Hipsters

Hipster girl: You know, I was really, really dreading that family dinner, but it wasn’t so bad…
Mom, complacently stroking umbrella: Yeah, apart from the part where he tried to stick the knife down your pants, I thought it went really well!

–F train

A crazy guy is pulling on a hipster’s sleeve, jabbering at him.

Hipster guy: You know, that’s very Nietzsche, by the way.

–3rd Avenue between 5th & 6th

Asian hipster/nerd: What’s the difference between sadist and misogynist? What’s the difference between sadist and misogynist? What’s the–
Asian nerd friend: You mean masochist.
Asian hipster/nerd: Oh. … What’s the difference between–
Asian nerd friend: I don’t know!!

–6 Train

Overheard by: AmandaRoyale

Hipster boy: We used to be together, but it just didn’t work out.
Hipster girl: It wasn’t because of her eating out America?

–1 train

Overheard by: Shannon O’Toole

White hip girl #1: You know it’s funny I like to date and have sex with black and Italian men, but I can’t eat dark meat.
White hip girl #2: Wow, really? That is weird.

–CVS, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Heather C

Hipster boy: He’s such a fucking loser — he just has to admit it. I mean, I’m a loser, and I’m fine with it.
Hipster girl #1: Yeah, it sucks to be a loser and not be cool with him.
Hipster girl #2: I never leave the house anymore.
Hipster boy: Me neither. Last week I bought an antennae for my TV, and sweatpants and weed. I only left the house today because I ran out of milk.
Hipster girl #1: Awesome.

–A train

Subway hipster #1: I'm totally straight edge now.
Subway hipster #2: Dude, you have sex for money, that is not straight edge.

–5 Train

Overheard by: isonomist

Scraggly teen boy: Are you still a vegan?
Scraggly teen girl: Yeah, I’m still a vegan, except I ate a cinnamon roll today. But, you know, it happens.

–1/9 train

Overheard by: Amanda Nazario

Hipster thug #1: Yo, you never worked a day of construction in your life, son.
Hipster thug #2: I dabbled.

–N 8th & Roebling, Williamsburg

Hipster #1: So, I’m going to buy a place. I can’t afford much, but I’m totally willing to go ghetto.
Hipster #2: Really? You know you can get some pretty good deals a few stops on the G line.
Hipster #1: Dude! I said I was willing to go ghetto, not live on the G!

–Metropolitan & Lorimer, Brooklyn

Overheard by: JP