better.

Also, if you go spend a day with your friends, sometimes people will also have an earbud hanging in their ear the whole time. I have a couple friends who every time I talk to them they perform the same ritual: they say "What? (take ear bud out)" and I have to fucking repeat myself every goddamn time. Maybe im just a prick but fuck...you can live without music for a few minutes to have a conversation! But listening to music on a date is just so whack.

For some reason seeing one earbud hanging from an ear just bugs me. Why not just use both if you want to listen to music? Or why not just use it if you want to talk to people?