Tall, skinny kid: He's…like…suspiciously Asian.
Tall skinny friend: That's what I thought too!
Arby's
Tempe, Arizona
Tall, skinny kid: He's…like…suspiciously Asian.
Tall skinny friend: That's what I thought too!
Arby's
Tempe, Arizona
Guy in sociology class: So male and female… Are those races?
http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/
Overheard by: doug
Woman #1: So how did the date go?
Woman #2: Well, he started telling me about his favorite books, and I was all: “you know niggas can't read!”
Georgia
7th-grade-boy to another: I didn't know Martin Luther King Jr. was black!
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/465741988/has-anyone-written-a-book-about-him-or-something.html
Overheard by: scared for the future of education.
Girl #1: Why does Denzel Washington with a gun freak me out?
Girl #2: Because he’s black.
Movie Theater
Colorado
30-something black woman #1: The eye is superficial.
30-something black woman #2: Yeah, like 20-year-old white guys.
Community College
Columbus, Ohio
Overheard by: Madison
Guy to girl: I hate Asian people named Christine.
Drew University
New Jersey
Overheard by: Greg Everitt
Skinny Asian kid buying 24-pack of Keystone Light, to friend: I dunno man. I've never played beer pong against a black dude before.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/379793885/you-dont-know-what-youre-missing.html
Overheard by: Ian
Tram driver to very black coworker: Have you been on vacation again? You've got a great tan going on!
Gothenburg
Sweden
Overheard by: Dan Sebastian
White girl to Hispanic chick: I swear, in 5th grade you were, like, white.
Hispanic chick: White, like, acted white? Or white like white skin?
White girl: Like, white. Weren't you ever white?
Panera Bread
Fairlawn, New Jersey
Overheard by: Siberia