Wow. Interesting thread.

This morning in Shanghai, my wife and I had a taxi driver with an attitude. He kept making almost-over-the-line snide comments -- I must have a lot of money, it must be nice to be a woman and not have to work -- things along those lines. All I could think was, "And yet you're the guy driving a cab."

So many judgmental people!

I have a bluetooth headset and keep it on from time to time, particularly when I'm transiting an airport. I do it because it's convenient for me -- I don't want to stop and fumble through my pockets to find it when I'm expecting a call. I don't wear it to impress anyone, and I certainly don't wear it to pick up girls -- I couldn't care less what people think.

This thread strikes me as a case of, "the lady doth protest too much." A bluetooth headset costs $50 -- less on sale. No one buys them to impress anyone, any more than any one uses a cellphone to impress anyone. If you think anyone uses a bluetooth headset to impress any one else, you might want to examine your own self-esteem issues.

People use bluetooth headsets because it's convenient -- the same reason they use ballpoint pens instead of quills with a bottle of ink. If my use of a bluetooth headset is a source of amusement to some, well, I'm not the one driving a cab.