Race

White basketball coach at end of middle school game: Wait… Wait! Don’t let any black people leave. I need to take their picture!

Ohio

Overheard by: A rare sighting

Policewoman: I seen you beggin'. You don't know that guy, but he gave you money.
Hobo: Sweetness, sweetness, listen. That's my brother.
Policewoman: You have a white brother?
Hobo: My brother in Christ.

Urbana, Illinois

Korean girl: You know, I can’t tell us apart, either.
Chinese girl: Yeah, I just think everyone’s Chinese.

High school bathroom
Newmarket, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: slightly relieved

Teenage girl to mother in annoyed tone: Everything in here is too Asian.

Japan Pavilion Shop
Epcot, Walt Disney World
Florida

Overheard by: I'm living in a world I do not understand

Teen boy #1: Haha, you have to be in the back of the bus.
Teen boy #2: Is that a race thing?
Teen boy #1: No, its a sexual thing.

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Sara

Woman in line to another: Yeah, my brother’s birthday is tomorrow. He’s Aryan.

Wal-Mart
Tracy, California

Overheard by: Jeff

Girl to friend: What if I am pregnant? How will I know who the father is? Well, if it comes out half Asian it's Jason's. If it comes out a midget it's Thomas's, and if it comes out blurry, it's the unnamed guy.

Escondido, California

Overheard by: Brit-ta-nee

Passenger to Muslim agent lady: People must get freaked out when they see you.

Ticket counter, Newark airport
Newark, New Jersey

Overheard by: OOC

Blonde: Oh my god! Are you wearing makeup?
Black man in drag: Yes I am, sugar.
Blonde: Where did you get it?
Black man in drag: Um, the store.
Blonde: Do they make makeup for black people?

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Overheard by: Natalie

Traffic cop: She said, “Do you like it?” and I was like, “Yeah, it looks really nice.” And then she said, “Is it subtle?” and I was like “Jenny*, you’re a black woman with orange and yellow hair!”

Plymouth, Michigan

Overheard by: Morgz