Scarlett Johansson's Wearing Wednesday One-Liners This Season

(Asian tourist walks onto subway with large panda-head shaped hat)
Random guy: Take off that silly ass hat!

–Uptown 1 Train

Guy: When I wear my other coat, I look like a yak.

–Mott St

Overheard by: robin

Thug to friend: I totally know fashion designers. I know who Hill-finger is.

–Thompson Street, SoHo

Drunk guy to orthodox Jew: Nice lid.

–Near Herald Square

Guy walking out of subway: Then she came in and told me to put the mask on.

–6 Train

Overheard by: Sarah

History teacher to class: Now, if you want a decent straw hat, do not make one.

–Millennium High School

Overheard by: Adriana

Posted on January 1, 2016
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Oh, Sorry! I’ll Just Go Fuck Myself Now

30-ish white lady: You’re doing push-ups?
20-ish Asian girl, taking off headphones: Yes…
30-ish white lady: Why?
20-ish Asian girl: Um…
30-ish white lady: Do you do karate or Tae Kwon Do?
20-ish Asian girl: No…
30-ish white lady: But you’re Asian.
20-ish Asian girl: Yeah…
30-ish white lady: Why don’t you do Asian sports?
20-ish Asian girl: What?!
30-ish white lady: Have you always stuck with American sports or have you ever tried anything Asian?
20-ish Asian girl: What?
30-ish white lady: Where are you from?
20-ish Asian girl: Manhattan. [Puts headphones back on.]

–New York Sports Club, Crowne Plaza

Posted on December 23, 2015
Asians, Gyms, Questions, Stupidity, White People

In New York They Mean the Same Thing

Preppy girl to honking SUV driver: Fuck you!
Asian guy, walking other way: Bless you!

–59th & Park

Overheard by: Just trying to cross the street

Posted on November 16, 2015
Asians, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Default, Etiquette, Girls, Insults, Preppies, Street, Upper East Side

Also Why They Bathe Together.

Asian stoner #1: He was whitish. Wait, no, he was white. He and his brother both smoke pot and his parents do too. They even smoke together some times.
Asian stoner #2: So they, like, smoke together and stuff?
Asian stoner #1: Yeah, it's a good way to save money.

–B6, Brooklyn

Overheard by: laughing to himself

Posted on November 16, 2015
Asians, Brooklyn, Family Ties, Money & Class, Race, Stoners, Weed

Readers: Answer This Overheard Question

Little Asian girl: Mommy, are you Jewish?

–86th & Broadway

Posted on October 29, 2015
Asians, Kids, Questions, Religion, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

All Caste System Questions Aside

South Asian guy: You have a black friend?
South Asian girl: Yeah.
South Asian guy: Wow, I have a black friend too!
South Asian girl: Ah, well, mine is actually really nice!

–102nd St & Broadway

Overheard by: Flyin' Thing

Posted on October 12, 2015
Asians, Compliments, Questions, Race, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

I Notice You Didn't Deny It

Asian girl to friends: What I need is to find a banker.
(Asian banker walks by)
Asian girl: Hey, you. Are you a banker?
Asian banker: Why don't you wait 5 years, lose 10 pounds, and then give me a call?

–N Train

Posted on October 8, 2015
9 to 5-ers, Age/Aging, Asians, Diet/Weight, Friends, Girls, On the Subway, Questions

All the Streets Look Alike to Me

Asian girl #1: Where exactly in Chinatown are we going?
Asian girl #2: I have no clue.

–Downtown 1 train

Overheard by: lauren

Posted on October 6, 2015
Asians, NYC Geography, On the Subway

And the Wig Is Just a Little Something I'm Trying Out

Gay Asian man: Sorry I sound like a drag queen today.
Girl: Are you sick?
Gay Asian man: Oh no, it's hangover voice.

–FIT

Overheard by: Rins

Posted on October 5, 2015
Apologies, Asians, College, Drinking & Drunk People, Girls, Health and Hygiene, Queer guys, Questions, Trannies

Good Thing He Had Those Ruby Slippers

Asian guy #1: Ok, here’s the train.
Asian guy #2: Dude! No way! That’s the Q!
Asian guy #1: What?
Asian guy #2: Dude! You couldn’t pay me to take the Q! Last time I took the Q, I got on around Canal Street and next thing I knew, I was in. . like. . . Brooklyn!

–Herald Square station

Posted on September 28, 2015
Asians, Brooklyn, Stupidity, Subway stations, platforms, etc., Travel

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