Gripes

Girl #1: Do you think anyone’s like… Actually a good person?
[long pause]Girl #2: Ugh, my stomach really hurts today.

Drew University
Madison, New Jersey

Male flight attendant: This will be a miserable flight. It’ll be really turbulent and then we’ll end up in New Jersey.

Flight into Newark Airport

Old lady #1: I've never liked her!
Old lady #2: She was a shit at school, and she's a shit now.

West Midlands
England

20-something girl: My ass hurts and my throat is sore. I also feel very underwhelmed.

San Francisco, California

Mom to five-year-old: I don't like Oprah Winfrey, because it's her fault Obama is President.

Denver, Colorado

Overheard by: David Leech

Chipper girl: I tell the sex workers that they can wear the female condom before going out. You can wear it for, like, three hours. They are kind of loud, though — they crinkle! Sex is awkward, anyway.

Women’s health class, American University
Washington, DC

Overheard by: aimc

Chick: There comes an age when just kissing won’t do it anymore. I’m 22 and I want to be fucked!

Augusta Street
São Paulo
Brazil

Overheard by: Laughing passerby

Freshman, walking out of library: Geez, these books are heavy! They should make, like, lighter versions of books…

Melbourne University
Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Eavesdropper…

Hipster girl: Ugh, I had, like, the worst day yesterday. I was skipping on the quad, and I ripped my skinny jeans.

Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Barista: I totally hate what rehab’s done to coffee houses.

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