Girl #1: You couldn't tell that he was flirting with you?
Girl #2: No! There was no way he was flirting with me! He knows that I don't like him like that.
Girl #1: Well then you don't know how to flirt, my dear friend.
Girl #2: What?! I'm wearing tights with fucking holes in them, of course I know how to flirt!
--Urban Outfitters, Upper West Side
Construction worker #1: No fuckin' way! Are you fuckin' with me?
Construction worker #2: I'm totally fuckin' with you.
Construction worker #1: Fuck you, you fuckin' fuck!
Construction worker #2: Wanna get breakfast?
--3rd Ave & 8th St
Guy: I never understood what that song "Stand" by REM was about.
Girl: Ugh! Who cares!? Their songs make me feel like mayonnaise!
Guy: What?
--L Train
Overheard by: packrat
Hipster chick #1: When did you guys meet?
Hipster chick #2: A long time, like? forever ago. I mean, we first met on MySpace.
--Henry & Montgomery
Overheard by: Mick Lexington
Bouncer: What was your name again?
Girl #1: Caitlyn.
Bouncer: And your name?
Girl #2: Also caitlyn.
Bouncer: Really? And you're friends? No shit!
Girl at the door: No, it's cool. My name is Kate and I only run with other Kates.
--The Living Room, 154 Ludlow St
Overheard by: Another Kate at the bar
Columbia dude #1: And so a "chav" is, like, they wear sweatpants and chains?
Columbia dude #2: I think it's like, the fat middle-aged woman with big hair, and a lower-class accent, who hits your car.
Ransom dude next to them: Excuse me, what the fuck is a "lower-class" accent?
Columbia dude #2: I just... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone.
Random dude: "Lower-class"? So, what, you're a higher class?
Columbia dude #2: Well, no, I'm American...
Random dude: Oh, that's nice, you're American. So what the fuck is a lower-class accent?
Columbia dude #1: Look, maybe you just need to know English history.
Random dude: Oh, I do know. I do. Maybe you just need to shut up! Shut up!
--1 Train
Overheard by: judydarkness
Woman #1: Ain't it amazin' that the baby Jesus was born right on Christmas?
Woman #2: Puh-raaaaaaaaaise be!
--A Train
Teen girl #1: Where is Detroit though?
Teen girl #2: Chicago!
Teen girl #1: No... Isn't it in Arizona? Detroit, Arizona.
--Union Square
Student #1: So dude, totally we should all become vegetarians. That will totally solve the world hunger problem.
Student #2: But then the cows will take over the world!
--Brooklyn College
Overheard by: Honors Don't Mean You're Smart
Little girl: Your puppy is so cute! Can I pet it?
Old broad: Yes, this dog is a Labradoodle, very expensive. You couldn't afford it.
--1st Ave & 74th St
Overheard by: Lisa
Middle-aged woman #1, in complete monotone: I hate America. I wish I never moved here from Europe. I hate it here. Moving here has ruined my life. Doctors are giving me drugs I don't need. They are handing out little pink pain killers like their patients can't think for themselves. I hate America.
Middle-aged woman #2: (silence)
Middle-aged woman #1: Is that an iPhone?
--Starbucks, 91st & 3rd
Female suit: It was based on...
Male suit: James Bond!?
Female suit: No. The Odd Couple.
--Financial District
Overheard by: Soo close