And Go Back to Frisco with Your Pathetic Friends

Girl #1: Do you have a cold or something?
Girl #2: No…It’s my allergies. It’s not like this where I’m from.
Girl #1: Where are you from again?
Girl #2: Arizona.
Girl #1: Oh, pollen and stuff?
Girl #2: No, all these crowds and their germs. It’s not like that out West.

–C train

Overheard by: BBW

Girl: Shoot! I’m sorry.
Guy: So where are you from? Because I know it’s not New York if you say “shoot!”.

–Union Square Regal Cinemas

Overheard by: Jeff Hubbard

Guy on cell: Yeah, yeah, it’s pretty cool out here I guess…you should totally come visit…It’s just…sometimes I feel like New York is just one big Ann Arbor.

–Houston & Suffolk

Overheard by: jesse

Man: We’re not from here. We’re from Pennsylvania, where they’re normal.

–B63 bus

Waiter: How was everything tonight?
Woman: Absolutely wonderful! This was some of the best Mexican food I’ve ever had! And you can take my word for it. I’m from Colorado. We know Mexican food.

–Mexico Lindo, 2nd Avenue

Overheard by: Carol

Posted on June 29, 2026
Girls, Global Geography, Movie Theaters, On the Bus, On the Subway, Union Square and East Village

Usually Polish Humor is a Lot More Straightforward

American girl: Do you know who I think wants my brother’s friends?
Polish girl: Who is a twat?
American girl: No. Do you know who wants my brother’s friends?
Polish girl: Oh. Great.

–B61 bus

Posted on February 27, 2026
Family Ties, Foreigners, Girls, Language Barrier, On the Bus

Actually, It’s Just a Mirage

Teen girl #1: What’s the body of water we’re crossing?
Teen girl #2: I think it’s the Long Island Sound.

–X1 bus, Verrazano Bridge

Posted on February 8, 2026
Bus, Girls, NYC Geography, On the Bus, Teens

Poor People Get Plenty of Shit, Too

Homeboy #1: Yeah, ever since he got that raise, he been livin’ all grand and shit.
Homeboy #2: Oh yeah?
Homeboy #1: Yeah, yo! Nigga got 3-ply toilet paper an’ shit!

–Q46 bus

Overheard by: Joyce Shen

Posted on February 3, 2026
Gangstas, Jobs & Careers, Money & Class, On the Bus

Where Are They Now?: David Dinkins

A crazy man takes out a whole frozen fish from his bag and bangs it on the side of the bus repeatedly.

Crazy man #2: You should pretend that’s the mayor.

–M23 bus

Overheard by: Erika Strum

Posted on January 20, 2026
Anger Management, Crazies, Food, On the Bus

Cue the Most Horrrific Tongue-kiss of All Time

Boy: Hey Grandma, do you have a map?
Grandma: No, not on me. A map of what?
Boy: Your eyes.
Grandma: My eyes? Why do you want a map of my eyes?
Boy: ’cause I keep getting lost in them.

–M23 bus

Overheard by: jessie

Posted on December 22, 2025
Kids, Old People, On the Bus, Pick-up Lines

You Need to Put Something on Hot Dogs You Eat There

Teen boy #1: He has 3 taps in his shower. One cold water, another hot, and one for mustard.
Teen boy #2: I like mustard.
Teen boy #1: In the shower?

–Q43 bus

Overheard by: Sucka MC

Posted on December 4, 2025
Food, On the Bus, People, Places, Teens, Topics

Why Children Should Be Neither Seen nor Overheard

Boy #1: Ha, ha, ha, ha! What did the shoe say to the foot? How’s it footin’?
Boy #2: Ha, ha, ha, ha! What did the bus say to the street? How’s it streetin’?
Boy #1: Ha, ha, ha, ha! What did the airplane say to the building?
Boy #2: Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Boy #1: Hello, I’m gonna crash into you now.

–M60 bus

Overheard by: marisa