Tales From the Dork Continent

Guy: What language is that?
Girl #1: French.
Guy: Where are you girls from?
Girl #1: Morocco.
Guy: Oh, it's really beautiful there. Really wealthy too, right?
Girl #2: That's Monaco.

--Elevator, Lexington between 31st & 32nd


Hipster guy: So where are you from originally?
Cabbie: West Africa.
Hipster guy: Oh, really? Where?
Cabbie: Africous.
Hipster guy: Where?
Cabbie: Afri-cous*.
Hipster guy: Wow. I thought I knew all the countries in Africa.
Cabbie: Yes, you know it. It is beautiful.

--Astoria cab

*Ivory Coast through a West African accent.


Overheard by: Martha K, also in the cab


Girl #1: Seriously, don't ask me to go dancing if we're not in South America.
Girl #2: Ha, ha. Yeah. What about Europe?
Girl #1: Eh...
Girl #2: Like, Spain.
Girl #1: Yeah, I guess Spain. And maybe Morocco.
Girl #2: Morocco is in Africa.
Girl #1: Pretend like I didn't just say that.
Girl #2: Now I understand why you dropped out of college!

--1 train


Overheard by: h. goldmine