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20-something hipster guy to friend: Dude, did you see Gossip Girl last night?
Friend: (stares)
20-something hipster guy, indignantly: Shut up! If you started watching it, you wouldn't be able to stop, either!

--168 St Subway Station

Hipster #1 (pointing towards East River): Is that the Pacific Ocean?
Hipster #2: I think so...

--North 6th & Bedford

Young tourist woman to boyfriend: Is that the Statue of Liberty?
Boyfriend: Umm...no. That would be the Empire State Building.

--30th & Madison Ave

Tourist #1: Where are we going? Do you know where we're going?
Tourist #2: Oh, yeah. I recognize this. We're going north. We're definitely going north.
Tourist #1: Oh, yeah, you're right.
Nearby New Yorker: I hate this place. They're all crazy.

--Crossing Broadway & 42nd St

Student: Am I passing your math class?
Teacher: No.
Student: But I only need your class to graduate! What can I do to pass?
Teacher: Excuse me. Just because I'm Chinese does not mean you can bargain for your grade like this is Chinatown.

--High School, Queens