<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/020938.html">Can Civil Engineering Correct This Lack Of Civility? Discuss.</a></b><br/> <!-- ID = 121391 -->(nurse with elderly lady on wheelchair comes against Asian American pregnant woman with baby in stroller)<br/>Nurse: Oh my, I&#39;m sorry! (pulls back to let woman and child pass)<br/>Asian American pregnant woman: Oh, I&#39;m sorry, I can...<br/>Senile old lady: Get out of the way, chink!<br/>(infant cries)<br/>Asian American pregnant woman: Excuse me?<br/>Nurse: Oh my god! I&#39;m so sorry.<br/>Senile old lady: Don&#39;t apologize!<br/>(nurse backs up and lets mother and child through)<br/><br/>--Washington Square Village<br/><br/>Overheard by: zgoldberg<br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Nov 16, 2009