Interesting sociology, or maybe anthropology, here in the cultural assessment here.

It seems to be generally fine to wear iPod like ear buds, including something like the SE HBH-DS970, which has the full phone support function, but if you wear the ear mounted headset, ewww!

Maybe Steve Jobs needs to be on the design team for headsets to rescue them from the land of self-importance or terminal tech-weenie-ness.