Woman: Where is your next conference?
Hairdresser: Boston.
Woman: Oh, I love Boston.
Hairdresser: Yeah, I've never been to the East Coast before. (pauses) Well, no, I guess I have been to Kentucky.
Hays, Kansas
Woman: Where is your next conference?
Hairdresser: Boston.
Woman: Oh, I love Boston.
Hairdresser: Yeah, I've never been to the East Coast before. (pauses) Well, no, I guess I have been to Kentucky.
Hays, Kansas
Professor: Yes, the Chinese are very oriental.
Muncie, Indiana
Overheard by: She's teaching us?
Disembodied female voice: But there is cheese in China!
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: Anon Y. Mous
Co-worker on phone: I have a trailer to be picked up…Yes, it is ready now. It’s in a parking lot. You know, where cars park.
33 Shaws Lane
Springfield, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Disgruntled Cube Tenant
Trainer: In America, when our kids don’t finish their meals we tell them that there are starving kids in Africa. What do you tell them?
Clients from Kenya: [Silence]
Cafeteria, Hazina Towers, 258 Monrovia Street
Nairobi, Kenya
New girl to sales rep: Washington DC isn't in the state of Washington?
Sales rep: No, let me show you a map.
New girl: We really only have 49 states? Washington DC isn't a state?
Sales rep: Washington DC is a district, not a state. “D” is for “district.” How did you graduate high school?
New girl: I'm taking the class in college too.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Female pharmacist to female coworker: I get all my pants in New Jersey.
Coworker: Okay… That's good to know. I won't ask you about your pants anymore.
Tampa, Florida
Overheard by: ISPgypsy
Manager: Everybody hide and don’t make any noise.
Employee: Um, we’re in a cube. Exactly where do you want us to go?
Manager: Under the tables and behind the privacy screens. Now everyone shut up.
Employee: Considering John sits right next to this cube and these dividers aren’t soundproof, this smoke and mirrors trick really is a failure.
7 Times Square
New York, NY
Asian guy: Hey, look! A butterfly!
White guy: Why don’t you go catch it? That’s what Asians do.
Asian guy: No, we catch flies.
White guy: With fucking chopsticks?
Asian guy: Yeah, but if you give me two cigarettes I could probably use those.
Parkland Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Gloria
Teacher: Hugh*, why are you out in the hallway? You should be in the classroom.
Student: Well, I had skidmarks in my underpants so, you know, I was putting them away…
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: another teacher
