[Oatka]

I constantly wear earphones since I listen to audiobooks whenever I am not at work or home (read: in the car) but I do wear them when I walk for exercise.

Not being snarky, but how about the guy sneaking up behind you? I cringe when I see women blithely walking/trotting along with earphones on. Wife wanted to do that and got mad when I said "No". Changed her mind after watching a few episodes of "Forensic Files".

[rlmorel]

Not snarky at all.

I don’t wear them in areas I am unfamiliar with if I am on foot. If I am walking in my neighborhood and someone comes up behind me, they are going to do something whether I wear them or not.

I don’t watch television, so I have never seen an episode of “Forensic Files”, but I can easily imagine...