Co-worker #1: How was the event today?
Co-worker #2: Oh, it was good. The audience was mostly colored, but there were a few white people.
Co-worker #1: …
444 Park Avenue South
New York, NY
Co-worker #1: How was the event today?
Co-worker #2: Oh, it was good. The audience was mostly colored, but there were a few white people.
Co-worker #1: …
444 Park Avenue South
New York, NY
Employee #1: Okay, we’ll send an intern over, then.
Employee #2 on speaker: That’d be great. Do you have any Asians?
250 Park Ave South
New York, NY
Woman with thick Chinese accent on phone: Poop!? Poop!? You poop on the floor!? How old are you?
Somerville, New Jersey
Older woman #1: What are you going to do while you’re here?
Young man: Oh, I’m gonna shop like a mofo!
Older woman #1: Mofo? What is that?
Older woman #2: What does that mean?
Young man: Uh…it, uh…means I’m gonna shop a lot!
Older woman #2: Oh…Is that a Negro term?
Victoria, British Columbia
Canadia
Overheard by: J. Max
Coworker: My best friend, like, he used to be black, so I sometimes speak with a black accent.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Overheard by: Master Mahan
File minion: You know, pygmies are so desperate…
Denver, Colorado
Coworker #1: Oh, so because I'm black I must like cake? Is that how it is?
Coworker #2: Yep, pretty much. So, want some cake?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: WD40
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
