Yes, But They Probably Still Wouldn’t Talk to You

Man: Wow, you speak good English. Where are you from?
Asian girl: Australia.
Man: Do they speak English there?

–1 train station

Posted on July 2, 2006
Asians, Global Geography, Idiots, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, Race, Stupidity, Subway Stations

Who Cares — He Can’t Vote, Right?

JAP: Is Miguel Ferrer Hispanic? I mean, I know he’s from Puerto Rico, but it says here he doesn’t speak Spanish. Does that still make him Hispanic?

–Office, Broadway

Posted on June 27, 2006
About Celebrities, JAPs, Office, Race, Stupidity

No, Behind Him, in the Hot Dog Suit

Guy #1: Naw, naw, naw, naw, naw!
Guy #2: Dis game aint no thang. Think about it man. How many brothers you see out here?
Guy #1: How about the cuz sittin’ at first base?
Guy #2: Yo, he Spanish.

–Shea Stadium

Overheard by: Terrence Reasons

Posted on June 25, 2006
Black People, Mets, Race, Shea Stadium

Wednesday One-liners Don’t Go There

Hobo: That’s it. I’m revokin’ ya hood pass! Don’t go past a hundred and tenth!

–80th & Amsterdam

Overheard by: Jeremy Cristol

White girl on cell: I can’t take the subway now, it’s 10 o’clock. I’m not black.

–67th & 2nd

Posted on June 21, 2006
All Wednesday One-Liners, Hobos, NYC Geography, On Cell, Race, Threats, Time, Travel, Upper East Side, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center, White People

And They Love Being Reduced to a Cultural Stereotype

Guy #1: I really think African Americans are bipolar. They all seem to have high self esteem, are hyperactive all the time, and are easily irritable.
Guy #2: Shut up nigga. You know I’m better than those cats.
Guy #1: And they can never hear themselves talking.

–F train

Posted on May 19, 2006
Black People, Comebacks, Guys, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, On the Subway, Psychology, Race

It’s Part of the New Creationist Curriculum

A bunch of black high school kids in ghetto garb pass two preppily dressed white girls and make loud catcalls at them.

White girl #1: Where the fuck did they come from?
White girl #2: Um, someone took a shit in the sky.

–Outside Stuyvesant High School

Overheard by: Mexican On Wheels

Posted on May 1, 2006
Fast Times at New York High, Girls, Preppies, Race, Stuyvesant Town, Wall Street, TriBeCa, South Street Seaport

They Have 400 Words for “Tan”

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