Foreigners

Drunk: They’re, like, Mafia terrorists! …but they’re French.

–Divine Bar West

Overheard by: Megan Buckley

Brit Businessman: I hate having to eat. Because you eat and you just feel like a fattie.
Brit Businesswoman: I haven’t eaten.
Brit Businessman: You haven’t eaten?
Brit Businesswoman: Well, I had breakfast and then lunch.

–57th and Park

Overheard by: Heather

Woman walking in Stanley Park in Vancouver to the man with her: “Your serotonin levels seem really high today.”

Tourist in Vancouver: Where is a neighborhood with lots of bars and cafes?

Vancouverite: The street with all the bars and cafes is…. [then points and gives directions]

Waitress: How do you want your burgers cooked?
Foreigner: Cooked?
Waitress: Meat is cooked. What color do you want the meat inside to be? Pink, red, brown?
Foreigner: What?!

–Jackson Hole, 36th Street

Artist: Where are you from?
Tourist: Israel.
Artist: Shalom.

–SoHo

Bimbo: So are you ever going to move back to Europe?
Eurotrash: I was thinking about that a couple of times when I was really, really depressed in LA. American culture is such a product of the country.

–Soho

British Woman: So, what’s the purpose of the Empire State Building again?
British Man: It’s a sign of American power.

–Empire State Building

Overheard by: Katherine O’Brien

Little Italian Guy: I’ll bet this whole building weighs at least a thousand pounds.

–Empire State Building (365,000 tons)

Overheard by: Stomach Aches

Russian girl #1: Stop calling me that!
Russian girl #2: What’s wrong?
Russian girl #1: She keeps on calling me Natasha!
Russian girl #2: What’s wrong with that?
Russian girl #1: Because that’s not my name!

–B82 Bus

Guy: I’ve been to Germany twice because I have a friend who’s from there. I went to Oktoberfest, but it was in June.
Hans: They had Oktoberfest in June? It must have been just for you…American tourists.

–25th St. & 3rd Ave.