“C” You Then!

Fat tourist: A, I hate Spongebob. B, I’ll see you over the summer. –R train Overheard by: Laurea de Ocampo

Visit Historic Gotham

New Yorker: There’s the Brooklyn Bridge over there. You can walk over it.
Tourist: Really?
New Yorker: Yep.
Tourist: And is this City Hall?
New Yorker: Yes. I don’t know this area very well…there’s Starbucks! –City Hall Park

…Especially for the Celibate.

Young Woman: The thing I like about New York is that going out doesn’t have to involve drinking. –Williamsburg Cafe

You know you’re Not in New York when… (Part Ten)

Tourist in Vancouver: “I haven’t been able to find a post-office in Vancouver. Where are they?” Waitress: “Oh, the Canadian government sold off all the post-offices, now they just have kiosks in any pharmacy, so just go to the drug store down the street.”

You know you’re Not in New York when… (Part Seven)

Young man in Vancouver: “It’s so hard to meet anyone here who is Jewish!”

How you know you’re not in New York (part 2)

Tourist in Vancouver: Where is a neighborhood with lots of bars and cafes? Vancouverite: The street with all the bars and cafes is…. [then points and gives directions]

Ask a New Yorker to Explain This One

Boy, 7: Daddy, I wanna see the Empire State Building.
Father: Sorry, son. That’s way uptown and we’re headed downtown. –48th & Broadway Overheard by: Christopher Mignemi

The Persistence of Irony

A tourist woman examines Dali’s masterpiece and comments: Oh hey, this is supposed to be famous, but I can’t remember why. –MoMA Overheard by: Greg Rutter

There May Be a Shop That Doesn’t

Passenger: Is there any shops in the city that sell Statue of Liberty souvenir statues?
Cabbie: Yeah, I think there may be a shop that sells those right in Times Square. –Times Square cab Overheard by: John Aubin

Trains and Trainables

Tourist Chick #1: There’s a subway on every corner in New York.
Tourist Chick #2: Really? Wow. How about the trains? –Starbucks, Times Square Overheard by: rei-ray