Dude, You Just Killed Rosa Parks

White chick: Excuse me sir, are these your bags?
Hispanic man: Yeah.
White chick: Do you mind if I sit here?

He moves his bags to another seat.

Hispanic man: Fucking white bitches! Making me move my bags! Fucking white bitches…sure bitch, sit down. There you go.

A few minutes later.

White dude: Excuse me, sir, are those your bags?
Hispanic man: Yeah.
White dude: Do you mind moving them, please?
Hispanic man: Sure, Cracker Jack cracker, I’ll move my bags so your white ass can sit.

–M14 bus

Posted on July 10, 2015
Latinos, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, On the Bus, Public Transportation, White People

A Mirror? No, I Don’t Own One. Why?

Girl: I hate southern people.
Friend: How can you hate all southern people?
Girl: I just do. Some people hate black people, some people hate Jewish people, I hate Southern people.
Friend: Why?
Girl: They’re so prejudiced.

–N train

Overheard by: Mystified Brooklynite

Posted on July 10, 2015
Bimbettes, Friends, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, On the Subway

Monotonous and Covered in Other People’s Sweat?

Middle-aged woman exiting subway: Man, these are a lotta steps.
Young white woman: Yeah, living in New York is like living on a Stairmaster.
Middle-aged black woman: Amen, sister.

–Broadway & Fulton

Posted on July 7, 2015
Health and Hygiene, Manhattan, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, On the Subway, Sports, Wall Street, TriBeCa, South Street Seaport

That’s the One With the High Kicking, Right?

American lady: I saw you trying to get ahead of me.
Russian lady: No, no I didn’t.
American lady: Oh yes, you did. You were trying to pull that Russian two-step on me!

–Waldbaum’s, Bensonhurst

Overheard by: Deborah Olin

Posted on July 6, 2015
Brooklyn, Grocery Stores, Ladies Who Lunch, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style

“I said holiness, not assholiness.”

God squad guy: Jesus is the way, Jesus is the way, take a prayer book because Jesus is the way!
Man: Look, buddy, it’s New York. We’re all Jewish in one way or another. Try Jersey.

–Union Square West

Overheard by: CW

Posted on July 3, 2015
God Squad, Jesus, Jews, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, Union Square and East Village

She’s Also Got New York Sarcasm Down Pat

Blonde girl: So, you’re from Puerto Rico and you just moved here? Wow, that’s so exciting! Do you speak Puerto Rican?
Puerto Rican girl: No, but I speak Mexican fluently.

–Tisch Hospital, 33rd & 1st

Overheard by: I speak mexican too

Posted on June 25, 2015
Bimbettes, Hospitals, Languages, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, Puerto Ricans, Stupidity

How About Gefilte Fish and a Halogen

Guy #1: So what should we get him for his birthday?
Guy #2: I don’t know….what about a menorah?
Guy #1: What? But it’s not Hannukah.
Guy #2: Yeah, but he’s Jewish. And his room is dark.

–Union Square

Overheard by: curious

Posted on June 18, 2015
Jews, Manhattan, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, Religion, Union Square and East Village

Which Explains Why H&M Clothing Never Fits Properly

European guy: I just saw Sven, that weird Swedish guy, an hour ago. Thought he already left?
American guy: I've come to the conclusion that maybe Scandinavians aren't human after all –just robots from the future.

–N Train

Posted on June 17, 2015
Foreigners, Guys, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, On the Subway, Questions

Besides, I Was Arrested Last Year For Gathering

Teen #1: Yo, what are you doing?
Teen #2: Looking.
Teen #3: Yo, man, you always looking for something.
Teen #2: We African, man! We needs to hunt!

–Bleecker & Mercer

Overheard by: Michele

Posted on June 13, 2015
Black People, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, Teens, The Village

Food Was Scarce in Indiana

Girl #1: Okay, what should I get? The Gombee burger sounds good. Hey, that kinda sounds like Gandhi…except he probably wouldn’t want to eat the burger. Remember that time he was on that hunger strike?
Girl #2: Aren’t cows like, sacred to Hindus or something?
Girl #1: Oh! That’s probably why he wouldn’t have wanted to eat it.

–Columbia University

Posted on June 2, 2015
Activists, Animals & Nature, Columbia, Columbia (& Barnard), Idiots, India Indians, Junk Food & Fast Food, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, Names, Religion

Multiculturalism, Overheard Style