Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
Are you kidding? Since the advent of earbuds, it's become an epidemic! Those are often louder to the people around than for the person wearing them. On the subway, you can sometimes hear them about 4 or 5 rows away.
I've honestly never noticed. I'll have to conduct a test with Mrs. PTravel -- I'd hate to think that I'm bothering other people and, if so, I'll switch back to my less comfortable but more sound-proof Bose.