It's even stranger how fast we become acclimatised to the new technology.
We went from chunka tapedecks with headphones
to walkmans
to discmans
to mp3 players
and not in a very long time frame either.
There is a cute little man who gets my ferry. He listens to his mini tapedeck with headphones (batteries included) and dances to the music. I have even seen him do some "Heil Hitler" moves on the bus. Walking behind him, he has even skipped to the music. It has brought a smile to my face and given strangers reason to chat to me (lucky they were good looking, otherwise it may have been a problem).
I don't know why it's weird- I carry my Zen (yes, I have a Zen, I am impervious to elaborate iPod marketing tactics!) and I don't strap it to my body. Maybe it has to do with the fact there is actual physical music content inside a discman (such a dumb name) or walkman, instead of just bytes...
But it is still so weird to see someone walking/running around actually carrying a large music listening device. There is something so 80's and yesteryear about it.
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