Global Geography

Croatian dude: I'm Croatian, I'm from Croatia. Bosnians are from Bosnia, and so on.
Dumb lady: Oh, you mean Belgium?

–Broadway & 21st

Man #1, with hands in the air: And what the hell is with those sheep?
Man #2: They originate from New Zealand, right?

–1st Ave & 10th

Guy: So Russia invaded Georgia this morning.
Ditzy girlfriend: Get the fuck out! My aunt lives in Atlanta!

–84th & Broadway

Overheard by: mark

Coworker #1: When I studied abroad in Germany I was…
Coworker #2 (interrupting): Oh, did you see the Great Wall?
Coworker #1: In China?
Coworker #2: No. (laughs) The one in Germany. Don't they have one in Germany?
Coworker #1: The Berlin wall? That's not there anymore.
Coworker #2: Oh. What a shame.

–Office, Midtown

Overheard by: get me out of finance

16-year-old tourist girl #1, looking at a map of Europe: You know that country that is shaped like a boot?
16-year-old tourist girl #2: Yeah…Italy, of couse.
16-year-old tourist girl #1: No, it's not…I know this one…it's…Florida!
16-year-old tourist girl #2: Oh my god! I cant believe you've said that. Florida is in the US!
16-year-old tourist girl #1: I know!

–New York Public Library

Overheard by: Thales H.

Teen girl: Isn't he from Canada?
Mom: No, he's from Nebraska.
Teen girl: Oh, same thing.

–Balthazar Restaurant

Overheard by: Lexcar

Ghetto princess #1: So I said, “No way, Ay-rab, I'm not dancing with you.”
Ghetto princess #2: He wasn't Arab, he was Greek.
Ghetto princess #1: He looked like he was from Ay-ray-bica. I don't know, he just seemed crazy.
Ghetto princess #3: No, no, he was definitely Greek, cause he spoke like he was in the mafia and everything.

–A Train

Kmart security guard to dumbfounded customer: Excuse me, Korea is in America, right?
Customer: Korea!? Korea is an independent nation very far from the US in the east.
Security guard: Oh, okay, are you sure? Are you American?

–34th & 8th

Overheard by: astonished

Ditz #1: Did you know Beverly Hills was, like, its own city?
Ditz #2: Yeah, it's like the Vatican!

–2nd & 7th

Overheard by: Like, Totally.

Italian American: You're from Italy? I'm Italian too.
Italian tourist: You're not Italian.
Italian American: What? You don't think my family's from Italy? Go fuck yourself.

–St. Mark's Place

Overheard by: Not Italian