"No, he isn't." On that, he agreed completely. His mother wasn't fond of him listening to some of the rap music, but Alex didn't usually play it out loud at home.
He smiled as he accepted the ear buds back.
"Thanks. Glad I could help. Am I really the next generation? You're, what, twenty? Twenty-one? I don't think that makes me a different generation." He tucked the ear buds into the same pocket as his iPod and zipped it shut.