The Return of the Walkman

Get it to-get-her Deutschland. Seriously, what's the deal? Welcome to 2006.

Deutschland, 2006. 2006, Deutschland.
Please, get to know one another.

For a country well known for its engineering I simply don't understand how you can be so far behind the game technologically.

I have now spotted two people listening to Walkmans on trains in the last few weeks, and quite frankly that is two too many. I'm not sure what they are thinking but the cassette player is never going to be the 8 Track. It will never be cool again. Let it go. Welcome to the 90's, er...um...Behold 2006!

Yes as I am sitting here on the train typing this on my laptop the poor soul across the aisle from me is popping cassette tapes in to his circa 1986 Walkman.

Where does one even buy cassette tapes anymore or would I be correct to assume that the music he is listening to also comes from the 80's? All too likely.

Shouldn't he be embarrassed to be using that thing in public? I'm not trying to be a music elitist here, I understand iPods are expensive, but a Discman perhaps? He's paying at least 17 Euros for this train ticket right now. If he can afford that then a Discman can't be too far out of his price range. Doesn't a friend of his have a Discman he can have? Are all of his friends just as technologically disadvantaged as he is? Seriously I would give him my old Discman right now if I had it on me. Perhaps he's using his Walkman in public as a cry for help. Somebody help this man!!!

Come on Germany its time we leave the Walkman at home where it belongs. Right next to the Right Said Fred and INXS cassettes.