I use headphones all the time, both earbuds and headsets alike, since they let me listen to music without others hearing.
I too use headphones from time to time. It helps me shout off the rest of the world.
So many people use headphones nowadays, or what some people call earspeakers, earphones, or even cans!
Yes, I have noticed what seems to be a larger number of people wearing them in public. I wonder why?
Most people in public wear earbuds, because tons of people want to listen to music in public and they go in your ear so they are less noticeable.
I tend to see people wearing the larger headphones in public. I believe you referred to them as cans?
That's one more colloquial way of referring to them (I usually call them headphones), and really? I usually see earbuds.
Yes, in the inner city areas I see more of the larger headphones than earbuds.
I live in more of a suburban area so maybe that's why. The big band that holds the two speakers together makes them less portable, so I wonder why.
Many people just hang them from their necks while they are not using them. I think they are easier to take on and off than earbuds. That could be a reason why?