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Written by asap
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Wednesday, 10 May 2006 |
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The “Podheads” are everywhere — in the subway, in coffee shops, wandering the streets oblivious to the rest of the world. As the iPod phenomenon has grown (more than 50 million sold), it seems there’s an urgent need, even greater and more complex than in the Walkman era, that listeners follow some etiquette rules.
Just go online and you’ll find plenty of users suggesting some code of behavior. The following rules come from me, my friends and etiquette experts I consulted:
- Never judge someone by the color, size, or make of their iPod. Just because it’s pink doesn’t mean she’s flighty. And just because it’s small doesn’t mean he’s better or worse than you. There’s no room in an iPod planet for such prejudices. After all, weren’t all iPods created from the same microchip thingies?
- Just because you know me doesn’t mean you can take my music.
Hello! I bought the CDs. And even though we’re sisters it doesn’t mean that you can just raid them to download on your iPod whenever you stop by to visit. And while we’re at it, stop pilfering my best clothes!
- Take both earpieces off when we’re having a conversation.
This is about as basic as it gets. Paying partial attention to someone who’s talking to you is about as good as paying no attention at all.
- If people are tapping their feet along to your music, IT’S TOO LOUD!
This isn’t simply a matter of being considerate and not polluting the air with your iPod’s noise. Rather, it’s also health issue. If I can hear it, you’re going deaf.
- Don’t take an iPod to a formal function.
Unless the bride and groom are getting married over a Podcast, leave the contraption at home. Same for graduations, baptisms and funerals. Especially funerals.
- Watch where you’re going.
You might not hear the honking of the car before it hits you.
- Don’t sing along, but do dance.
The first is annoying. The second is entertaining — for the rest of us, that is.
- Remember the basics.
At the end of the day, manners are manners. When it comes to personal interaction, ask yourself whether you’re treating the other person with respect or if your iPod is getting in the way.
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