Manhattan

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

Yuppie #1: I only went to Brazil for a month, but on my third day there I met her.
Yuppie #2: Women in South America are so hot. Especially Brazil and Spain.

–Belgian Beer Bar, Greenwich Village

Club Promoter: Do you guys like comedy shows?
Chicks: No!
Club Promoter: That wasn’t funny.

–34th & 7th

Drunk Girl: Ha ha, I’m talking so loud. I’m making such ear pollution.
Drunk Guy: Nooo, it’s called noise pollution…
Drunk Girl: But like, what is noise pollution?
Drunk Guy: I dunno…I think it’s like when you’re vulgar, so I try not to curse all the time. That way, when I say like “oh fuck” everyone will be all like “Whoaaaaaa.”

–NYU Dorm Elevator

Overheard by: Stephanie

Girl #1: I hate how my body is cold but my face is freezing off.
Guy: You could wear a ski mask.
Girl #1: But then you look like a douche.
Girl #2: Yeah, like that guy [across the street].
Girl #1: He’s not wearing a ski mask. He’s black.

–26th & 7th

Overheard by: Ricki Lagotte

Man: 40 is the new 30; my teacher said that. She said 12 is the new 11. But she used to say 11 was the new 10.

–St. Mark’s Place

Woman #1: I’m ready for ugly, if it keeps me warm in bed.
Woman #2: I don’t know about that.

–UES

Overheard by: Todd Seavey

Man: …and three plain cheeseburgers.
Cashier: Plain? Does that mean you want those with cheese, or not?

–McDonald’s, St. Mark’s Place

Girl: Later at night, my tongue gets sore because I’ve been playing with it so much.

–St. Mark’s Place

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