Man in a thick British accent: There isn’t a town of Leeds in England. I’m from the CITY of Leeds.
— Opening night party for an off-Broadway show in Link
Man in a thick British accent: There isn’t a town of Leeds in England. I’m from the CITY of Leeds.
— Opening night party for an off-Broadway show in Link
Girl #1: I hope if I ever go back to London, I run into that French guy I hooked up with last time.
Girl #2: Well, maybe when you go back you’ll meet a new French guy.
Girl #1: Looking specifically to meet French guys in London? I dunno, that seems like looking to buy a bra in a hardware store.
Girl #2: Yeah, but imagine you find that perfect B-cup in amongst the drills and such.
–C train
20-ish girl #1: My grandmother said chewing gum is illegal in Singapore.
20-ish girl #2: No way.
20-ish girl #1: Yeah, if they catch you they cane you! In public!
20-ish girl #2: That sucks.
20-ish girl #1: My grandmother says it’s an acquired taste.
–R train
Girl #1: My friends all say I should hook up with him because then I can say that I hooked up with someone from Poland.
Girl #2: You mean Portland?
Girl #1: Oh, right, I always get those two mixed up!
–46th & 7th
Chick: Does India have internet access?
–Rockefeller Center
Overheard by: pixelvisions
Guy peeing: …yeah, in the subways in Sweden, they have blue lights because it makes it harder to see your veins to shoot up.
Guy washing hands: Oh yeah?
Guy peeing: Yeah. It’s totally a lot easier to shoot up here.
–Baggot Inn men’s room, W. 3rd Street
Overheard by: Michael Vance II
Yuppie: People at South Africa talk so much less racist than in NY. Everyone tells many more racist jokes in New York than in South Africa.
–Sutton Place
Hipster chick #1: So, what did he wear on the way back into town?
Hipster chick #2: Nothing. He was totally naked.
Hipster chick #1: You were on some nudist island and didn’t know it.
Hipster chick #2: I’m telling you, it’s not a nudist island. It’s just Europe.
–14th St, between Ave B & Ave C
Girl #1: I don’t know, she’s weird!
Girl #2: Where is she from, anyway?
Girl #1: Sweden, I think… She’s, like, an exchange student.
Girl #2: Sweden? What is that, anyway — a religion?
Girl #1: Oh, please, it’s a country, dumbass.
Girl #2: You were the one to say that Canada was a part of Arizona.
–Times Square
Man: Where are you from?
Boy: (silence)
Man: If someone asks you that, you say you are from Earth.
Boy: Earth.
Man: And then if someone asks you where on Earth, you say, “a continent.”
–1 Train
Overheard by: fayfayryryr2h