How Not To Look Like a Jerk While Wearing a Bluetooth

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You love the convenience of your wireless earpiece, but you hate the way it makes you look. Here's how to avoid coming across like a total jackass.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A discreet Bluetooth headset
Electrical tape
A modicum of social decorum

Step 1: Choose a discreet earpiece

Choose a discreet earpiece. You don't have to look like a Star Trek character anymore. Manufacturers now offer modestly designed earpieces, some of which are only an inch long.

Step 2: Cover up the blinking blue light

The single most annoying thing about wearing a Bluetooth is the blinking blue light that lets you know it's on and lets everyone else know you're a jerk. Use a piece of electrical tape to cover it up.

Tip: If you've got long hair, consider brushing it over your Bluetooth ear to hide the device.

Step 3: Take it off

Wearing your earpiece in the car is fine, but take it off when you're in public and not using it. Remember to remove it before entering a restaurant, meeting a date, or attending religious services.

Tip: While driving, wear the earpiece in your left ear. It will let passing cars know that you're on the phone and not talking to yourself like a crazy person.

Step 4: Avoid eye contact

If you must talk on your headset in a public place, avoid looking people in the eye. Bluetooths make it hard for others to tell whether you're talking on the phone or to them, so don't confuse things further by making eye contact.

Step 5: Keep it down

Use a normal conversational volume when talking in public. Yes, the mic is located way up by your ear, but Bluetooth headsets boast advanced sensitivity and noise-reduction technology. Keep your voice down, practice proper etiquette, and soon you'll be able to wear your Bluetooth without shame. Or at least less shame.

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[xxMonsturrr]

I wear mine, like a boss

[Revanchist12]

This is the "SHAMWOW" guy's brother.

[LigerZero1985]

step six, stop using any Bluetooth devices or STFU!

[CJFRANKS7]

@spam1712 Me neither

[spam1712]

i honestly dont know why is this considered being jackass

[TheRaven200599]

If u cover it with hair, then it looks like ut are talking to ur self like a crazy person...

[Sidleyhatesyou]

I was working one day and some mother fucker was on a bluetooth and I tried to talk with them.. MOTHER FUCKERS ITS AWKWARD D:<

[54n141n3n]

@L0V3cheyanneANDlexus But isint that video about what people think of you, while wearing blootooth? Personaly I rather look like jerk than mentaly unstable.

[mehnamsmichael1]

0:50 doesnt keep you from looking like a jerk, it makes you looking fuckin crazy.

[VJVswan]

OR...you can copy the comment below you.

[xVirtualNinjax]

OR...you can just tell everyone it's a hearing aid. Problem solved.

[DAN5675able]

@xxMonsturrr not like a boss but LIKE A BOWSS!!!