Isn’t It Great That We Can Talk Like This?

Black MTA employee guy: My brother is the conductor on this train.
Hispanic MTA employee woman: Is that right? What’s his name?
Black MTA employee guy: I don’t know.
Hispanic MTA employee woman: You don’t know his name? And he’s your brother?
Black MTA employee guy: He’s a brother from another mother. You know, kinda light‐skinned, with freckles.
Hispanic MTA employee woman: Oh, I know that guy. He hangs out with what’s‐his‐name.
Black MTA employee guy: Yeah, right.

–1 Train

Overheard by: Stephanie Luke