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Your Editors Assumed It Was a Marijuana Thing.

Little kid: I'm the highest reader in my class!
Dad's friend: What, are all the kids in your class Chinese?

–The Great Lawn

Overheard by: Mariah

  • Posted on November 28, 2022
  • Central Park, Comebacks, Compare/Contrast, Education, Elementary & Middle School, Foreigners, Friends, Kids
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