Dressing well is not easy. There’s all kinds of lot of magazines, blogs, and people out there with opinions, and sometimes those opinions are wrong. But how do you know? Maybe you should try asking salespeople.

Overheard of the Week

At City Sports in Chinatown:

A 20-something guy is trying to make up his mind about a pair of Toms shoes. He turns to a bored-looking sales clerk:

Guy: “Do you think Toms are manly?”
Bored Clerk: “Totally.”
Guy: “Really?”
Bored Clerk: “I was at a demolition derby last weekend and every guy there was wearing ’em.”

After the jump, bus conversations, little kids, and tourists who maybe finally get it?

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The most confusing conversations happen on the bus

At 9:30 a.m. on the 54 bus at 14th Street near P:

Random guy to random lady: “You look like tuna on toast.”
Lady: “Is that good or bad?”
Guy: “It depends on who’s tuna and who’s toast. And if it’s mixed with mayonnaise or salad dressing…” [gets off bus, still talking about food]

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Doors open, left side

In elevator exiting Navy Yard station before the Nats game on Wednesday:

One 20-something woman to her friend: “Navy Yard! Last stop for white people!”

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Zing!

Walking through McPherson Square on a Friday:

One twenty-something girl to another: “Oh my God, so nice to see you in a city and not, like, in Bethesda…”

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This is why I only wear jorts

At a bus stop on North Capitol and Michigan:

A woman talking on her cell phone: “They’re like jeans, you know, but uh, uh, tighter, like leggings.”

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Helpful!

Just East of the Washington Monument around 1 or 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 during the National Kite Festival:

A woman is on the phone trying to describe to someone where she is: “I’m standing on a hill by the people flying kites.”

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A lack of empathy in the office

Two office worker bros, walking towards the food trucks in McPherson Square:

Bro 1: “So, I heard he had to pick up some extra shifts at Best Buy.”
Bro 2: “Dude, what movie is that from?”
Bro 1: “No, I think it’s from real life. Times are pretty tough right now.”
Bro 2: “No, it was that movie with Will Ferrell, I think.”

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How strange

Walking out of Easter Sunday mass at the Basilica at CUA:

College-age son to parents: “I mean, it was fine, but it was just REALLY Catholic.”

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And finally, FINALLY.

On the escalator at the Gallery Place-Chinatown escalator at the 7th & F exit:

A woman is walking up the escalator. A tourist tween is standing on the left.

Woman: “Excuse me.”
The girl’s dad guides her over and says “You’re in D.C. now honey, that’s how they do things here.”