Money

Black kindergartener to white teacher: You know, before you were my teacher, I didn’t know white people could be poor.

Atlanta, Georgia

Serious biker: Virgins are great! You can use them as currency.

Blowfish Sushi
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: tangotravellers

Gay husband to his husband: It's these Mexican circumstances. Everyone knows when you pass go, you collect $200.

Fairfax, Virginia

Lady to friend: So I told him… ten dollars for a hand job!
Friend: Good for you! What an asshole!

Ashland & North Ave
Chicago, Illinois

Teen girl #1: Omigawd, I just realized. If we borrowed five dollars from like twenty people, we'd have eighty dollars!
Teen girl #2: Haha, yeah! Wait. (long pause) Yeah, like eighty dollars!

St Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: Had hope for a second, there

Professor, talking about his eight-year-old son: Don't invest in anything that eats.

Rutgers University
New Jersey

20-something guy: It's a good thing it didn't work out. She was poor.

Rock Climbing Gym
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: tangotravellers

Old bearded man with Eastern European accent: The cost of blood is really going up.

Sydney
Australia

Overheard by: Sophie

Ballet girl: Do you know how much our feet are worth?!

West Leederville Train Station
Perth
Western Australia

Overheard by: Rose

Girl: But I showered for you this morning!
Boyfriend: So you don't want to go?
Girl: I didn't say that, but you made me get cleaned up this morning, and now I'm just going to get dirty. You better pay my water bill, for all these showers you make me take.

Quiznos
Miami, Florida

Overheard by: Believes in no-strings-attached hygene