Ethnic Food

Girl #1: That falafel was super good! What’s it made out of?
Girl #2: Chickpeas.
Girl #1: Oh. You mean, like, from chickens?

–East Village

Overheard by: S.

Girl #1: Yo, all these places are Greek. Owned by people who are Greek, ya know?
Girl #2: That means they’re from the Middle East, right? Like Yugoslavia and shit.

–28th & Steinway, Astoria

Overheard by: Gregorio

Girl: He took me to a Japanese restaurant. I got the chicken karaoke.

–78th & Broadway

Overheard by: E HAGEN

20-Something girl: So, is Alabama in Kentucky?

–27th & 1st

Overheard by: interlard

Early-20’s woman: The Himalayas aren’t a real place. They’re like Narnia.

–1st & 1st

Ghetto girl: In British Whose Line Is It Anyway?, do they speak English?

–75th St

Woman: Damn, that Mexican is hungry.
Mexican with 10 bags: I’m the delivery boy, you dumb fuck.

–100th & Broadway

Overheard by: robby b

Spanish guy: I dunno, man. Maybe that Chinese kid farted egg roll?

–Chambers & West

Overheard by: adam dorn

Guy #1: I had sushi last week.
Guy #2: Isn’t that like raw fish?
Guy #1: Man, it’s so good you don’t even taste the raw fish.
Guy #2: Then you should just take the raw fish out.

–Hunter College East-West bridge