Two Chinese men sit down on the bench next to a sleeping homeless man trying to sleep.
Hobo: Ah, hell no! You’re not going to start having a conversation like that at 3 in the fuckin’ morning…I ain’t got no motherfucking subtitle button on me!
–49th Street station
Overheard by: Schweiz
Black chick: Watch who you pushing! You pushing me ever again, I’m gonna Bruce Lee your ass, motherfucker! Say you’re sorry, chink!
Chinese guy: Go fuck yourself!
–Utopia Parkway
Overheard by: Ting
Woman receiving massage: Do you fix a broken heart?
Chinese masseuse: What? What you say. Heart? Pain? Heart not good?
Woman: I said, do you fix a broken heart?
Chinese masseuse: Hmmm… You heart is good! No bad! No worry! You healthy — very, very good!
Woman: Oh… Good…
–Massage parlor, Mott St
Girl #1: Wait, why did you call her a Chink?
Amerasian girl: Because that’s what she is!
Guy #1: That’s not very politically correct.
Guy #2: Yeah, she’s Oriental.
–6 Train
Overheard by: Ken Yapelli
Man in bathroom stall to old Chinese man persistently knocking on his door: Look, I only got in here just now. Stop knocking! I'm gonna learn Chinese just to tell you how it is.
Man using urinal: Don't be hatin'.
Man in bathroom stall: Don't be stupid!
–Columbus Park
Black guy: I want pork fried rice with fried wonton, a shrimp roll, and wonton soup…Hey! Did you hear me?!
Counter lady: Yes, yes…pork spare ribs.
–Chinese takeout, Madison & Rutgers
Overheard by: Joe R
Man: That place isn’t Chinese, it’s Japanese.
Woman: Yeah, but some Chinese are Japanese.
–42nd & Madison
Overheard by: Matthew K Johnson
Chinese woman, sobbing to her husband: [Furious, angry Chinese] PSP! [More angry Chinese]Dominican kid, walking by: Yeah! PSP!
–Forsyth & Broome
Overheard by: Peter
Vagrant: Can you help a homeless man get something to eat? Huh? Ma’am? Did you say no? I can’t hear you!
Chinese Lady: No.
Vagrant: She said no! People, let me hear you!
–6 Train
Urban woman: Those little Chinese people never even say “Excuse me”! They’re so fucking goddamn rude!
–D Train
