Cricket's time is also Forrest's time, so that puts him as not even born yet where Forrest is from. He looks at the Walkman when Palmer pulls it out, but his expression shows mild bewildered incomprehension. Yup, that is a box with a cord. That probably does something. It does not look like it could walk, since it has no legs, and it's definitely not a man, and Forrest doesn't know what a 'Sony' is, either. As examples go, it's just plain mystifying.

"Said he hadda shop, I just don't spend much time here. Got work back home." He's making a mental note that he should really make plans to stop by, though.