An Israeli guy is reading a newspaper in Hebrew.
Kid: What language is that? Russian or something?
Israeli guy: No, it’s Hebrew. It might look a little like Russian, but you read it from right to left
Kid: Really? That must be hard.
–3 train
An Israeli guy is reading a newspaper in Hebrew.
Kid: What language is that? Russian or something?
Israeli guy: No, it’s Hebrew. It might look a little like Russian, but you read it from right to left
Kid: Really? That must be hard.
–3 train
Man: I can’t believe how many immigrants there are.
Woman: Send ’em all back, what do I care.
Man: Isn’t, like, your mom an immigrant? We all came from immigrants, you know.
Woman: Wah wah, send ’em back.
–D train, Columbus Circle
Overheard by: Lauren Michelle
Young guy #1: So are you doing anything for Cinco de Mayo?
Young guy #2: Uh, I guess I’ll just go out like regular.
Young guy #1: Yeah, that’s cool.
Young guy #2: Actually, one of my friends knows a ton of Puerto Rican people, so that’ll be good.
Young guy #1: Um…yeah…
–6 train
Overheard by: Saltman
Girl: So did you guys end up having sex last night?
Guy: No, we had Chinese food.
–6 train
Overheard by: Talia
Mother: You know that she has learning disabilities, right? You know what it means when someone has a learning disability?
Eight-year-old girl: I should get myself a lawyer. No one ever tells me anything.
–1 train from 86th
Overheard by: David Lock
Drunk guy: Exuse me, miss, do you see that woman over there?
Miss: Yes?
Drunk guy: She looks horrible in that dress, don’t you think?
Miss: Um. . .
Drunk guy: If she were my wife I would not let her wear that out of the house!
–2 train
Overheard by: Violeta
Hipster #1: But look how easy it is to pick out the tourists. I mean, look, there’s a tourist. There’s a tourist. It’s so frickin’ easy to tell who belongs here and who doesn’t.
Hipster #2: Yeah, like why don’t they even try to blend in while they’re here? It’s like they’re trying to be Greek when they’re in Rome.
Hipster #1 is totally lost.
Hipster #2: You know, ’cause when you’re in Rome, you’re supposed to act Roman.
Hipster #1: Oh, I’ve never been to Italy.
–6 train
Overheard by: The tourist in their midst
Man whispering into cell phone: I heard that if you inject enough [mumblemumble]into his bloodstream, in a couple of hours, the coroner can’t tell the cause of death!
…Uh huh, uh huh
…I know, baby, I know.
…Yeah, I know. But baby, will you be my alibi?
–F train
Overheard by: catherinecanfly
Girl: I don’t look like an Eskimo, I have a tan.
Guy: I thought Eskimos were darker skinned.
Girl: [silence]
Guy: I thought Eskimos were darker. I think their skin is darker.
Girl: [silence]
Guy: I think they have darker skin.
Girl: [silence]
Guy: Anyway I think it’d be funny to see you in an igloo.
–2/3 train
Woman: Oh my God, is there a bathroom at the next stop? I just felt the rumblings of the Communist invasion, and I’m less than prepared.
Man: Fucking tourist.
–F train
Overheard by: Rachel Bloch
