Folks have recently been sharing some of their street smarts in a now-viral Reddit thread that answered the question what is the best “street advice” you can give? Bored Panda has collected some of the best bits of advice from the thread to craft the lovely curated list below, so go enlighten yourself before the street does that through practice.
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GargantuanCake , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
OldManPip5 , Rüveyda / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
bee-sting , Garon Piceli / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Book smarts are academic intelligence, gained through formal schooling and reading, while street smarts are gained through real-life experience in handling situations.
Keeksters46 , John Tekeridis / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
-Cherry_Blossoms- , Annaëlle Quionquion / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Pallas_in_my_Head , Feyza Yıldırım / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
DC-Donkey , Valentine Angel Fernandez / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Upset-Item9756 , dogadakisakal / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Moon_Jewel90 , MART PRODUCTION / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
notyourbrobra , Leah Newhouse / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Direct-Bumblebee-165 , Helena Lopes / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Son_of_kitsch , Erik Mclean / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
PuzzleheadedSpray883 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
trippinbillz41 , Soulful Pizza / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
hitman004700 , ready made / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
cobalt_phantom , Mario Cuadros / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Look-Its-a-Name , 98_Gallery / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Neither_Cod_992 , Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
In the case of kids, it’s all about knowing their location and how long they’re planning on being there, making sure they stick with their friends and hang out in safe spots all the while avoiding shady neighborhoods. Oh, and trust your gut. Believe us, that goes a long way.
grimlov , Valeria Boltneva / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
jeffwinger_esq , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
mugshade1 , Rosemary Ketchum / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
autotoad , Darya Sannikova / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
NotRapCat , Jeswin Thomas / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Blushing_Bunny23 , Josh Hild / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Another situation is to not engage with people asking you to look at your shoes as that might give them an opportunity to strike. Also, pickpockets love to distract their victims by asking for the time and the like.
Factsaretheonlytruth , Rogerio Macedo / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
UnoriginalUse , Lukas Hartmann / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
boogien1ght5 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
This also goes for finding things on cars. Things that might look like trash shoved into the car door handle could end up being lethal. Do not touch it with your bare hands and instead either use another object or thick cleaning gloves to remove it. It could be laced with poison.
richstark , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
jmacklin1 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
anon , Aline Viana Prado / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
And if you need more scrolling fodder, we have some more street smarts in the form of articles for you to go through.
Shawty43 , Fatoba Tolulope Ifemide / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
44YrOld , MART PRODUCTION / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
omegaistwopif , Towfiqu barbhuiya / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
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