I know, I know... it's been far too long since I've written a "Thursday's Things." Honestly, these are the hardest posts to write because timing, length, and description are everything. Plus I'm finding it more and more difficult dissecting what is considered an "odd" conversation.
Yikes. Am I a jaded New Yorker??
No. I'm not, because these two moments from last week I still find humorous. Without further ado, here's "Thursday's Things New Yorker's Say," overheard by yours truly.
Double Date
“Where is Josh?” a prim looking waitress asks her coworker
on 30th Ave. He is less prim, and maybe a little smug.
“He’s with Rach.”
“Oh,” she says.
“Know who Rach is?”
“His girlfriend I would assume?
The guy smirks. “Baby-Momma.”
“Oh. I understand…” she said nodding sympathetically.
“Ya… but I bet he’ll try and go to his girlfriend’s
afterwards – You know, try and hit them both up in one night.”
Prim waitress just kind of blinks.
Keep Your Magic to
Yourself
“Wanna see a magic trick?” a toothless man asks me in Union
Square.
“No,” I reply matter-a-factly while flipping through a
magazine.
“Come on, one magic trick??” he insists.
“I don’t have any money.”
“I wasn’t asking!” he seems offended.
“Dude…”
“One card trick?”
“Fine. One card trick. Go ahead.”
“But…you don’t have any
money…?”
“Really? Really.
Show me your magic trick for free or go find someone else who makes more than
$18,000 a year,” I reply with that ironic smile my sisters hate.
“Ehh…hell! What do you do
for a living?” he says backing away and mumbling about how his salary from the street is higher. Toothless Man then begins to laugh at me… a lot.
These are always humbling moments.
These are always humbling moments.
1 comment:
Seems like you have become a "New Yorker" knowing all the tricks before getting scammed into giving away money. Very cool!!!!! However, I think you have become a"New Yorker" because all of your posts show how much you love living there and love living your dream!!!! I am soooo proud of you.
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