by Carmen Van Kerckhove
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Thanks to Johnny for the tip! From Overheard in New York:
Blond Tourist Bimbo: I’ve never even heard of the G Train.
Blond Local Bimbo: Yeah, it’s a ghetto train.
Blond Tourist Bimbo: Where does it go?
Blond Local Bimbo: Nowhere.
Black eight-year-old boy: Except my home, bitch.–G train Hoyt/Schermerhorn station
LOL That kid deserves a high five for that!
I’m feeling that kid.
Deep. And filled with contradictions. 
Was it this kid? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FLAbqVmk1c
The ‘G’ line is a hard one to wait for on a cold Winter Saturday morning. Still, a ‘Ghetto’ train?
I’m thinking the kid was closer to twelve. Eight year olds don’t go there.
Huh!
Coulda sworn the G train was the new “L train from the mid 90s” having been co-opted by droves of White hipsters collectively priced out of Manhattan AND Williamsburg a loooong time ago…
It is. It is.
But have you ever waited for the “L” train? Take hot chocolate and lunch, too. No, that was in the eighties.
Service is much improved now. Wonder why?Hmmm…
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of New Demographic, a diversity education firm. Her perspectives on race and diversity have been featured on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, USA Today, and The New York Times.
Flooded Lizard Kingdom on 24 Feb 2007 at 3:25 pm
Hoping It’s All Worth It…
I’m trying to convince myself that having my life totaled by nausea will be worth it eventually. Thanks goodness for the blogosphere. Apparently children are great sources of information on all kinds of topics: where trains go science, religion, and…..