Group of white guys: We’re visiting here from South Africa.
Loud drunk girl: Do you miss your people?
Arlington, Virginia
Black chick #1: God, I love your eyes! They are so chinky!
Black chick #2: People say that.
Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York
Overheard by: Hadas
30-something black man on cell: I don't know if I'll finish in time, but I think I can still make it work.
20-something black guy walking past: It's “ain't”. As in “I ain't gonna get this shit done, so fuck all y'all!” Damn! You talkin' like a fool, brotha. (shakes head)
Savannah, Georgia
Girl #1: So I was driving down the street blaring my rap music and then these people started hollering.
Girl #2: Wait, were they black people or were they normal people?
Northeastern Campus
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: really?
Saxophone-playing dude: [About Huck Finn] You really think some ten-year-old white boy is gonna be running around with a crazy black man like “Woo hoo! Everything’s cool!”? No way, man, they woulda ate him!
Hartford, Connecticut
Overheard by: Claire
White girl: I wish I had an Obama t-shirt to wear tonight. (pause) Although I’m sure if I brought a black friend it’d be just the same.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/304049829/thats-how-you-get-to-the-front-row.html
Overheard by: lb
Man: You know the black guy from Transformers? You know who I'm talking about?
Woman: Megan Fox?
Man: Yeah.
Holland, Michigan
Professor: Let's move on…let's talk about Puerto Ricans in New York. And crack. And race. Well, let's start with Obama.
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Overheard by: lovecollege
