February 25th, 2010
guy #1: “in the Britney/Christina whore-off, the Dirrty video was like Hiroshima”
guy#2: “so does that make Nagasaki the ‘Oooops i did it again’ of international conflict?”
overheard: Cambridge University, England
context: two gay guys walking through Newnham College (an all-girls college), wishing they lived there

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Tags: bits and bobs · life in england
February 24th, 2010
“of course, but you know charlotte, the money i make at JP Morgan is merely a drop in the ocean compared to the money my family has”
overheard: Tramp, London
context: a banker courting his evening’s prey

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Tags: life in england · modern romance
February 23rd, 2010
20 something guy #1: “so what do you want to do tonight?”
20 something guy #2: “i dunno, but i wanna do something dirty and i want to get laid”
overheard: Builders Arms, London
context: two twenty something guys discussing their intentions for saturday evening

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February 22nd, 2010
father #1 : “my kids call me Um”
father #2: “how’s that?”
father #1: “Like, Um, i need some money”
overheard: Valletta, Malta
context: dinner party discussion on how kids talk to their parents

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Tags: life
February 10th, 2010
brazilian: “why don’t you come to Rio with us for carnival”
german: “i’d love to, but i have a girlfriend”
brazilian: “well, take her with you”
german: “why would anyone take a log to the woods?”
overheard: Madrid, Spain
context: German and a Brazilian at a coffee shop

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Tags: modern romance
February 8th, 2010
“don’t you fucking walk away from me you wanker!”
overheard: Picadilly Circus, London
context: a rather scary chav to her comparatively shrimpy boyfriend

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February 1st, 2010
“it’s because they don’t use cynicism as a tool for power – which is something the english do so well”
overheard: train from southampton to london
context: an english girl describing what she loves about Americans

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January 27th, 2010
“there is a broken train in front of us that can’t be moved … so we’ll be here for ages, probably, i think”
overheard: London Underground, London
context: train driver over the intercom to passengers on the district line
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Tags: life in england
January 26th, 2010
“ya, um, sorry – it’s just that i totally don’t believe in the whole ’save the environment’ thing”
overheard: London, UK
context: an office manager to staff in regards to printing less paper

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January 25th, 2010
girl: “hi. um, i’m meghan”
guy: “meghan, i’m flattered but i’ve heard enough of your conversation with your friend to know that you’re an idiot”
overheard: Charlotte, North Carolina
context: guy to a girl in a bar after she woefully made an approach

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Tags: modern romance
January 22nd, 2010
girl 1: “and then i found out he was totally effing someone else!”
girl 2: “omigod, he was f*cking someone else?!”
girl 1: “oh no no, effing, you know, facebooking?!”
overheard: London, UK
context: two girls on the bus discussing their sorted social media affairs

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January 21st, 2010
“i’ll learn to speak chinese before i learn to speak woman”
overheard: The Wellington, London
context: one twenty something guy to a girl

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January 20th, 2010
“two bottles of crystal – one drink, one spray”
overheard: Tramp, London
context: a russian guy explaining his bottle selection to the table one over

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Tags: life in england
January 19th, 2010
five year old: “daaaaad….”
father: “yes choppy?”
five year old: “you know when you’re head grows, does your brain get bigger by magic?”
overheard: Rickmansworth, London
context: five year old to his father

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January 18th, 2010
girl: “and you, where are you from?”
guy: “well, i’m half french, half greek – i’m a freak!”
overheard: Chelsea, London
context: two twenty-somethings chatting at a party

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January 15th, 2010
“i can’t see you darling, but i can tell you’re gorgeous by the sound of your voice”
overheard: Toronto, Canada
context: a blind man to a young woman at a dinner party

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Tags: carrying on · life
January 14th, 2010
“quit your whining kev or you’re not getting macky d’s for dinner!”
overheard: Primark, Oxford Circus
context: chav mum to her son whilst shopping as he complained he was hungry

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January 12th, 2010
“it’s like finding out santa claus doesn’t exist!”
overheard: Mayfair, London
context: two 20 something girls discussing monogamy and the increasingly obvious lack of it

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January 11th, 2010
“i’d rather live like a king than be one”
overheard: Saba Island, Caribbean
context: a carribean taxi driver/real estate agent/tour guide to a family on their holiday

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January 7th, 2010
“you must be very careful when you cuddle an octopus, or it might keep you”
location: Rickmansworth, London
context: a five year old’s insight whilst watching a wildlife programme on the BBC

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Tags: bits and bobs