White coworker: Hey, I don’t mean to sound racist or anything, but are you Haitian?
Black coworker: Yeah, I am… But why is that racist?
White coworker: Because Haitians are dirty.
Outside Palms restaurant
Okinawa
Japan
White coworker: Hey, I don’t mean to sound racist or anything, but are you Haitian?
Black coworker: Yeah, I am… But why is that racist?
White coworker: Because Haitians are dirty.
Outside Palms restaurant
Okinawa
Japan
Cube rat, talking about upcoming office picnic: I dunno man, I've always preferred a traditional keg stand.
New Jersey
Overheard by: looking forward to the festivities
Co-worker #1: I pretty much hate that stupid nursing consultant.
Co-worker #2: I know. Me too.
Co-worker #1: She’s so phony. It’s ’cause she’s Southern.
Co-worker #2: I know! I hate Southerners! And I’m not even black!
Co-worker #1: Uh…what?
Co-worker #2: Well, you know. The slave thing. Don’t you hate her because of the slave thing?
Co-worker #1: Uh, no.
100 West Clarendon Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona
Blonde office bee: How's the apartment hunt going?
Brunette office bee: Not great. You know how stressful it is when you've reached the point where you absolutely have to find something?
Blonde office bee: Definitely. That's how I was the day that we went to Moncton and it wasn't until we went to the last store that I found a decent pair of black shoes.
Brunette office bee: Yeah… You've got it alright.
Prince Edward Island
Canadia
Overheard by: Confounded
Male coworker: Colon cleansing will fix your insomnia.
Female coworker: Really?
Jacksonville, Florida
Overheard by: never heard that before
Female coworker #1: So, Jack* is like, ‘I feel obliged to tell the supervisor I caught you cheating again.’ And obviously I can’t have that — if I lose this job I’m screwed for the month.
Female coworker #2: Totally. So what did you do to shut him up?
Female coworker #1: Let him lick my boobs in the store room.
Female coworker #2: One boob or both?
Female coworker #1: Both.
Female coworker #2: Good plan.
Duane Reed, Times Square
New York, New York
Agent: So you went to Virginia Beach on your vacation?
Manager: No, I went to West Virginia.
Agent: Oh. Where’s Virginia Beach? In East Virginia?
10243 Genetic Center Drive
San Diego, California
Overheard by: Cat
Elderly overweight coworker: Yes, it was expensive to take a taxi one city block everyday, but I didn't want to get raped.
Young uncomfortable male coworker: No, I don't blame you.
Scarborough
Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: not a rapist
Coworker #1: My stomach is upset today, I have the shits.
Coworker #2: Yeah, I like chips…
Pennsylvania