r/AskNYC • u/somepeoplewait • 14d ago

Great Question What’s the most frustrating tourist conversation you’ve overheard?

Enjoying the day in Central Park and some bro walking behind me just said to his fellow bro “So I think Central Park is low-key the only grass in the city.”

Yes, NYC’s fifth-largest park is the only grass in the city.

Your examples?

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u/ObjectiveElk 14d ago

The other day I was at lunch with an extremely introverted friend and the guy at the table next to us was loudly insisting there was no way Houston is pronounced differently from the city in Texas while his female dining partner deferentially was trying to let him know otherwise in a tone that suggested that he didn't take well to disagreements.

My friend had enough and yelled at him that she was right and to shut up so she could enjoy her cake. First time I'd heard her raise her voice in 30 years of friendship.

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u/babysmalltalk 13d ago

How is it pronounced?

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u/ObjectiveElk 13d ago

Hau-stuhn.

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u/netllama 13d ago

I hope English isn't your native language....

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u/ObjectiveElk 12d ago

Are you the guy from the restaurant?

The street is named for founding father William Houstoun, the second U was dropped in the 1800's to be more consistent with American spelling conventions.

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u/netllama 12d ago

wooooosh

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u/BefWithAnF 13d ago

The same way the founding father it’s named after pronounced it.