Asian chick: So, like, what do people at your school wear?
Parsons guy: It varies. Some people dress like they’re homeless, and some dress really trendy, and there’s one girl that dresses like a gnome. You know, a fairy or something.
–Fung Wah bus
Archive for the ‘White Asians’ Category
…What’s This Country Coming To??
Latina mother to Asian man, quickly and in Spanish: I’m going to 82nd Street, do I have to get off to switch to a local train?
Asian man: What?
Latina mother, astonished and in perfect English: You don’t speak Spanish?
–7 Train
You Know, If the Developing World Can’t Keep Track of Itself, What Chance Do the Rest of Us Have?
Filipino girl #1: So, he’s from Bangladesh, right?
White guy: Really? Are you sure? ‘Cause he looks white…
Filipino girl #2: Yeah, but he’s really Filipino. Bangladesh is in Asia, right?
Filipino girl #1: Yeah, but not our part, which is why he doesn’t look completely white like me.
–1 train
I Always Wondered Who That ‘and Repeat’ Was Aimed At
Asian queen #1: First I shampoo and then I rinse and then I shampoo and then I rinse and then I condition and then I shampoo and then I condition and then I rinse.
Asian queen #2: The problem is that you’re telling your hair what it wants. You’re not asking your hair what it wants.
–Uptown 2 train
She’s Really Good At Math, Though
Asian valley chick: So, I bought this shirt? And it was like…it was like…it was like, a shirt? And it was really cool.
–N train
“Domo arigato!”
White chick: Oh, I’ve been meaning to ask you…how do you say “hello” in Korean?
Asian chick: I don’t know; I’m Chinese, bitch!
–Starbucks, 44th & Broadway
We’re Missing Quite a Backstory
White woman: Ever since our trip to Israel, I just can’t bring myself to put ice in my drinks.
Asian Man: I noticed.
–Burger King, 49th & 6th
Overheard by: micah malmstrom
