Etiquette

We Don't Make These Up

Annoying daughter: Ewww, don't order broccoli pizza. That's gross!
White trash mom: Smell my armpit.
Annoying daughter: Okay!
White trash mom: Here, smell this one too.

Roma Pizza
Ocean City, New Jersey

Overheard by: grossed out

Posted on August 1, 2026
Default, Etiquette, Food, Gripes, Kids, Moms, New Jersey, Offers and requests, Restaurants

But Odds Are You Still Aren't Paying Attention

Flight attendant, concluding pre-flight safety spiel: For those of you who paid attention: Thank you. And for those of you who did not: Good luck.

International Airport
Honolulu, Hawaii

Overheard by: Eric Dean

Posted on July 14, 2026
Airports & flights, Compare and contrast, Default, Etiquette, Euphemisms, Hawaii, Public transportation

I'll Bet You Say That to All the Girls

(outside of a coffee shop downtown late at night)
Hipster chick: So then I went to the store and found out the shoes were discontinued but…
Creepy guy (with unzipped and unbuttoned pants): What are you guys talking about? Can I talk or are you going to kick me out?
Hipster chick: Uh… (looks around for a quick exit) No man, you can stay. We're talking about shoes.
Creepy guy: You're so hot. No, really. I would kiss you like you'd never think about shoes again.

Akron, Ohio

Overheard by: Julia M

Posted on July 7, 2026
Clothes, Compliments, Creepsters, Default, Etiquette, Hipsters, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Kink, Ohio, Strangers, Weirdness

And Was Forced to Read the Congressional Record

Girl: Do you know what a pearl necklace is?
Woman: I didn’t learn about any of that shit until I worked on the Senate floor.

Kokomo’s
Linglestown, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: M.J.M.

Posted on May 30, 2026
Default, Etiquette, Fashion, Girls, Jobs & Careers, Pennsylvania, Questions, Restaurants, Women

So I’m Sorry I Did That, Amber

English teacher: Calling someone a douche is not a constructive comment, even if it’s true.

Flora High School
Columbia, South Carolina

Posted on May 20, 2026
Compare and contrast, Default, Etiquette, Insults, School [Elem., Middle, & High], South Carolina, Teachers, Words

The Old Mom Cop/Dad Cop Routine

Mother to son, after chatting with woman: I’m always extra nice to her because your father can’t stand her.

Tallahassee, Florida

Overheard by: Dentist

Posted on May 19, 2026
Compare and contrast, Default, Etiquette, Feelings, Florida, Moms

How You Know This Wasn’t Overheard in New York

Red-faced man, shouting furiously into cell: Now you listen to me you… (sees small children nearby) pluck-arsed parrot.

Gouger Street, Adelaide, South Australia

Posted on May 17, 2026
Australia, Default, Etiquette, Guys, Insults, On the phone, Words

Then I Realized It Was Just a Wellesley Student

Loud guy on street corner: And over there is where I saw my first hooker!

Tremont and Boylston
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: I heard him from -inside- a car

Posted on May 15, 2026
Default, Etiquette, Guys, Massachusetts, Memory lane, Sexuality

I’ve Always Wanted to Be a Fascist

TSA agent, looking at ID: So Judy*, how are you doing today?
50-something woman: Fine. How are you?
TSA agent: You know, living the dream.

Security Terminal
Airport, Minneapolis

Posted on May 9, 2026
Airports & flights, Default, Employees, Etiquette, Happiness, Minnesota, Questions, Women

And Now the Judge Says I Can’t Babysit There?

Girl to fourteen classmates: I do *everything* in the bathroom!

The Melting Pot
New Jersey

Overheard by: supersecret!

Posted on May 8, 2026
Etiquette, Euphemisms, Girls, New Jersey, Restaurants, Students, Weirdness, Words